Billie Piper and Joe Tracini
Wake up and embrace the day with Zoe and the team. She chats to Billie Piper about her new drama and Zoe quizzes the QI Elves with more wonders and ponders in the Why Workshop.
Wake up and embrace the day with Zoe Ball! Actress Billie Piper fills Zoe in on her new drama I Hate Suzie and reveals if she stole anything from the set of Doctor Who fifteen years ago when she was playing Rose Tyler.
Comedian and Dengineers presenter Joe Tracini talks openly about his mental health and explains what borderline personality disorder is.
Plus it鈥檚 The Why Workshop, and Zoe quizzes the QI Elves with more wonders and ponders. Today Emily Elf and Andrew Elf answer your questions on body temperature and how long would it take to walk around the world?
Along with Jason K on news, Richie Anderson on travel and Mike Williams on sport, Zoe and the team have the best start to your morning. With celeb guests, quizzes, headlines, tunes chosen by listeners and more music than you can shake a glitterball at!
There's also a Pause For Thought from Sheridan Voysey and listeners on the line as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!
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Scissor Sisters
I Don't Feel Like Dancin'
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- Polydor.
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McFly
Happiness
- Young Dumb Thrills.
- BMG Rights Management (UK).
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Bee Gees
More Than A Woman
- Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
- Polydor.
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Saint Motel
My Type
- My Type E.P..
- Parlophone.
- 001.
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The Equals
Baby Come Back
- Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
- Global Television.
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Kim Wilde
Kids In America
- Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis.
- Columbia.
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Tears for Fears
Everybody Wants To Rule The World
- Rule The World: The Greatest Hits.
- Virgin EMI Records.
- 4.
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Keith Urban
Superman
- The Speed Of Now Pt. 1.
- Capitol Nashville.
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P!nk
What About Us
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- RCA.
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The Isley Brothers
Summer Breeze
- The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
- Virgin.
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The Coral
In The Morning
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- Deltasonic.
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Steve Winwood
Valerie
- Pure Rock Ballads (Various Artists).
- Polygram Tv.
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Kygo & Tina Turner
What's Love Got To Do With It
- Golden Hour.
- Columbia.
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Black Eyed Peas
Where Is The Love?
- Now 56 (Various Artists).
- Now.
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Ava Max
Who's Laughing Now
- Heaven & Hell.
- Atlantic.
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The Cure
In Between Days
- The Cure - Staring At The Sea.
- Fiction.
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Jimmy Nail
Ain't No Doubt
- Now That's What I Call Music Vol.22.
- Now.
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Kylie Minogue
Say Something
- DISCO.
- BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
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Take That
Greatest Day
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- Polydor.
- 1.
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Katy Perry
Smile
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Miami Sound Machine & Gloria Estefan
Rhythm Is Gonna Get You
- Gloria Estefan - Greatest Hits.
- Epic.
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Jamie Cullum
Don't Give Up On Me
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- Island.
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Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
(I've Had) The Time Of My Life
- The Hits Album 7 (Various Artists).
- CBS.
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Stereophonics
Have a Nice Day
- Now 49 (Various Artists).
- Now.
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Black Box
Ride On Time
- Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
- Sony Tv/Columbia.
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搁耻苍鈥怐.惭.颁. vs Jason Nevins
It's Like That
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- Columbia.
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Shakira
Hips Don't Lie (feat. Wyclef Jean)
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- Sony BMG.
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The Rolling Stones
Scarlet (feat. Jimmy Page)
- Goats Head Soup (2020).
- Polydor.
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Kenny Loggins
Danger Zone
- Top Gun O.S.T. (Various Artists).
- CBS.
Pause For Thought
If there鈥檚 one member of our household taking these uncertain times in his stride, it鈥檚 our black-furred, silver-pawed cockapoo, Rupert鈥攚hose playfulness is getting him through heatwaves and lockdowns alike. Rupert鈥檚 joy seems based on the fact he has legs and he can run, and with his tongue out and ears flapping, he dashes through the darkest days. Most afternoons he waltzes into my office with an old sock in his mouth, tail wagging, coaxing me to play. Researchers have found that play does a lot for us humans, too. It helps us socialise鈥攖hose play fights of childhood helping us learn the difference between fun and pain. It helps us see new possibilities鈥攍ike the steam train and the plane, which both started as toys.聽
And with its ability to stimulate brain activity and nerve growth, play has been found to make us smarter, more optimistic, and more empathetic to others. When Rupert coaxes me to play, he鈥檚 giving me an opportunity to become more healthy and whole. The link between play and wellbeing hit home for me a couple of years ago. Exhausted from overwork, I realised I hadn鈥檛 just forgotten to play, but how to play. My remedy was to write a Joy List鈥攍isting all the things I loved to do, whether bike riding in the woods or browsing second-hand bookshops or doing photography. Scheduling some of these activities into each week helped me feel human again. In the Book of Job, stars are said to have 鈥渟ung鈥� and angels 鈥渟houted for joy鈥� as the universe was made.聽
Creation was a joyful, even playful, event. As Christians understand it, God has never needed a universe. You could say it鈥檚 his joyful act of play. And if we鈥檝e been made in God鈥檚 likeness, as scripture suggests, it makes sense to me that we鈥檒l be healthiest when our lives include some bike riding, kite flying, cake baking, or whatever playful pursuit brings us joy. We鈥檝e been made to play. This is a good reminder for me, because there hasn鈥檛 been enough play in this household during lockdown. Apart from Rupert, that is, whose tail is wagging even now. Time to revisit that Joy List鈥攁nd go and play tug with a sock.
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