John Torode and Stone Skimming
Chris is joined by Celebrity MasterChef judge John Torode who tells us about series 13 and why all the celebs get so nervous. And we meet stone skimming champion Alex Lewis.
Chris is joined by Celebrity Masterchef judge John Torode who tells us about series 13 and why all the celebs including Keith Allen, Carol Decker and Clara Amfo, get so nervous! We learn how to be a stone skimming champion from 21 year-old Alex Lewis, ahead of his trip to the Japanese Stone Throwing Championships. Mike Williams is joined in the Sports Locker by British former Formula One racing driver David Coulthard. For today's Top Tenuous we ask for your claims to the fame of Trevor McDonald sightings anywhere but a TV news studio. Thursday's Pause For Thought comes from writer and broadcaster Sheridan Voysey.
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How to be a stone skimming champion!
Duration: 04:04
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Why do the Masterchef celebs get so nervous?
Duration: 04:10
Music Played
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Paul McCartney & Wings
Live And Let Die
- The 7" Singles Box.
- MPL.
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Tom Robinson Band
2-4-6-8 Motorway
- The Greatest Hits Of 1977 (Various).
- Premier.
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Kings of Leon
Molly's Chambers
- Crash! Indie Anthems 1982-2004 (Var).
- BMG.
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Toto
Rosanna (Album Version)
- Toto IV.
- CBS.
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Kacey Musgraves
Velvet Elvis
- Golden Hour.
- Decca.
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Bruce Springsteen
Hungry Heart
- Bruce Springsteen - Greatest Hits.
- Columbia.
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Razorlight
Somewhere Else
- (CD Single).
- Vertigo.
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Sophie Ellis鈥怋extor
Take Me Home (A Girl Like Me)
- (CD Single).
- Polydor.
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The Temptations
Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
- Motown Hits Of Gold Vol.6 (Various).
- Motown.
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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
If Love Is The Law
- (CD Single).
- Sour Mash Records.
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T. Rex
Children of the Revolution
- Tanx + Zinc Alloy.
- Edsel.
- 006.
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Wizzard
See My Baby Jive
- 25 Years Of Rock `n' Roll - 1973.
- Connoisseur.
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Boyzone
Because
- Thank You & Goodnight.
- Rhino.
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Huey Lewis and the News
Hip To Be Square
- Greatest Hits Of The 80's (Various).
- Disky.
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The Beautiful South
Rotterdam (Or Anywhere)
- (CD Single).
- Go! Discs.
Pause For Thought
From Sheridan Voysey, Writer and broadcaster:
In 2016 I found myself in the United States at the time of the Presidential election. Heading to Nashville airport one morning, my taxi driver told me he was thinking of voting for Donald Trump and asked me what I thought. An hour of lively but friendly discussion followed. As we pulled into the airport he said sadly, 鈥淚 wish we could keep driving, because I can鈥檛 have conversations like this with my fellow Americans anymore. We鈥檙e so busy shouting at each other we鈥檝e stopped listening to one another.鈥
I empathised. In previous months we鈥檇 seen the Brexit referendum bring its own measure of division here, even within families. A few months later I watched friends become enemies during Australia鈥檚 intense debate about marriage. Some have called these politically polarised moments the 鈥榓ge of outrage鈥. It seems to me that in taking a stand for our chosen cause, we鈥檙e in danger of losing civility in the process.
Ever since that Nashville taxi conversation I鈥檝e wondered how we can stay neighbourly in times of disagreement. That pondering has led to some commitments I want to make:
I want to treat others with respect, not contempt. That means no name calling or insults towards those I disagree with, or trying to silence them with derogatory labels.
I want to treat other viewpoints fairly, not maliciously. That means taking time to understand them, refusing to spread unverified stories, and acknowledging their merits, even if they don鈥檛 in total convince me.
And I want to disagree thoughtfully, not defensively. Some words, actions and policies should be opposed, and opposed firmly. But when passion runs hot, rashness can follow.
My model for all this is Jesus, who could be found having dinner with his opponents and whose nickname 鈥渢he friend of sinners鈥 suggests he hung around people who broke his own moral rules. Jesus remained neighbourly to those he disagreed with.
We鈥檙e in a time of important change. Stands may need to be taken. But I hope that when history looks back it can also be said that we took a stand for civility too.
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