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Jake Bugg and Michael Ball

Chris Evans presents a fully interactive show for all the family, featuring music, special guests and listeners on the phone.

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Wed 6 Apr 2016 06:30
麻豆社 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Stevie Wonder

    Sir Duke

    • Stevie Wonder - Song Review.
    • Motown.

  • Santana

    Anywhere You Want To Go

    • Santana IV.
    • Santana IV Records.
    • 001.

  • Harry Nilsson

    I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City

    • Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

  • The Cars

    Drive

    • The Greatest Love (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Florence + The Machine

    Ship To Wreck

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

  • George Michael

    Too Funky

    • George Michael - Ladies & Gentlemen.
    • Epic.
    • 8.

  • WALK THE MOON

    Work This Body

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony Music.

  • Chesney Hawkes

    The One and Only

    • (CD Single).
    • Chrysalis.

  • Noah and the Whale

    L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.

  • Reparata & The Delrons

    Captain Of Your Ship

    • (Single).
    • Bell.

  • Gwen Stefani

    Make Me Like You

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

  • Steve Winwood

    Higher Love

    • Music Of The Year: 1986 (Various Artists).
    • Universal-Island Records.

  • The Specials

    A Message To You, Rudy (feat. Rico Rodriguez)

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

  • Kylie Minogue

    I Believe In You

    • I Believe In You.
    • Parlophone.

  • Pulp

    Disco 2000

    • Hits.
    • Island.
    • 6.

  • All Saints

    One Strike

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

  • Jake Bugg

    Gimme The Love

    • On My One.
    • Mercury.

  • Bryan Adams

    You Belong To Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 001.

  • Malcolm McLaren

    Double Dutch

    • (Single).
    • Charisma.

  • Cliff Richard

    Wired For Sound

    • Cliff Richard - Private Collection.
    • EMI.

  • CeCe Peniston

    Finally

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 1992 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Scouting for Girls

    She's So Lovely

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.

  • Peter Bjorn and John

    What You Talking About?

    • Breakin' Point.
    • INGRID.

  • The Soup Dragons

    I'm Free (feat. Junior Reid)

    • Weekender - Various Artists.
    • Columbia.

  • The Housemartins

    Happy Hour

    • Now That's What I Call Quite Good.
    • Go! Discs.

  • Rick Astley

    Keep Singing

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

  • Arthur Askey

    The Bee Song

  • George Ezra

    Cassy O'

    • Wanted On Voyage.
    • Columbia.

  • One Direction

    History

    • (CD Single).
    • Syco Music.
    • 13.

Chris' Pause For Thought: Sharon Grenham-Thompson

Chris' Pause For Thought: Sharon Grenham-Thompson

From Reverend Sharon Grenham-Thompson, vicar in Milton Keynes:

7 years ago I sat in a doctor鈥檚 office and burst into tears, as the consultant confirmed that my 5 year old son was on the autistic spectrum - diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome.

Those tears were a mixture of relief and grief. Relief because at last there was a 鈥榬eason鈥� for the characteristics which had so puzzled and distressed us. Grief because I thought my boy was destined to a life of being considered odd, a geeky outsider with no friends, someone who would always find the world a confusing and overwhelming place.

Well, all these years on, Leo is a kind, clever, funny, thoughtful, mature young man. He has particular interests, as well as certain challenges, and there鈥檚 no doubt he experiences the world differently to me, and to many others around him. It can be hard for him to fit in with his peers, and sometimes the world is indeed a confusing and overwhelming place. But he and I have come to see his difference as an asset - his take on the world challenges my own pre-conceptions.

Autism manifests itself in a wide variety of ways - that鈥檚 why it鈥檚 referred to as a spectrum. My son doesn鈥檛 have to struggle with physical difficulties, where others do. Some may not be able to speak, or they might suffer from deep anxiety. Another young man I know, Murray, wrote this week 鈥榩eople who don鈥檛 know me and just see my autism assume I am stupid, but I have the mind of a blossoming tree that has just been planted.鈥�

I believe if we can learn to move away from what I call a 鈥榙eficit model鈥� when we deal with people, you know, away from seeing only what they can鈥檛 do, then all our lives could be so much richer. After all, when people are introducing me, I wouldn鈥檛 want them to say 鈥楾his is Sharon, she鈥檚 scared of heights, hates peas and is rubbish at sport!鈥�

Learning to understand and accept people with autism transcends faith and culture, although when it鈥檚 been tough my faith has helped me. I鈥檝e often remembered the words of Jesus reported in the Gospel of John - that we should have life in all its fullness. That鈥檚 my hope for my son, and for us all.聽

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