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Sharleen Spiteri and Acupuncture

Sharleen Spiteri gives Chris the world exclusive first play of the new Texas single Let's Work It Out and Dr Carolyn Rubens demonstrates how acupuncture works on Vassos's leg.

Sharleen Spiteri is live in the studio to give Chris the world exclusive first play of the new Texas single Let's Work It Out and talks about the TFI Friday party that inspired their new music. After discussing acupuncture earlier in the week, Dr Carolyn Rubens joins us and demonstrates how the treatment works on Vassos's leg. Plus, Chris reveals his verdict on Forrest Gump after watching it last night, Vassos speaks to freestyle skier Rowan Cheshire and snowboarder Jenny Jones and we Pause For Thought with Paul Kerensa.

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Thu 9 Feb 2017 06:30
麻豆社 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Divine Comedy

    National Express

    • New Hits 99 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • Amy Macdonald

    Dream On

    • Under Stars.
    • Mercury.
    • 1.

  • Violent Femmes

    Blister In The Sun

    • Slash/London.

  • Jodie Abacus

    She's In Love With The Weekend

    • (CD Single).
    • Household.
    • 001.

  • Chicago

    25 Or 6 To 4

    • (Single).
    • CBS.

  • Paolo Nutini

    Pencil Full Of Lead

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Just Your Fool

    • Blue & Lonesome.
    • Polydor.
    • 001.

  • The Verve

    Bitter Sweet Symphony

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 37 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • One Direction

    History

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

  • The Shangri鈥怢as

    Leader Of The Pack

    • Leader Of The Pack-Sound Of The 60's.
    • Old Gold.

  • Shaun Escoffery

    Healing Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Dome.
    • 1.

  • Fine Young Cannibals

    Good Thing

    • The Raw & The Cooked.
    • London.

  • Mungo Jerry

    Alright, Alright, Alright

    • 25 Years Of Rock `n' Roll - 1973.
    • Connoisseur Collection.
    • 1.

  • Pete Tong, Heritage Orchestra, Jules Buckley & Cookie

    Lola's Theme

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 3.

  • Bee Gees

    Stayin' Alive

  • Bee Gees

    More Than A Woman

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.

  • Bee Gees

    If I Can't Have You

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.

  • Bee Gees

    You Should Be Dancing

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.

  • Bee Gees

    Tragedy

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.

  • Bee Gees

    Jive Talkin'

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.

  • Bee Gees

    How Deep Is Your Love

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.

  • Bee Gees

    You Win Again

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.

  • Chaka Khan

    I Feel For You

    • The Divas Of Dance (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Alexander O鈥橬eal

    Criticize

    • Hits Album 7 (Various Artists).
    • Hits.
    • 9.

  • Jack Savoretti

    Only You

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

  • Otis Redding

    (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay

    • Soul (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

From comedian & Writer Paul Kerensa:

I鈥檝e had a long pause between thoughts 鈥� partly because of my new Christmas present. I got what I asked for! Some got computer games, keeping them in a dark room for the week鈥� I got a new cornea that did exactly the same thing. Without getting icky, the cornea is at the front of the eye 鈥� like glasses but鈥� closer.

December 21st was transplant day 鈥� perfectly timed, shortest day of the year, nice and dark for my return home. Because you get light-sensitive, which meant plenty of audiobooks 鈥� and radio 鈥� a quiet Christmas being brought tea and pressies鈥� then squinting into the New Year, letting in the light. Now, forget the audiobooks, I鈥檓 reading again 鈥� second-hand books, but then, it鈥檚 a second-hand cornea.

This light sensitivity meant at church, I鈥檇 listen eyes-closed to cope with the glare 鈥� not because I was asleep. Yet every Bible reading, every sermon, had lights everywhere. The Sermon on the Mount was read: 鈥淵ou are the light of the world!鈥� Thanks鈥� 鈥溾�on鈥檛 light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Put it on its stand, it gives light to everyone鈥� Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds鈥�!鈥� Absolutely, but I鈥檓 going to need sunglasses.

As I see it 鈥� and I do now see it 鈥� my donor is that shining light. My second-hand cornea was first-hand once. Whoever they are, what a generous, brilliant superstar, giving after they鈥檝e gone.

Then there鈥檚 my stand-up comedy colleague Jarlath Regan, donating in this lifetime 鈥� he gave his kidney to his brother this week. They鈥檙e thriving; Jarlath has made many sides split 鈥� now, generously, it鈥檚 his turn.

Having that heart to give 鈥� maybe one day even our heart 鈥� is to shine our lights beyond ourselves, quietly and humbly. Jesus said later on that Mount, 鈥淲hen you give, sound no trumpet.鈥� Instead 鈥渄on鈥檛 let your left hand know what your right hand is doing鈥� 鈥� or your left kidney, or your left cornea.

To any prospective donors, if you don鈥檛 sound trumpets, perhaps alert your family with a small audible blast, so they know to carry out your wishes. Then our lights may shine on, long after our body鈥檚 dimmer switches turn down. Whichever shining light signed up and gave me a cornea, I doff my sunglasses to them: to me, they are blinking marvellous.

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