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Hugh Bonneville and BGT's Tim & Jack Goodacre

Chris chats to actor Hugh Bonneville and Britain's Got Talent stars Tim and Jack play live in the studio.

Chris talks to actor Hugh Bonneville about hosting a very special Friday Night is Music Night at the London Palladium. Golden buzzer duo Tim and Jack Goodacre from Britain's Got Talent play their song 'The Lucky Ones' live in the studio. We hear your top tenuous claims to the fame of Dames, Vassos is joined in the Sports Locker by British Sprinter Adam Gemili and today's Pause for Thought comes from Rabbi Dr Harvey Belovski.

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Tue 1 May 2018 06:30
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Music Played

  • The Rolling Stones

    Start Me Up

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.
    • 7.

  • Alice Merton

    No Roots

    • (CD Single).
    • Paper Plane Records International.

  • Eric Clapton

    Lay Down Sally

    • The Cream Of Eric Clapton.
    • Polydor.

  • Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

    I Love Rock 'n' Roll

    • Joan Jett - I Love Rock 'n' Roll.
    • Blackheart.

  • The La’s

    There She Goes

    • Love - 38 All Time Love Classics.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • 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.

  • Donna Summer

    Bad Girls

    • Donna Summer - Summer Collection.
    • Mercury.

  • Paloma Faith

    Make Your Own Kind Of Music

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Queen

    Don't Stop Me Now

    • Jazz.
    • Island.
    • 12.

  • Demis Roussos

    Happy To Be On An Island In The Sun

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Arcade.

  • Matt Cardle

    Desire

    • Time To Be Alive.
    • Sony Music.
    • 3.

  • Rozalla

    Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)

    • Rozalla - Everybody's Free.
    • Epic.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Peacekeeper

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 015.

  • Chris Rea

    The Road To Hell

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

  • David Guetta & Sia

    Flames

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Randy Newman

    You've Got A Friend In Me

    • Toy Story O.S.T..
    • Walt Disney Records.

  • Duran Duran

    Wild Boys

    • Duran Duran - Decade.
    • EMI.

  • ABC

    When Smokey Sings

    • Now 1987 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • Roger Daltrey

    As Long As I Have You

  • Madonna

    True Blue

    • 32 Ones On One Radio 1's 25th Birthday (Various Artists).
    • Connoisseur Collection.

  • Strawberry Switchblade

    Since Yesterday

    • Strawberry Switchblade.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Nikhil

    Silver And Gold

    • (CD Single).
    • East West.
    • 001.

  • The Human League

    Mirror Man

    • Rip It Up (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

Pause for Thought

Pause for Thought

Harvey Belovski, rabbi at Golders Green United Synagogue:

Ìý

A few days ago, I paid a visit to a woman who is serving time in a high-security prison.Ìý To my surprise, it was a memorable experience, one that I’ve thought a lot about since.

Ìý

It’s 20 years since I visited a prison.Ìý I’m not one of the team of dedicated prison chaplains, so it’s not on my usual beat.Ìý But I went this time because I know the woman – let’s call her Jane – and after writing to her a few times, I realised that she’d appreciate a visit.

Ìý

I was warned that the security would be a big deal – it took 45 minutes to get past searches, x-ray machines, finger-printing, metal detectors and air-locks.Ìý I was spared the mouth-search for drugs, but other visitors seemed to know that drill too.Ìý And a shout-out to the security guard who wouldn’t let me in because he thought my first name is rabbi!

Ìý

Once I was finally in the visitors’ area, it was an overwhelmingly positive experience.Ìý The prisoners were mostly jolly, delighted to see their family and friends.Ìý I was struck by their ordinariness – some were inside for the most serious and horrific crimes, yet they seemed unremarkable.

Ìý

But I was most struck by Jane’s approach to life and her situation.Ìý She has had a very tough life, yet she was amazingly optimistic about her experience in prison and hopeful about her future after her eventual release.Ìý Jane was able to discuss how she has developed as a human being while inside and, most impressive of all, she was able to say something positive about everyone she’s met there, even hardened criminals.

Ìý

On reflection, I should have known that inspiration can come from unexpected places.Ìý In the second century, Rabbi Ben Azzai said, ‘don’t disparage anyone, nor reject anything; for there is no-one who doesn’t have their moment and nothing without a purpose.’Ìý Ben Azzai makes a simple, powerful point – every human being, whoever they are, whatever they’ve done, has his or her ‘moment’ – a vital role that cannot be fulfilled by anyone else.Ìý And in the same vein, Rabbi Ben Zoma said, ‘who is wise? Someone who learns from everyone.’

Ìý

Visiting Jane has certainly challenged some of my assumptions and, I admit, prejudices.Ìý I had visited to support her, but unexpectedly, she inspired me.Ìý

Ìý

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