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Grandads, Ants and the Village Green

Chris discovers that ants are stronger than humans and other extraordinary ant facts with Chris Packham and learns about the history of the village green with author Tom Fort.

Chris discovers that ants are stronger than humans and other extraordinary ant facts with Chris Packham who is live in Berlin. We answer the question "What came first the village green or pub?" with Tom Fort the author of Village News. Chris dedicates the show to grandads and we hear your great grandad stories from the Polish fighter pilot to the Olympic rower who won five consecutive games! Vassos is joined in the Sports Locker by cycling commentator Simon Brotherton. The Pause For Thought comes from Methodist Minister Leslie Griffiths.

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Tue 25 Jul 2017 06:30
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Music Played

  • Franz Ferdinand

    Take Me Out

    • Now That's What I Call Music 57.
    • Now.

  • Shania Twain

    Life's About To Get Good

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury Nashville.

  • Go West

    King Of Wishful Thinking

    • Pretty Woman - Soundtrack.
    • EMI.

  • The Stylistics

    Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)

    • 70's Number Ones Vol 3.
    • Old Gold.

  • Bellowhead

    Roll The Woodpile Down

    • Broadside.
    • Navigator Records.
    • 003.

  • The Banana Splits

    The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)

    • Television's Greatest Hits Vol. 5: In Living Color (Various Artists).
    • TVT Records.

  • Maroon 5

    This Love

    • (CD Single).
    • J.

  • Blondie

    Too Much

    • Pollinator.
    • BMG Rights Management.
    • 010.

  • AC/DC

    Back In Black

    • Back In Black.
    • Epic.
    • 6.

  • Rock Candy

    Remember

  • The Killers

    The Man

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Def Leppard

    Pour Some Sugar On Me

    • More Monkey Business From Catalogue Marketing (Various Artists).
    • Universal.

  • Paul Simon

    Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard

    • The Paul Simon Anthology (Disc 1).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 3.

  • WALK THE MOON

    Work This Body

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony Music.

  • Judy Garland

    Get Happy

    • Musical Wonderland (Various Artists).
    • Warner Strategic Marketi.

  • Clive Dunn

    Grandad

    • Hits Of The 60s, 70s & 80s (Various).
    • Kenwest.

  • The Script

    Rain

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony Music Entertainment.

  • Billy Joel

    My Life

    • Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Vol.2.
    • CBS.

  • Eric Clapton

    Lay Down Sally

    • The Cream Of Eric Clapton.
    • Polydor.

  • Betsy

    Little White Lies

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Don Henley

    The Boys Of Summer

    • The Very Best Of.
    • MCA.

  • Kid Rock

    All Summer Long

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • Dan Auerbach

    Waiting On A Song

    • Waiting On A Song.
    • Easy Eye Sound.
    • 001.

  • Phil Collins

    Against All Odds

    • Singles.
    • Rhino.

  • Scissor Sisters

    I Don't Feel Like Dancin'

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

From Leslie Griffiths, Methodist Minister:聽聽聽聽聽聽聽

Last Saturday, I popped down the road to get my newspaper and was looking forward to reading it with a nice cup of coffee to hand. We鈥檝e just moved and I haven鈥檛 yet learned how to open our front door. So there I was, turning the key this way and that, getting red in the face and getting nowhere. I鈥檓 sure some of those passing by in the street thought I was a burglar. It was a truly humiliating experience. In the end I had to shout through the letter box and Margaret came to relieve me of my distress.

And so I sat down with my paper feeling a bit fed up with myself but, within minutes, chanced on a truly uplifting story. The people of a tiny Welsh village, Narbeth in Pembrokeshire, have found a way to offer a home to a family of seven from war-torn Syria. They鈥檝e worked hard, raised the money, welcomed this family into their community. The plight of these poor people had worked its way into their minds and, while others huffed and puffed, they pulled off this wondrous act of love and human solidarity. 鈥淚t feels great,鈥� said one of the organisers, 鈥渢hey know they鈥檙e wanted. How satisfying is that?鈥�

I was worried about getting into my house. Refugees have no houses to get into. Nor do they seem to get past the defences of the outside world 鈥� the doors of people鈥檚 hearts sometimes seem implacably locked against them. Our homes are our castles it鈥檚 said and so they are. I believe that we should see to it that we let the drawbridge down from time to time to let others in. 鈥淏ehold I stand at the door and knock,鈥� Jesus once said (he might have been a refugee himself), 鈥渋f anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I鈥檒l come in and we can enjoy a meal together.鈥� Narbeth in Pembrokeshire has spoken. They opened their door and I just feel they鈥檙e going to be blessed because of that. I鈥檇 like to think that where Narbeth leads others will now follow.

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