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Sorting a seizure

Our first aid friend 'genial' Joe Mulligan joins us to teach us a thing or two about poisoning, seizures and using household items as emergency treatments.

Our First Aid friend 'genial' Joe Mulligan joins us to teach us a thing or two about poisoning, seizures, and your household items as emergency treatments...

We spread our wings with our Mystery Guest and swoop in to speak with ±«Óătv Science reporter Victoria Gill, who explains why geese fly in a V-shape and position themselves perfectly...

And today's tasty top tenuous leads us to your desperate claims to pasties...

Today's show is dedicated to anyone who is secretly having lessons...
And today's show is entitled: you can't un-say something, just like you can't un-cook something, so be very careful what you say, whilst you're cooking!

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Thu 16 Jan 2014 06:30
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Music Played

  • Gary Barlow

    Face To Face (feat. Elton John)

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 001.

  • James Blunt

    Heart to Heart

    • Moon Landing.
    • Atlantic.
    • 004.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Is This Love

    • Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend.
    • Island.

  • James Brown

    Living in America

    • 40th Anniversary Collection.
    • Polydor.
    • 4.

  • Elvis Costello & The Attractions

    Watching the Detectives

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

  • Randy Crawford

    One Day I'll Fly Away

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Dire Straits

    Romeo and Juliet

    • The No.1 Love Album (Various Artists.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Joe Esposito

    You're The Best

    • The Karate Kid.
    • Spectrum.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Oh Well (Parts 1 & 2)

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Eddy Grant

    I Don't Wanna Dance

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

  • Hothouse Flowers

    Don't Go

    • Emerald Rock (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • INXS

    New Sensation

    • INXS - Kick.
    • Mercury.

  • Ben E. King

    Stand By Me

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Lorde

    Royals

    • Pure Heroine.
    • Republic.

  • Kirsty MacColl

    There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis

    • Kirsty Maccoll - Galore.
    • Virgin.

  • Imelda May

    Inside Out

    • (CD Single).
    • Decca.
    • 1.

  • Meat Loaf

    You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth

    • The Very Best Of Meatloaf.
    • Virgin.

  • OneRepublic

    If I Lose Myself

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.
    • 001.

  • Pilot

    January

    • 25 Years Of No.1 Hits Vol.3 (1974/19.
    • Connoisseur Collection.

  • R.E.M.

    The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite

    • R.E.M. - Automatic For The People.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Emeli SandĂ©

    My Kind Of Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.

  • Paul Simon

    Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard

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

  • Nina Simone

    Ain't Got No, I Got Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    High Hopes (feat. Tom Morello)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Stereophonics

    Have a Nice Day

    • Now 49 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • The Style Council

    Shout To The Top

    • Billy Elliot O.S.T. - Various Artists.
    • Polydor.

  • Suzanne Vega

    Fool's Complaint

    • (CD Single).
    • Cooking Vinyl.
    • 001.

  • Pharrell Williams

    Happy

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

Pause for Thought

Pause for Thought

From Sarah Joseph, Editor of Emel, the Muslim lifestyle magazine:

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On this day in 929, Abdur Rahman III established the centre of his kingdom in Cordoba. In modern times Cordoba is a popular tourist destination in Southern Spain. Over one thousand years ago it was a seat of culture and plurality.ĚýPrinces Charles has described Cordoba of the 10th century as “by far the most civilised city of Europe.”

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It was successful economically, enriched by diverse trades. Intellectually it was a hub of ideas, and the library of Abdur Rahman’s son was one of the largest in the world, housing at least 400,000 books. Cordoba was an ethnically, culturally, and religiously-diverse society where Muslims, Christians and Jews lived and worked together. When I look at some of our modern problems with different people getting along together I regard this as no small endeavour.

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The Qur’an says, “If God had wanted, He could have made you all one single community: but He willed it otherwise.” I love this idea as it makes our diversity a Divine decree, rather than something to be fearful of. Our differences are not something to fight about but something to be cherished.

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We talk of unity, and cohesion. We are scared we can’t live together. But our differences can be a source of enrichment, inspiration, and even excitement. We should endeavour to know others better, and break down barriers to create greater harmony.

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I describe my own family as “half a Noah’s ark”-with at least one of everything. Most are Christian, but I became a Muslim, and my cousin is a Buddhist. In-laws come from as far afield as Japan, Bangladesh and the Caribbean. It does not weaken us as a family, but allows us to draw on the rich veins of varied racial, religious and cultural traditions.

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The cross fertilisation of ideas has always advanced nations, including our own. By discovering that spirit we can be open to new thinking and fresh perspectives. Lifting our gaze to examine the wider horizon will free us from the tyranny of wanting to conform others to our way of thinking and being.

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I am sure, like other states before and after, the Cordoba of the 10thĚýCentury was by no means perfect, but it showed us something:Ěý that our differences, if allowed to flourish, can generate something greater.

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Farewell Chris Evans: The best bits from his last shows at Radio 2

After eight years of hosting the Breakfast Show, Chris Evans leaves Radio 2.

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