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Kylie Minogue and Tom Allen

Kylie Minogue has recorded exclusive live music from the BBC Radio Theatre in London and Tom Allen, the comedian and presenter, chats to Zoe about his autobiography.

Kylie Minogue chats to Zoe about her brand new album ‘DISCO’. Plus she’s recorded four exclusive live tracks in the BBC Radio Theatre in London; including her two latest singles ‘Magic' and ‘Say Something’ from the upcoming album, a classic Kylie from her back catalogue and a disco cover she’s never done before. These performances have also been visualised and will be available to watch on the BBC Music YouTube channel.
‘DISCO’ is the first new album from Kylie since her 2018 album ‘Golden’, which hit number 1 in both the UK and Australia. Collectively, Kylie’s singles have spent over 300 weeks in the Official UK Singles Chart Top 40 and she has sold more than 80 million albums worldwide. Kylie has multiple awards and accolades to her name, including 3 BRIT Awards, 2 MTV Music Awards and a Grammy. Her 2019 Glastonbury performance was the most-watched TV moment in the festival’s history.

Tom Allen, the comedian and presenter, chats to Zoe about his autobiography, 'No Shame'. Tom's unique style of sharp, acerbic wit and storytelling has seen him become a household name in the UK. He's the host of The Apprentice: You're Fired, co-host of Bake Off: The Professionals, a regular on Bake Off: An Extra Slice and There's Something About Movies, as well as making numerous appearances on Mock The Week, Live At The Apollo, Hypothetical, The Royal Variety Performance, 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Cats Does Countdown, Would I Lie to You and Roast Battle. He has also presented the flagship BBC fundraiser events Children in Need and Sport Relief.
He has his own BBC Radio 4 Tom Allen Is Actually Not Very Nice and appears on Just a Minute, the News Quiz and is a regular co-host of Loose Ends.
His sell out tour concluded with an unforgettable show at his spiritual home, The London Palladium, which was filmed for Channel 4. He has toured Australia which saw him nominated for Most Outstanding Show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Along with Tina Daheley on news, Richie Anderson on travel and Mike Williams on sport, Zoe and the team have the best start to your morning. With celeb guests, headlines, tunes chosen by listeners, and more music that you can shake a glitterball at!

There's also a daily Pause For Thought with Paul Kerensa and listeners on the line, as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!

2 hours, 59 minutes

Last on

Fri 6 Nov 202006:30
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Yazz & The Plastic Population

    The Only Way Is Up

    • Wanted (Deluxe Edition).
    • Cherry Pop.
    • 010.

  • Harry Styles

    Golden

    • Fine Line.
    • Columbia.

  • Christopher Cross

    Ride Like The Wind

    • Christopher Cross.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Propaganda

    Duel

    • A Secret Wish - Propaganda.
    • ZTT.
    • 12.

  • Dolly Parton

    9 to 5

    • Dolly Parton: The Ultimate Collection.
    • BMG/RCA.

  • Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes

    Satisfaction Guaranteed (Or Take Your Love Back)

    • Greatest Hits.
    • Philadelphia International.

  • Ricky Martin

    She Bangs

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Shawn Mendes

    Wonder

    • Wonder.
    • Virgin EMI.

  • Deacon Blue

    City Of Love

    • City Of Love.
    • earMUSIC.

  • Josh Phillips & Dan McGrath

    SW STRICTLY THEME

    • Strictly Come Dancing.
    • SONY MUSIC TV.

  • Frank Sinatra

    You Make Me Feel So Young

    • The Frank Sinatra Collection.
    • EMI.

  • Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes

    Up Where We Belong

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.

  • Nacio Herb Brown

    Singin' in the Rain

    Singer: Gene Kelly.
    • Musical Wonderland (Various Artists).
    • Warner Strategic Marketi.

  • Go West

    We Close Our Eyes

    • Now 1985 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • Kodaline

    Everyone Changes (feat. Gabrielle Aplin)

    • One Day At A Time (Deluxe Edition).
    • B-Unique Records.

  • Donald Fagen

    I.G.Y

    • Donald Fagen - The Nightfly.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Erasure

    Fallen Angel

    • The Neon.
    • Mute.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Go Your Own Way

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 006.

  • Kylie Minogue

    Magic (Radio 2 Session, 6 Nov 2020)

  • Kylie Minogue

    In Your Eyes (Radio 2 Session, 6 Nov 2020)

  • Years & Years

    Shine

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Gerry Rafferty

    Baker Street

    • Songs Of The Century (Disc 2).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • Gary Barlow

    Elita (feat. Michael Bublé & Sebastián Yatra)

    • Music Played By Humans.
    • Polydor.

  • The Pointer Sisters

    Automatic

    • Choose 80's Dance (Various Artists).
    • Telstar TV.

  • Curtis Mayfield

    Move On Up

    • The Old Skool Reunion (Various Artis.
    • Global Television.

  • Paul Simon

    You Can Call Me Al

    • The Paul Simon Anthology (Disc 2).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 4.

  • Kylie Minogue

    Say Something (Radio 2 Session, 6 Nov 2020)

  • Kylie Minogue

    September (Radio 2 Session, 6 Nov 2020)

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought
From comedian & writer Paul Kerensa:
It’s been inspiring to see – and more importantly hear – Paul Harvey: an ex-music teacher with dementia, recently prompted by his son with just four notes: F natural, A, D, B. From that, he improvised a piano composition, that’s quite beautiful. Broadcast on Radio 4’s Broadcasting House, Good Morning Britain, CBS, then backed by the BBC Philharmonic, released as a single, it’s topped the charts, inspiring a million-pound donation to dementia charities. To hear Paul play, it’s fuel for the soul. The way he takes the notes he’s given and turns them into heartbreaking, no... heartmending, joyous music. 
Take away the orchestra, the number one single, the big donation... and the magic is in that original performance, where Paul creates something wonderful, seemingly from nothing. It’s like he’s tapped the ground, struck a spring of water, and the notes flow from there. In the film August Rush, Robin Williams played a musician, who says: “Music is God's little reminder that there's something else besides us in this universe, a harmonic connection between all living beings, everywhere, even the stars.” Maybe. When you hear Paul play, music certainly seems to be a key, unlocking something deep inside of us. Our hearts have beats. Our musical wells are deep. We return to music, even in – especially in – times of crisis. This year I’ve re-explored my old uplifting favourites. Spare a thought for Radiohead – no one’s playing much of them this year. In the Bible there’s lots of musical prayer in the middle of hardship. 
When the Hebrews are uprooted, their lives upturned, that’s when they sing Psalms, like: “Make music to the Lord with the harp, with singing, with trumpets, with the blast of a ram’s horn.” Basically whatever’s handy. Sing, play, whatever’s going on around us, or within us. Paul Harvey’s performance is bittersweet. He’s robbed of his memories. But oddly, his music has brought people back from those memories. Hundreds of pupils Paul’s inspired have now got in touch, saying how much he influenced their lives. How welcome. How needed. So while Paul’s music tells a great story about himself, it goes far beyond him, connecting others from his past, and inspiring the rest of us. Encouraging, heartening... I think that what started with four notes, has an influence that’s endless.

Broadcast

  • Fri 6 Nov 202006:30
    BBC Radio 2