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2 hours, 59 minutes

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Tue 7 Jan 2014 06:30
麻豆社 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • ABBA

    S.O.S.

    • Abba Gold.
    • Polydor.
    • 010.

  • Blondie

    Denis

    • Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
    • EMI.

  • Sheryl Crow

    Easy

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 001.

  • Sammy Davis Jr.

    You Can Count On Me

  • Eurythmics

    Thorn In My Side

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Marvin Gaye

    Got To Give It Up

    • Marvin Gaye - The Love Songs.
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Bill Haley and His Comets

    Rock Around The Clock

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Daryl Hall & John Oates

    Private Eyes

    • Single Mixes.
    • RCA.

  • Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

    I Love Rock 'n' Roll

    • Joan Jett - I Love Rock 'n' Roll.
    • Blackheart.

  • Jack Johnson

    Shot Reverse Shot

    • From Here To Now To You.
    • Island.
    • 001.

  • Keane

    Won't Be Broken

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 001.

  • Nik Kershaw

    Wouldn't It Be Good

    • Now 1984 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • Lenny Kravitz

    Fly Away

    • 21st Century Rock (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Lorde

    Royals

    • Pure Heroine.
    • Republic.

  • Dean Martin & Helen O鈥機onnell

    How D'Ya Like Your Eggs In The Morning?

    • Cool Couples (Various Artists).
    • Sanctuary.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K525, IV Rondo: Allegro

    • Classical Experience CD1.
    • 7.

  • Kacey Musgraves

    Step Off

    • Same Trailer Different Park.
    • Decca.
    • 001.

  • Gary Numan

    Cars

    • Greatest Hits Of The 70's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • Ed Sheeran

    Lego House

    • (CD Single).
    • Asylum.
    • 1.

  • Ike & Tina Turner

    Nutbush City Limits

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1973 (Various).
    • EMI.

  • The Undertones

    My Perfect Cousin

    • The Undertones - Teenage Kicks.
    • Castle.

  • Robbie Williams

    Dream A Little Dream (feat. Lily Allen)

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 001.

Pause for Thought

Pause for Thought

From Rev Ruth Scott, Anglican Vicar in Richmond:

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At the beginning of December I gave each tutor group in school a large 3D wooden star. I asked them to talk about who had been the guiding light in their life so far, and to decorate the star with their answers. I had in mind the story of the star guiding the wise men from foreign lands to the baby in Bethlehem. Christians celebrate it this week as the Feast of Epiphany. You won鈥檛 be surprised to hear that Nelson Mandela鈥檚 face featured on many stars, as did Malala Yousafzai, but, if these stars are to be believed, the great majority of the people who inspire the students are sports personalities and pop singers, some of rather dubious reputation. My first reaction was to wonder if this means we lack people today prepared to sacrifice self-interest to stand up and be counted when it comes to working for justice, peace and the integrity of the world. And if they exist, why don鈥檛 our young people seem to know about, or value them? With a little more thought I recognised there is something inspirational about ordinary men and women, sometimes from difficult circumstances, who train hard and excel at sport or who use their musical talent to change their own lives and bring pleasure to others?听 The fact they鈥檙e not perfect people surely adds to rather than detracts from what they鈥檝e achieved. It also raises a challenging question for the rest of us. If we realise it鈥檚 not essential to be a saint to be a source of inspiration, and ordinary people can live inspiring lives, what鈥檚 stopping far too many of us from doing so, and how we can help our kids to see there鈥檚 so much more to life than fame, fortune and what鈥檚 in it for me? I鈥檓 glad to say some students did illustrate their stars with friends, family and fabulous teachers. The Mandelas and Malalas of this world may burn with particular brightness, but in daily life which sometimes feels overwhelmingly dark let鈥檚 not under-estimate the importance of every person becoming a light source of positive inspiration.

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  • Tue 7 Jan 2014 06:30
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