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Chris launches CarFest 2018

Chris and the CarFest crew have all the details for 2018's festival and Peter Kay joins us on the phone to reveal his surprise DJ slot on the main stage.

CarFest 2018 is officially launched by Chris and the head honcho of the festival HQ Chris Hughes. Superstar DJ Peter Kay calls in to reveal he'll be bringing his disco decks and 80's fancy dress party to CarFest North and South plus we meet the supporting cast who'll be providing the sights, sounds, celebrity and eggs-citement to the Bolesworth Estate and Laverstoke Park Farm next year. Chris cancels someone's day with a Paloma Faith In Concert ticket giveaway and Reverend Kate Bottley has Thursday's Pause For Thought.

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Thu 9 Nov 2017 06:30
麻豆社 Radio 2

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  • The Killers

    Human

    • Day & Age.
    • Mercury.
    • 1.

  • Tom Chaplin

    Under A Million Lights

    • Twelve Tales Of Christmas.
    • Island.

  • Lynyrd Skynyrd

    Sweet Home Alabama

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.

  • Los Lobos

    La Bamba

    • Hits Of '87 & '88 Vol.12 (Various).
    • Polydor.

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    A Hazy Shade Of Winter

    • The Definitive Simon & Garfunkel.
    • Columbia.

  • ABBA

    Does Your Mother Know

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 015.

  • Sam Smith

    One Last Song

    • The Thrill Of It All.
    • Capitol.

  • One Direction

    What Makes You Beautiful

  • Kylie Minogue

    Spinning Around

    • Now 46 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Bruce Channel

    Hey! Baby

    • Rediscover The 60's - Sealed With A K.
    • Old Gold.

  • Plan B

    Heartbeat

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Paloma Faith

    Can't Rely On You

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
    • 001.

  • Madness

    Baggy Trousers

    • More Greatest Hits Of 80's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • The Proclaimers

    I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

    • Now 13, Part 2 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Mr. Blue Sky

    • ELO - Out Of The Blue.
    • Jet.

  • Roy Orbison & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    I Drove All Night (feat. Ward Thomas)

    • A Love So Beautiful: Roy Orbison & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Legacy Recordings.

  • Billy Ocean

    Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car

    • Billy Ocean - Love Is For Ever (L.I.F.
    • Jive.

  • Kaiser Chiefs

    I Predict A Riot

    • (CD Single).
    • B-Unique.

  • Bananarama

    Venus

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

  • Status Quo

    Down Down

    • Whatever You Want - V.Best Of Status.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Blancmange

    Living on the Ceiling

    • Saturday Superstore Replay Selection (Various Artists).
    • 麻豆社 Records.

  • ABC

    The Look Of Love

    • And Then She Kissed Me Vol.1 (Various.
    • Debutante.

  • Taylor Swift

    Gorgeous

    • Reputation.
    • Virgin.

  • Leading Ladies

    One Night Only

    • Songs From The Stage.
    • EastWest.

  • Rick Astley

    Never Gonna Give You Up

    • Rick Astley - Whenever You Need Someb.
    • RCA.

Pause for Thought: "Little things really matter and they soon add up to make a very big difference."

From the Reverend Kate Bottley:

It鈥檚 been a tricky couple of weeks for us, my lovely Mum has been under the weather and has had a bit of a stint in hospital. Now in my line of work I鈥檓 used to sitting beside hospital beds and making conversation but I鈥檒l admit, unlikely though it seems that even I ran out of things to say.聽 We鈥檇 done all crosswords, watched telly and so we sat in silence and watched the comings and goings of the hospital ward.

My mum and I are very much alike, we are both fairly nosey. And sitting and watching the ward proved to be time well spent. There was the woman with the trolley that sells the papers, and a bloke who was 10 pence short but got his paper anyway. A lady whose husband had been in a few weeks before, coming back to hand over box of thank you chocolates for the staff; and families disappearing into the relatives room and nurses with them with boxes of tissues.聽

I saw the care the staff took to remember my Dad鈥檚 name when he visited and that my Mum likes her tea with just a splash of milk.聽There were lots of other small gestures of kindness and love that might have otherwise gone unnoticed, gestures that are repeated in hospital wards all over the country every day.

Jesus had a thing or two to say about why the little things matter, he talked about the greatest people in the kingdom of heaven being the ones who are the least in this, the difference faith the size of a tiny mustard seed can make and a story of a widow who despite being poor, gave what little she had. You see the little things soon add up and quickly make a big difference and even a small gift, if it鈥檚 generously given can be richly received.

Mum鈥檚 home for the time being and doing ok and while us her family, can鈥檛 be in control of the big things like her surgery and treatment, we can do the little things, plumping her pillow, making sure her tea is just as she likes it, and remembering that like we saw on the hospital ward, little things really matter and they soon add up to make a very big difference.聽

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    麻豆社 Radio 2

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