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Sara is joined by reggae legend David Rodigan. There's a track from Ed Sheeran's Biggest Weekend set, a Half Wower of top tunes and Sara catches up with three more Early Achievers.

Sara is joined by legendary broadcaster David Rodigan who tells her about the growing influence of reggae music. Plus, there's a live track from Ed Sheeran's Biggest Weekend set in Swansea. Sara also has a 'Half Wower' of top tunes and three 'Early Achievers' racking up walking miles before work, spraying potatoes, visiting their dream destination. Karthi speaks to Sandor Szabados about his new book on Roger Federer and Pause for Thought today is provided by Harvey Belovski.

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Tue 29 May 2018 06:30
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Music Played

  • Journey

    Don't Stop Believin'

    • Rock Of America (Various Artists).
    • Trax Label.

  • Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

    She Taught Me How To Fly

    • Who Built The Moon?.
    • Sour Mash Records.

  • Belinda Carlisle

    Live Your Life Be Free

    • A Place On Earth - Greatest Hits.
    • Virgin.

  • Bachman–Turner Overdrive

    You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet

    • And The Road Goes On Forever Vol 1.
    • Debutante.

  • The Beatles

    Please Please Me

    • 1962-1966.
    • Apple.
    • 7.

  • Irene Cara

    Fame

    • NOW Yearbook '82 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Albin Lee Meldau

    I Need Your Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Caroline International.

  • Shirley Bassey

    Goldfinger

  • Bon Jovi

    You Give Love A Bad Name

    • Slippery When Wet.
    • Mercury.
    • 2.

  • Jess Glynne

    I'll Be There

    • Always In Between.
    • Atlantic.

  • Jamiroquai

    Virtual Insanity

    • Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
    • Columbia.

  • Elvis Costello & The Attractions

    Pump It Up

    • Elvis Costello & Attractions- The Man.
    • Imp Records.

  • Callum Beattie

    Man Behind The Sun

    • (CD Single).
    • 3Beat.

  • Madonna

    Into The Groove

    • Celebration.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 8.

  • Will Smith

    Miami

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 8.

  • The Communards

    Don't Leave Me This Way (feat. Sarah Jane Morris)

  • C.J. Lewis

    Sweets For My Sweet

    • Pleasure Island (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • Primal Scream

    Movin' On Up

    • The Best Album In The World Ever!(Va).
    • Virgin.

  • Janet Jackson

    What Have You Done For Me Lately

    • Janet Jackson - Design Of A Decade.
    • A&M.
    • 6.

  • Simple Minds

    Summer

    • Walk Between Worlds.
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • Ed Sheeran

    Castle On The Hill (The Biggest Weekend 2018)

  • Desmond Dekker & the Aces

    Israelites

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

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Three Little Birds

    • Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend.
    • Island.

  • Johnny Marr

    Hi Hello

    • Call The Comet.
    • Warner Bros.

  • The Specials

    Gangsters

    • Terry Hall - The Collection.
    • Chrysalis.

  • Madness

    The Prince

    • Greatest Hits Of The 70's (Various).
    • EMI.

  • Liam Gallagher

    I've All I Need

    • As You Were.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Lionel Richie

    All Night Long (All Night)

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Natalie Imbruglia

    Torn

    • 1999 Grammy Nominees (Various Artist.
    • Elektra.

Pause for Thought

Pause for Thought

Harvey Belovski, rabbi at Golders Green United Synagogue:

Ìý

It’s been an extremely busy week down at the Belovskis.Ìý In a week of wonderful, joyous occasions, I’ve officiated at two weddings and celebrated our daughter’s engagement.Ìý And on Saturday, it was the bar mitzvah of our second son, Shmuel Yosef, as he’s just turned 13, the age at which he now thinks he’s a Jewish adult!

Ìý

There are many ways to celebrate a bar or bat mitzvah, the equivalent for a girl.Ìý Then there was the family who decided to throw the most memorable and spectacular bar mitzvah party.Ìý They rejected the bar mitzvah safari as passé and felt that too many people had already done the submarine bar mitzvah.Ìý So they rented a spaceship to host the first ever space bar mitzvah.Ìý When the day came, the spaceship took off with family, friends and the rabbi on board.Ìý When it returned, the Jewish Chronicle reporter interviewed the first person off the spaceship – the boy’s grandmother.Ìý How was it?Ìý the reporter asked.Ìý She replied, ‘OK’.Ìý And the speech?Ìý ‘Alright’.Ìý ‘How was the food?’Ìý Again, ‘OK’.Ìý ‘Just OK?Ìý What was wrong?Ìý Why aren’t you more enthusiastic?’ ÌýGrandma sighed, ‘There was no atmosphere’.

Ìý

My son Shmuel Yosef gave an excellent speech to 100 family and friends and then read a very long passage from the Torah scroll on Saturday.Ìý He was loud, funny and confident and we are really proud of him.Ìý We didn’t go on safari, underwater or to outer space, but we’ve had a lot of fun and I hope it’s been meaningful for Shmuel Yosef.

Ìý

It might seem a lot to expect from a small boy or girl, especially the child of a rabbi who lives constantly in the public eye.Ìý But our experience is that kids thrive on taking responsibility for a presentation for some sort, preparing and then delivering it in front of a supportive, loving audience, rooting for their success.Ìý It does wonders for their self-confidence and sense of autonomy where they otherwise have little control and few choices.

Ìý

The great Rabbi Zusha said that when he dies, God won’t be asking him why he wasn’t Moses, but why he wasn’t Zusha.Ìý I hope and pray that the bar mitzvah experience has taught Shmuel Yosef to try to be the best version of himself rather than measure himself against the expectations of others.

Ìý

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