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Peter Kay, Stereophonics World Exclusive and Fountains!

Peter Kay calls in to tell us about Dance For Life 2018. Chris has the first play of Stereophonics new single All In One Night and talks about fountains with Nick Roberts.

Comedian Peter Kay interrupts Chris' Andy Williams medley to tell us about returning to the UK's arenas for Dance For Life 2018. Chris has the world exclusive first play of Stereophonics new single All In One Night from their upcoming tenth album Scream Above The Sounds, ahead of their twentieth anniversary next month. We learn about the world's greatest fountains from Somerset House to the Khalid Lagoon in the United Arab Emirates with expert Nick Roberts. For today's Top Tenuous Chris asks for your tenuous links to chick flicks. Vassos is joined in the Sports Locker by rugby league Castleford Tigers' Mike McMeeken and vicar Dave Tomlinson reads today's Pause For Thought.

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Thu 27 Jul 2017 06:30
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Music Played

  • Michael Jackson

    Rock With You

    • Michael Jackson - History.
    • Epic.

  • Beth Ditto

    In & Out

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin EMI.

  • Lynyrd Skynyrd

    Sweet 91热爆 Alabama

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

  • The Shapeshifters

    Lola's Theme

    • (CD Single).
    • Positiva.

  • Jo Jo Gunne

    Run Run Run

    • The Sound Of The Seventies (Various Artists).
    • Warner Music TV.

  • Roy Orbison

    Oh, Pretty Woman

    • Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
    • Global Television.
    • 16.

  • Gary Numan

    Cars

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

  • The Killers

    The Man

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Andy Williams

    Happy Heart

    • The Best Of Andy Williams.
    • Dino.

  • Andy Williams

    Can't Take My Eyes Off You

    • Heartbeat: Love Me Tender (Various).
    • Global Television.

  • Andy Williams

    It's So Easy

    • The Very Best Of Andy Williams.
    • Pickwick.

  • Andy Williams

    Music To Watch Girls By

    • Take A Break (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Tony Christie

    (Is This the Way to) Amarillo

    • Dance Hits Of The '60's & '70's.
    • Old Gold.

  • Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott

    I Gotta Praise

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.

  • Elton John

    Philadelphia Freedom

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Shania Twain

    Life's About To Get Good

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury Nashville.

  • Stereophonics

    All In One Night

  • Steps

    Tragedy

    • Steps - Gold - The Greatest Hits.
    • Zomba.

  • Backstreet Boys

    I Want It That Way

    • (CD Single).
    • Jive.

  • Elvis Costello & The Attractions

    Pump It Up

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

  • The Script

    Rain

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony Music Entertainment.

  • Funkadelic

    One Nation Under A Groove

    • Soul Weekender (Various Artists).
    • Crimson.

  • Tim Deluxe

    It Just Won't Do

  • Betsy

    Little White Lies

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Eric Carmen

    All By Myself

    • No Greater Love (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • The Marcels

    Blue Moon

    • 60's Number Ones Vol 1.
    • Old Gold.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

From Dave Tomlinson, writer and Vicar of St Luke鈥檚 Holloway in London:

We heard this week that scientist now believe a vast reservoir of water exists beneath the surface of the moon. If this proves to be true, it will transform the prospect of future lunar missions, even raising the possibility of a moon colony, someday.

I have always found the heavens fascinating. When I was about twelve I swapped my bike for a friend鈥檚 telescope; my dad wasn鈥檛 impressed, but I was ecstatic and couldn鈥檛 wait for nightfall. For hours, I lay on the tin roof of our backyard shed scanning the lunar landscape, squinting at the stars trying to spot which were planets. Sadly, my astronomical research ended abruptly when I crashed through the tin roof, bending my telescope and landing on my brother鈥檚 motorbike! He wasn鈥檛 impressed either!

The interesting thing for astronauts is that they get to look in the opposite direction 鈥� gazing at the earth from space. They often speak of planet earth in near-mystical language: as this warm living object, small and blue and beautiful, a 鈥榟oly relic鈥� fragile and delicate. One astronaut commented, 鈥榃e came all this way to explore the moon, and the most important thing is that we discovered the earth鈥 small pearl in a thick sea of mystery.鈥�

Most of all, astronauts are struck by the lack of borders and distinctions. From space, the earth appears as a single living organism 鈥� differences of nationality, race, sexuality, religion or politics become invisible; we are one earth community.

I wonder if the rest of us will ever get to see ourselves this way 鈥� to transcend our differences, focusing on what we have in common. I often remind myself that I am firstly a human; that differences of colour, nationality and religion are important but secondary.

It鈥檚 not easy. If I鈥檓 honest, I often struggle with the niggling differences between me and my missus, or with my friends. But it鈥檚 love and compassion that help us see beyond the petty squabbles, help us hold onto the bigger vision.

It鈥檚 exciting that there may be water on the moon, but maybe we need to recognise the vast abundance of blessings here on planet earth, learn to share them more equitably, learn to resolve our differences constructively and enjoy the adventure of life that we share.听

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