Sara Cox sits in
Sara Cox sits in for Chris Evans with a fully interactive show for all the family, featuring music, special guests and listeners on the phone.
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Cornershop
Brimful of Asha (Norman Cook Remix)
Remix Artist: Norman Cook.- The 1999 Brit Awards (Various Artists.
- Columbia.
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The Beach Boys
Barbara Ann
- The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
- EMI.
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Tom Odell
Magnetised
- (CD Single).
- Columbia.
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Sophie B. Hawkins
Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover
- Woman (Various Artists).
- Polygram Tv/Sony Tv.
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The Jam
Going Underground
- Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis.
- Columbia.
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Buddy Holly
Heartbeat
- B.Holly & The Crickets -20 Golden Gre.
- MCA.
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Oasis
Roll With It
- (CD Single).
- Creation Records.
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Thomas Rhett
Die A Happy Man
- Tangled Up.
- Valory.
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Jess Glynne
Hold My Hand
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- Atlantic.
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Sandy Denny
Last Thing On My Mind
- The Original Sandy Denny.
- Mooncrest.
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Olly Murs
Dance With Me Tonight
- In Case You Didn't Know.
- Epic.
- 24.
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S Club
Reach
- Huge Hits 2000 (Various Artists).
- Global Television.
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Joe and Jake
You're Not Alone
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- Sony Music Entertainment.
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Pretenders
Brass In Pocket
- The Female Touch 2 (Various Artists).
- Global Television.
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Barry Manilow
Copacabana
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- Arista.
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Whitney Houston
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
- Whitney Houston - Whitney.
- Arista.
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Leftfield & Lydon
Open Up
- (CD Single).
- Hard Hands.
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Kelly Clarkson
Since U Been Gone
- Now 62 (Various Artists).
- Now.
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Ramones
Blitzkrieg Bop
- Sire.
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Bananarama
Venus
- Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
- Sony Tv/Columbia.
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Green Day
Basket Case
- The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
- Columbia.
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Travis
Magnificent Time
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- Red Telephone Box.
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The Beautiful South
You Keep It All In
- Beautiful South - Carry On Up The Cha.
- Go! Discs.
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Steve Mason
Borderline
- 麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 2 Sounds Of The 80s Vol 2 (Various Artists).
- Sony Music TV.
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Jamie Lawson
Someone For Everyone
- (CD Single).
- Gingerbread Man Records.
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Doris Day
The Deadwood Stage
- A Portrait Of Doris Day.
- Stylus.
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Chris Montez
Let's Dance
- And The Beat Goes On Vol 3 (Various).
- Debutante.
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The Beatles
A Hard Day's Night
- The Beatles - 1.
- Apple.
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The Specials
Too Much Too Young
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Elle King
Under the Influence
- (CD Single).
- RCA.
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David Bowie
Young Americans
- David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
- EMI.
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Tom Petty
I Won't Back Down
- Tom Petty - Anthology.
- MCA.
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Aloe Blacc
I Need A Dollar
- Good Things.
- Stones Throw Records.
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Pause For Thought
I鈥檓 casting my mind back to a time of anti-nostalgia when I had the absurd notion that my family should go away for a quality family holiday.
I was 19 and thus far the five of us had only gone on trips to my parent鈥檚 native India. But getting 鈥楧elhi belly鈥 and touring the endless living rooms of distant relatives, is not my idea of a dream getaway.
So after my passive aggressive nagging, we bundled into the local travel agent to book our first - and last - tailored family holiday.
I chose Tunisia as our destination and wanted to visit one of the oldest places of worship in the Muslim world: the Grand Mosque of Kairouan. This influential mosque was established in the 7th century - less than 40 years after Prophet Muhammad鈥檚 death. It was a sacred place, but it was also situated in the hottest part of Tunisia during the hottest part of the year. It was heat upon heat. 鈥淵ou鈥檝e brought me to hell!鈥 were my dad鈥檚 exact words, as he stood in the fourth holiest place in Islam, mopping the beads of sweat from his frowning face. It was definitely a mad dogs and Englishmen moment, but I won鈥檛 say which of the two my dad most resembled. 聽聽聽
Our fellow tourists watched as my family bickered, got lost, and blamed each other for not asking directions. But even with all that, it was a memorable holiday.
Family is about the good, the bad and the ugly. We know each other inside out, upside down, back to front, but we always love each other, warts and all.
Hanan Bilal, an American Muslim community activist said that: 鈥淲e come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.聽 And love starts at home with our family.鈥
Family can be my biggest test, but also my greatest blessing. My first lesson in love starts with them. Embracing the imperfections isn鈥檛 easy, but it鈥檚 more real than chasing a dream holiday.
Broadcast
- Mon 2 May 2016 06:30麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 2
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