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Professor Brian Cox and Yoga

Chris is joined by Professor Brian Cox who tells us about his new book How To Build a Universe and 84-year-old yoga instructor Gordon Austin talks about the benefits of yoga.

Chris is joined by Professor Brian Cox who pops into the studio to tell us about his new book How To Build A Universe, taking inspiration from his Radio 4 programme The Infinite Monkey Cage with his co-presenter Robin Ince. Today's Not-So-Mystery-Guest is 84-year-old yoga instructor Gordon Austin who's been teaching yoga for over 40 years and tells Chris how to the practice has benefitted his golden years. Vassos talks about walking netball with Helen from the England Netball Development Team. After discovering Radio 4's programme A Century in the Shadows, we ask for your claims to the fame of MI6 in today's Top Tenuous and writer and vicar Dave Tomlinson has the Pause For Thought.

2 hours, 59 minutes

Music Played

  • ABBA

    Voulez-Vous

    • Abba Gold.
    • Polydor.
    • 013.
  • Clean Bandit

    I Miss You (feat. Julia Michaels)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • Danny Elfman

    What's This

    • Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas.
  • Duffy

    Mercy

  • The Beatles

    Back In The U.S.S.R.

  • The Banana Splits

    The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)

    • Television's Greatest Hits Vol. 5: In Living Color (Various Artists).
    • TVT Records.
  • The Doobie Brothers

    Long Train Runnin'

    • The Very Best Of The Doobie Brothers.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Paloma Faith

    Guilty

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
  • Madonna

    Into The Groove

    • Celebration.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 8.
  • Burl Ives

    A Holly Jolly Christmas

    • The Essential Now That's What I Call Christmas (Various Artists).
    • UMG Recordings.
    • 7.
  • The Script

    Arms Open

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
  • Robbie Williams

    She's The One

    • Now 44 (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
  • Take That

    Rule The World

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
  • Dusty Springfield

    The Look Of Love

    • Dusty- The Silver Collection.
    • Philips.
  • Lenny Kravitz

    California

    • Lenny Kravitz - Baptism.
    • Parlophone.
  • Judy Garland

    Get Happy

    • Musical Wonderland (Various Artists).
    • Warner Strategic Marketi.
  • P!nk

    Beautiful Trauma

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
  • Blur

    The Universal

    • (CD Single).
    • Food.
  • Patsy Gallant

    From New York To L.A.

    • (Single).
    • EMI.
  • Pretenders

    Kid

    • The Pretenders - The Singles.
    • WEA.
  • S Club

    Reach

    • Huge Hits 2000 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • Sheridan Smith

    City Of Stars

    • Sheridan: The Album.
    • Atlantic.
  • The Jam

    A Town Called Malice

    • Jam Story.
    • Universal.
  • Blossoms

    Blown Rose

    • Blossoms.
    • Virgin EMI.
    • 007.
  • Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie

    Lay Down For Free

    • (CD Single).
    • EastWest.
  • The Ting Tings

    That's Not My Name

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 1.
  • Ellie Goulding

    Your Song

    • Bright Lights.
    • Polydor.
    • 1.

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