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Romesh Ranganathan and Joe Lycett

Romesh Ranganathan chats to Zoe about the new series of The Ranganation and Joe Lycett launches this year's Comic Relief.

Romesh Ranganathan chats to Zoe about the new series of The Ranganation on 91热爆 Two. Romesh Ranganathan鈥檚 topical comedy show returns to bring a dose of optimistic entertainment to the nation where he will be joined virtually by his hand-picked focus group, the Ranganation 鈥� 20 loveable, outspoken characters who represent a cross-section of modern Britain and who will give Romesh their take on a number of topical areas, sharing their own experiences along the way. Together, they will take a humorous look at the week鈥檚 biggest talking points, from front page news to trending topics, helping the nation to navigate their way through these tricky times.

Joe Lycett launches this year's Comic Relief on the 91热爆. Get ready to have a laugh and raise serious amounts of money to help change lives here in the UK and around the world? Red Nose Day is coming on Friday 19th March.

To mark the 7th annual Children's Mental Health Week Zoe chats to Blue Peter presenter Lindsey Russell. Lindsey explains about the week of activities, classes and competitions being arranged by BAFTA, this is because creativity and self-expression have been proven to have a positive impact on young people鈥檚 mental health.

Along with Adam Porter 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 that you can shake a glitterball at!

There's also a Pause For Thought from Tom Cozens and listeners on the line as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!

2 hours, 59 minutes

Last on

Tue 2 Feb 2021 06:30
91热爆 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Tony Christie

    (Is This the Way to) Amarillo

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

  • Lola Lennox

    La La Love Me

    • (CD Single).
    • LaLennoxa.

  • The Brothers Johnson

    Stomp!

    • 10 Star Collection: Soul 2 (Various).
    • Stardust.
    • 5.

  • Bananarama

    Venus

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • The Foundations

    Baby Now That I've Found You

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

  • Culture Club

    Church Of The Poison Mind

    • More Greatest Hits Of 80's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • Elton John

    I'm Still Standing

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Jason Derulo

    Lifestyle (feat. Adam Levine)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Scissor Sisters

    Take Your Mama

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Spandau Ballet

    Gold

    • The Gold Album (Various Artists).
    • The Hit Label Ltd.

  • Camila Cabello

    Havana (feat. Young Thug)

    • (CD Single).
    • Syco Music.

  • Blondie

    Maria

  • Justin Bieber

    Anyone

    • (CD Single).
    • Def Jam.

  • Robert Palmer

    Addicted To Love

    • Sounds Of The 80s - Like A Record Baby (1984-1986) (Various Artists).
    • UMC.

  • benny blanco, Marshmello & Vance Joy

    You

    • Virgin / EMI.

  • Cliff Richard

    Wired For Sound

    • Cliff Richard - Private Collection.
    • EMI.

  • Huey Lewis and the News

    The Power Of Love

    • Huey Lewis & The News - Fore!.
    • Chrysalis.

  • Gary Barlow

    Enough Is Enough (feat. Beverley Knight)

    • Music Played By Humans.
    • Polydor.

  • David Guetta

    Titanium (feat. Sia)

    • (CD Single).
    • Positiva.

  • Toto

    Hold The Line

    • Driving Rock (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • Detroit Emeralds

    Feel The Need In Me

    • Heart Full Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Taylor Swift

    willow

    • evermore.
    • TS/Republic Records.

  • OutKast

    Ms Jackson

  • Jonas Brothers

    What A Man Gotta Do

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Michael Ball

    You Can't Stop The Beat (From Radio 2 Musicals, The Greatest Show)

  • Mumford & Sons

    I Will Wait

    • Gentleman Of The Road / Universal Island.

  • Florence + The Machine

    Shake It Out

    • Island.

  • The Killers

    Mr Brightside

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Passenger

    Sword From The Stone

    • Songs For The Drunk And Broken Hearted.
    • Black Crow Records.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

My younger sister Alice claims she鈥檚 started her midlife crisis at 25. She just begun her PhD and already has more new hobbies than I can count, two of which have had an unfortunate clash. She recently bought a hamster with my other sister Emily, and all was going well until Alice got a violin.聽

Every time she practices, the sound sends Rosie the hamster scurrying off to a hidden recess of her cage, where I can only assume she shoves woodchips in her ears. Turns out it takes years to learn聽violin, and in the meantime parents and hamsters experience excruciating ear pain like fingernails on chalkboards.

I am not a patient man.聽聽I don鈥檛 like waiting years. I like things to happen instantly.聽

I really want to make a film that I wrote 12 years ago, but I know I can only make this particular film well, with the right budget, and years more experience. Maybe one day I鈥檒l get to share it with you.聽

But I hate the waiting.聽聽

What can be worse, is when waiting seems to be completely pointless. At the moment I can write scripts, but thanks to Covid, it鈥檚 difficult to get on set to actually make them.

So I find it encouraging that, in the Bible, Moses had to wait 40 years in the desert before he came across a burning bush where God told him to go on this epic journey. In retrospect, it becomes clear that God used that seemingly pointless time of waiting to train Moses for his future.

I believe that, like Moses, when we invite God into our lives, to be the director, God stitches together our often-disjointed messes and our waiting into something beautiful. But sometimes I find it hard to even see this process because God sees the whole, long-term picture.

As I draw closer to God, I find it easier to see in this longer-term perspective. Which is something I聽think we need at the moment, as we face long-term problems like environmental degradation, technology and mental health, and pandemics.

So maybe Rosie the Hamster can allow Alice some years of painful violin. And maybe I can trust, that God is training me in my waiting, even if 2020 felt fruitless at times.

Broadcast

  • Tue 2 Feb 2021 06:30
    91热爆 Radio 2