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Sara Cox sits in for Chris Evans with soul singer Mica Paris and wildlife film-maker Gordon Buchanan, plus music courtesy of singer-songwriter Ben Montague.

Sara Cox is joined by wildlife filmmaker Gordon Buchanan, who swaps wandering with wolves and tracking tigers to join the Radio 2 zoo with news about his 麻豆社 Two series 'Tribes, Predators & Me'. Mica Paris chats about her new UK tour, the brilliant Ben Montague performs his new single 'We Start Over', and a cover of Lionel Richie's 'All Night Long' alongside Mica and Michael Ball. Plus Michel Roux tells us about how he'll be rattling the pots and pans for the first time hosting Saturday Kitchen and Sara pays tribute to national treasure Ronnie Corbett.

2 hours, 59 minutes

Last on

Fri 1 Apr 2016 06:30

Music Played

  • INXS

    New Sensation

    • INXS - Kick.
    • Mercury.
  • All Saints

    One Strike

    • (CD Single).
    • London Records.
    • 1.
  • Sister Sledge

    Lost In Music

    • Disco Inferno (Various Artists).
    • East West.
    • 9.
  • Years & Years

    King

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 90 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Coldplay

    Adventure Of A Lifetime

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
  • Dolly Parton

    9 to 5

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

    Make Me Like You

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.
    • 1.
  • The Killers

    Human

    • Day & Age.
    • Mercury.
    • 1.
  • TLC

    Waterfalls

    • (CD Single).
    • Laface.
  • Nat King Cole

    On The Street Where You Live

    • Take A Break (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
  • Walking on Cars

    Speeding Cars

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 001.
  • The Supremes

    Nathan Jones

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Iggy Pop

    Real Wild Child (Wild One)

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1987, Pt.2 (Var).
    • Telstar.
  • Fatboy Slim

    Praise You

    • Now 1999 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.
  • Queen

    Don't Stop Me Now

    • Jazz.
    • Island.
    • 12.
  • Livin鈥 Joy

    Dreamer

    • (CD Single).
    • MCA.
  • George Harrison

    Got My Mind Set on You

    • George Harrison - Cloud Nine.
    • Dark Horse.
    • 1.
  • Janet Jackson

    What Have You Done For Me Lately

    • Janet Jackson - Design Of A Decade.
    • A&M.
    • 6.
  • Elastica

    Connection

    • Crash! Indie Anthems 1982-2004 (Var).
    • BMG.
  • MC Hammer

    U Can't Touch This

    • Fast Forward (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.
  • DNCE

    Cake By The Ocean

    • (CD Single).
    • Republic.
    • 1.
  • The Troggs

    Wild Thing

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1966.
    • Premier.
  • Mica Paris

    My One Temptation

    • Heart & Soul - 40 Smooth Soul Grooves.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Rick Astley

    Keep Singing

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.
    • 001.
  • Meghan Trainor

    Lips Are Movin

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 001.
  • Kerri Watt

    The Wild

    • (CD Single).
    • KW Records.
    • 001.
  • Shakatak

    Down On The Street

    • Shakatak - The Coolest Cuts.
    • Polydor.

Chris' Pause For Thought: Abdul-Rehman Malik

Chris' Pause For Thought: Abdul-Rehman Malik

Abdul-Rehman Malik, journalist and broadcaster


It鈥檚 the first of April and, Sara, I have to be honest, I鈥檓 a little worried. It is, after all, April Fools鈥 Day.听 For most of us it鈥檚 a day for some harmless hilarity. We鈥檒l poke a bit of fun at our friends and track down those strange news stories that could be true, but aren鈥檛. Not for me. Growing up in Canada, April Fools鈥 Day was a day of anxiety. It was a day when kids like me 鈥 occupying the lower rungs of the social ladder 鈥 had to watch our backs. I remember a friend of mine being given a shiny, wrapped chocolate Easter egg. He excitedly opened it, only to hear a crack and watch as the raw egg dripped down his hands. The bullies were out in full force.

So, I remember walking into my seventh grade classroom on April Fools鈥 with trepidation. I was on guard. No dodgy Easter eggs for me, I thought. My classmates that year were a lot like me 鈥 a bit odd. A motley crew of eccentrics thrown together for allegedly doing well on some standardised tests. The upshot was we did away with much of the curriculum and got to engage in plenty of 鈥渟elf-directed鈥 learning.

Imagine our outrage that morning when we found our project on the history of goblins, our display on the effects of nuclear war and the diorama on the impact of HIV/AIDS had been slapped with official looking signs with big red letters reading 鈥淐ENSORED鈥.

Just as we were discussing our response (I think someone was already drafting a petition), the door opened and two eighth graders came in. We knew them. They were a clever pair and even the teachers feared them a bit. They stood quietly at the front of the room and placed a wooden chopping board against the wall. The scarlet coloured letters on it read, 鈥淏rought to you by The Censorship Board鈥. We paused. They smiled. We all laughed. It was a worthy April Fools鈥 prank.

听"There is no greater sin than distressing someone鈥檚 heart,鈥 the Persian mystic Balyani advised, "nor is there any more meritorious act of devotion than bringing joy to someone鈥檚 heart."

The true jesters poke fun at themselves first, make us laugh together at the comedy of life itself and spread some joy. I for one will stick to figuring out which stories in this morning鈥檚 papers are pulling my leg. The trouble is I never can figure it out. Happy April Fools鈥 all the same.

Broadcast

  • Fri 1 Apr 2016 06:30

Farewell Chris Evans: The best bits from his last shows at Radio 2

After eight years of hosting the Breakfast Show, Chris Evans leaves Radio 2.

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