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Michael Bolton, Billie Piper, Pete Tong and Anne-Marie

Michael Bolton on his tour Time, Love and Tenderness. Billie Piper on her role in 麻豆社 Two's Collateral. Pete Tong brings us Heritage Orchestra news and Anne-Marie plays live.

Chris rolls out the red carpet for another fun filled Friday show with superstar guests. Billie Piper chats about starring in 麻豆社 Two's thriller Collateral, plus she reveals some news about her film directorial debut. Pete Tong tells us about how his epic collaboration with the Heritage Orchestra come about and Michael Bolton talks about his first ever gig and his latest Time, Love and Tenderness tour. Fresh from the Brits, Anne-Marie plays four songs live in the studio including her brand new single Friends and a cover mash-up of Stayin' Alive/Killing Me Softly.

2 hours, 59 minutes

Last on

Fri 23 Feb 2018 06:30
麻豆社 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Huey Lewis and the News

    The Power Of Love

    • Huey Lewis & The News - Fore!.
    • Chrysalis.

  • Franz Ferdinand

    Feel The Love Go

    • (CD Single).
    • Domino.

  • 808 State

    Pacific State

    • (CD Single).
    • ZTT.

  • Soft Cell

    Tainted Love

  • The Cranberries

    Linger

    • Emerald Rock (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Blondie

    Call Me

    • Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
    • EMI.

  • Liam Payne & Rita Ora

    For You (Fifty Shades Freed)

    • Fifty Shades Freed O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Island.

  • U2

    With Or Without You

    • U2 - The Joshua Tree.
    • Island.

  • The Monkees

    I'm A Believer

    • Rediscover The 60's-With A Little Hel.
    • Old Gold.
    • 7.

  • ZZ Top

    Sharp Dressed Man

    • (Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Def Leppard

    Animal

    • Def Leppard - Hysteria.
    • Phonogram.

  • Deep Purple

    Smoke On The Water

    • Singles A's & B's.
    • EMI.
    • 2.

  • Jimi Hendrix

    Lover Man

    • Sony Music Entertainment.

  • Liam Gallagher

    Paper Crown

    • As You Were.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 004.

  • Pratt & McClain

    Happy Days

    • Television's Greatest Hits Volume 3 70s & 80s.
    • Silva Screen Records Ltd.

  • Pharrell Williams

    Happy

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Kim Wilde & Ricky Wilde

    Pop Don't Stop

    • Here Come The Aliens.
    • Wildeflower Records.

  • Heritage Orchestra & Pete Tong

    Galvanize (feat. Rejjie Snow)

    • Pete Tong Ibiza Classics.
    • 2.

  • Anne-Marie

    Rockabye (Radio 2 Session, 23 Feb 2018)

  • Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso

    Let Me Go (feat. Florida Georgia Line & Andrew Watt)

    • (CD Single).
    • Republic Records.

  • Anne-Marie

    Ciao Adios (Radio 2 Session, 23 Feb 2018)

  • Rudimental

    These Days (feat. Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Anne-Marie

    Friends (Radio 2 Session, 23 Feb 2018)

  • Anne-Marie

    Stayin' Alive/ Killing Me Softly (Radio 2 Session, 23 Feb 2018)

Pause for Thought

Pause for Thought

From the Reverend Richard Coles:

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On a freezing morning I bumped into the postman, who looked like he was going snowboarding rather than delivering letters. Wrap around shades, a beenie, a hoodie - it was only the Royal Mail insignia on his wind cheater and his unseasonal choice of shorts that set him apart from the airborne millennials of Pyeongchang.

鈥淪horts?,鈥� I asked, shivering, 鈥渁ren't they a little breezy for a morning like this?鈥� He said it didn鈥檛 bother him, and off he went at a cracking pace, to keep the chill at bay - but it still looked a bit 鈥ete Tong.

And then I was walking up the hill to the Vicarage dressed for the funeral I鈥檇 just taken, in a cassock and a cloak and a hat. A van went past and a man leaned out and shouted, 鈥淥i, Dumbledore!鈥�

I suppose what we wear for work can send unintended messages. A teacher wearing a gun holster, for example, wouldn鈥檛 make me feel comfortably in the classroom. But I digress.

We鈥檝e been arguing about what we wear in the Church of England recently and have relaxed our rules, which mean those, who want to, can take services without having to wear traditional robes (which they haven鈥檛 worn for years anyway). The problem, they say, is that it is difficult to relate to someone dressed like a wizard from Hogwarts.

I鈥檓 not so sure. I like dressing up - there鈥檚 a surprise - partly because I like the idea of the church being something that鈥檚 both part of our everyday world AND at the same time set apart from it. If its representatives look like lecturers, or HR managers, or paralegals, how do we convey that we belong not only here but to the hereafter also?

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And I don鈥檛 think I鈥檝e ever found dressing like a wizard has put off anyone who wants to talk to me. Quite the opposite: like the doctor鈥檚 white coat or the barrister鈥檚 gown, the cassock can elicit more, not less, from the person you are speaking to. Unless you鈥檙e on the train. Want four seats to yourself? Wear a dog collar.

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