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Sara sits in for Chris Evans and is joined by Genesis, Professor Brian Cox and Johnny Marr, who plays live in the studio.

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Fri 3 Oct 2014 06:30
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Music Played

  • 10cc

    Dreadlock Holiday

    • The Very Best Of 10cc.
    • Mercury.
    • 15.

  • Jacqui Abbott & Paul Heaton

    When It Was Ours

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin EMI Records.
    • 001.

  • Bryan Adams

    She Knows Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 001.

  • American Authors

    Best Day Of My Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Def Jam.
    • 001.

  • Aswad

    Shine

    • Now 1994 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • Andy Burrows

    As Good As Gone

    • Fall Together Again.
    • Play It Again Sam UK.
    • 001.

  • D:Ream

    Things Can Only Get Better

  • Desmond Dekker

    You Can Get It If You Really Want

    • Young Gifted & Black (Various).
    • Trojan.

  • George Fenton

    Bergerac

    • The Best Of 91热爆-TV's Themes.
    • 91热爆 Records.

  • Genesis

    Land Of Confusion

    • Genesis - Turn It On Again.
    • Virgin.

  • Genesis

    Mama

    • Genesis - Turn It On Again.
    • Virgin.

  • MC Hammer

    U Can't Touch This

    • Fast Forward (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • INXS

    New Sensation

    • INXS - Kick.
    • Mercury.

  • Lady A

    Lie With Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol Nashville.

  • The Miracles

    Love Machine

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

  • The Police

    Walking On The Moon

    • The Very Best Of The Police.
    • A&M.

  • Queen

    I Want To Break Free

    • The Works.
    • EMI.

  • La Roux

    Kiss And Not Tell

    • Trouble In Paradise.
    • Polydor.
    • 001.

  • The Searchers

    Love Potion No. 9

    • The Searchers.
    • MFP.

  • The Smiths

    This Charming Man

    • The Smiths - The Very Best Of.
    • WEA.
    • 2.

  • Cat Stevens

    Another Saturday Night

    • The Very Best Of Cat Stevens.
    • Island.

  • Rod Stewart

    You Wear It Well

    • The Best Of Rod Stewart.
    • Warner Bros.

  • U2

    The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)

    • Songs Of Innocence.
    • Island.

  • The Whispers

    And The Beat Goes On

    • Time For Love (Various Artists).
    • Truetrax.

Pause for Thought

Pause for Thought

From Abdul-Rehman Malik, journalist and broadcaster:

听

1986 marked two significant moments in my life: the return of Halley鈥檚 Comet and my introduction to Top 40 music. They have more in common than you might think.听

听

Although I was never too keen on science class, astronomy fascinated me. One of my favourite weekend outings was spending time at the planetarium. My parents would buy tickets to two or three shows in a row, because they knew I wouldn鈥檛 want to leave. In that darkened theatre, I witnessed the Big Bang, saw nebulae being born, and rode the arc of the Milky Way.

听

The coming of Halley鈥檚 Comet after a 75-year hiatus gave me a real world astronomic mission. We set up the telescope in the backyard and night after night, I immersed myself in the majestic order of the heavens. The trouble was that the comet was rather hard to find. While my family slept, I slipped into the backyard to pursue my celestial treasure hunt.听 Brian, I think you would have approved of my dedication.

听

There was a lot of good music on the radio that year, but the first cassette tape I ever bought was Invisible Touch by Genesis. I didn鈥檛 know the first thing about rock, but it was the perfect soundtrack to my year of fumbling with bewildering star charts and library books by Carl Sagan.

听

God, according to the mystics, declared: 鈥淚 was a hidden treasure and was not known. I loved to be known, therefore I fashioned creation and made Myself known, and so they came to know Me.鈥�

听

Today, over two million people gather near the holy city of Mecca to complete the rites of the yearly pilgrimage. They seek mercy and grace. After all, we are all searching for meaning, whether we find it in the study of the stars or in moments of quiet prayer.

听

All believers have doubts. I鈥檇 be a liar if I said I didn鈥檛. But in the awe and wonder of the universe, I feel an 鈥渋nvisible touch鈥�, of sorts. I find peace.

听

Whatever paths we tread, may they lead us to uncovering that truest of hidden treasures: love. Because as Phil, Tony and Mike reminded us oh so long ago, in the land of confusion, there still isn鈥檛 enough to go around.

听

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