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Depeche Mode, Sara Cox & Tanks

Chris calls Sara Cox at home to give her the news on her amazing Comic Relief fundraising figure. Plus, Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan is on the phone from Paris, and we talk tanks.

It's a whirlwind of a Wednesday show as Chris calls Sara Cox at home to find out how she's feeling, and to give her the good news on her amazing Comic Relief fundraising figure. Depeche Mode superstar Dave Gahan phones us live from Paris to talk about playing one of his most intimate gigs for over 30 years at the 6 Music Festival on Sunday 26th March. Our Great Job Wednesday features top tank driving instructor Todd Chamberlain, wingsuit jumper Fraser Corcan joins Vassos in the sports locker and Sarah Joseph Pauses For Thought. Today's show is dedicated to yesterday's show and the Comic Relief Queen of the disco floor, Sara Cox!

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Wed 22 Mar 2017 06:30
麻豆社 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Bellamy Brothers

    Let Your Love Flow

    • Country Moods (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Emeli Sand茅

    Highs & Lows

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 014.

  • Fun. & Janelle Mon谩e

    We Are Young

    • Some Nights.
    • Atlantic.

  • Fun Boy Three & Bananarama

    It Ain't What You Do...

    • The Very Best Of Bananarama.
    • Warner Strategic Market.

  • Lenny Kravitz

    Are You Gonna Go My Way

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • The Detroit Spinners

    Working My Way Back To You

    • Heart Full Of Soul 2 (Various Artist.
    • Global Television.

  • Take That

    Giants

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Lady Gaga

    Poker Face

    • The Fame.
    • Interscope.
    • 6.

  • Barenaked Ladies

    One Week

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

  • Dean Martin

    That's Amore

    • Best Of The Capitol Years - Dean Mart.
    • Capitol.

  • Gavin James

    I Don't Know Why

    • (CD Single).
    • GS Believe.

  • Aerosmith

    Love In An Elevator

    • Aerosmith - Big Ones.
    • Geffen.

  • T. Rex

    I Love to Boogie

    • T. Rex - The Singles As & Bs.
    • Repertoire.

  • Naughty Boy

    Should've Been Me (feat. Kyla & Popcaan)

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • ABBA

    Dancing Queen

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 001.

  • James Blunt

    Love Me Better

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Depeche Mode

    Where's the Revolution

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Paul Simon

    Graceland

    • The Paul Simon Anthology (Disc 2).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.

  • The Clash

    Should I Stay Or Should I Go

    • Now 19 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • The White Stripes

    Seven Nation Army

    • (CD Single).
    • Xls.

  • Del Amitri

    Nothing Ever Happens

    • Waking Hours.
    • Universal.
    • 010.

  • The Big Sound Authority

    This House (Is Where Your Love Stands)

    • An Inward Revolution.
    • Universal Music Group.
    • 11.

  • Maroon 5

    Cold

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope Records.

  • Depeche Mode

    Personal Jesus

    • Depeche Mode - The Singles 86-98.
    • Mute Records.

  • Depeche Mode

    Just Can't Get Enough

    • Me Without You O.S.T. - Various.
    • Columbia.

  • Depeche Mode

    Enjoy The Silence (Reinterpreted)

    • (CD Single).
    • Mute Records.

  • Depeche Mode

    People Are People

    • Depeche Mode - The Singles 1981-1985.
    • Mute Records.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought
From Sarah Joseph, Editor of a Muslim lifestyle magazine:
I got asked recently to write a letter to my sixteen year old self. I think the idea is for the current crop of sixteen year olds to read it and to imbue the good advice. I don鈥檛 know鈥� I鈥檓 not sure my 16 year-old self would have listened to my ramblings, and to be fair, I actually think she was pretty cool--naively fearless, and I really wouldn鈥檛 want to curtail her too much.

The process did get me thinking though鈥�

I began to ask what advice would I give myself thirty years from here. That will be my 76 year-old self advising me as I approach this rather daunting period called 鈥淢iddle Age鈥�.

I鈥檓 sure that my 76 year old self would be rather happy if I exercised more, and made sure I was as fit and sprightly as I could manage. I don鈥檛 drink, and I eat pretty well, so my aged self should be happy with me there. My super arthritic family history suggests I should make sure I take those fish-oil supplements the doctor advised despite them tasting foul! I鈥檓 sure 76 year old me will thank me. And I am pretty sure future me will be happy if I made some sort of contribution to my financial future.

But beyond all that, I think 76 year old me will tell me:

Look the next 30 years are going to speed by. There is no time for arguments with people you love. You鈥檒l lose them faster than you can imagine鈥攄on鈥檛 waste a single day.

Those journeys you want to make鈥� Your 76 year old knees are not going to get up some of those hills, so walk them now.

That book you want to write鈥� get on with it! It isn鈥檛 going to write itself. Indeed nothing happens by itself鈥攜ou have to make it happen鈥�

Time is running out. Don鈥檛 look back regretting. Give me some good memories, and lots of laughter to look back on.

Basically, I think 76 year old me will underline in red ink the saying of the Prophet:

鈥淭ake benefit of five before five:

your youth before your old age,

your health before your sickness,

your wealth before your poverty,

your free-time before your busyness,

and your life before your death.鈥�

I better get on with it I guess鈥�76 year old me is waiting.

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