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11/01/2010

Duration:
2 hours, 25 minutes
First broadcast:
Monday 11 January 2010

The Chris Evans Breakfast Show launches today. After four years at the helm of Drivetime, Chris switches to the AM with the aim of setting the nation up for the day with the widest of smiles.

We're planning a fully interactive show for all the family, featuring listeners aplenty on the phone, as well as the classic blend of morning music people have come to expect from Radio 2.

Music Played

24 items
  • Image for The Beatles

    The Beatles All You Need Is Love

    The Beatles - 1, Apple, 6

  • Image for The Beatles

    The Beatles Got To Get You Into My Life

    The Beatles - Revolver, Parlophone, 13

  • Image for Frank Sinatra

    Frank Sinatra Come Fly With Me

    My Way - The Best Of Frank Sinatra, Reprise, 28

  • Image for Robbie Williams

    Robbie Williams You Know Me

    (CD Single), Virgin, 1

  • Image for Hockey

    Hockey Song Away

    (CD Single), Virgin, 1

  • MOIRA'S GOLDEN OLDIE

    • Image for The Seekers

      The Seekers Morningtown Ride

      The Seekers, EMI, 2

  • Image for Paolo Nutini

    Paolo Nutini 10/10

    Sunny Side Up, Atlantic, 1

  • Image for Madonna

    Madonna Material Girl

    Madonna - The Immaculate Collection, Sire, 2

  • Image for Ocean Colour Scene

    Ocean Colour Scene Magic Carpet Days

    (CD Single)

  • Image for Fats Domino

    Fats Domino Blueberry Hill

    The Best Of Fats Domino, Liberty

  • Image for Bruce Springsteen

    Bruce Springsteen Glory Days

    Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA, CBS

  • Image for Elbow

    Elbow One Day Like This

    (CD Single), Fiction, 1

  • Image for Tom Jones

    Tom Jones It's Not Unusual

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

  • Dionne Bromfield and Zalon Thompson Ain't No Mountain High Enough

    (CD Single), Island, 2

  • Image for The Monkees

    The Monkees Daydream Believer

    Hey Hey It's The Monkees Greatest Hit, K-Tel, 5

  • JUKEBOX JURY

    • Image for Mika

      Mika Blame It On The Girls

      (CD Single)

  • Image for Neil Diamond

    Neil Diamond Pretty Amazing Grace

    Home Before Dark, BMG

  • GOBSMACKER #1

    • Image for The Rolling Stones

      The Rolling Stones Honky Tonk Women

      The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks, Abkco

  • GOBSMACKER #2

    • Image for Johnny Cash

      Johnny Cash Ring Of Fire

      Johnny Cash - Man In Black, Columbia

  • Image for Alicia Keys

    Alicia Keys Empire State Of Mind (Part II) Broken Down

    The Element Of Freedom, Sony Music, 14

  • The Electric Light Orchestra Rockaria!

    Light Years - The Very Best Of ELO, Epic

  • Image for Glen Campbell

    Glen Campbell Wichita Lineman

    Country Moods (Various Artists), Polygram Tv

  • Image for Supertramp

    Supertramp The Logical Song

    The Very Best Of Supertramp, A&M

  • Image for Bon Jovi

    Bon Jovi Superman Tonight

    The Circle

  • Today’s show was entitled: Peace And Love And Let This Be A Force For Good

    Today’s show was dedicated to anyone who hasn’t been able to sleep recently because of all the right reasons

  • The Team Celebrate After The First Show

    The Team Celebrate After The First Show

    (The team left - right: Moira Stuart, Alan Dedicoat, Reverend Rob Gillion, Helen Thomas, Jonny Saunders, Chris Evans)

    So after getting in at 0500 to prep our first show, the breakfast team were grateful to the Reverend Rob Gillion for bringing us in a bottle of champagne! We had a celebratory toast after the show – just the one mind – there’s much to be done for the first ever Tuesday show!

  • Today's Show Starred:

    :: Don Warrington as the voice of the show

    :: Jeff Ross from Clacton-On-Sea and his wife Janet, who celebrated their 47th Wedding Anniversary

    :: Suzanne and Ali Murray from Edinburgh who were bidding on their first property

    :: Richard Napier from Belfast who gave a presentation in front of 30 people

    :: Luke from Barry who started nursery school for the first time

    :: Ffion White from Hertfordshire who made an igloo for a first time on the weekend

    :: Isaac Moyce from Plymouth who went skiing for the first time

    :: Helen Hirst from Huddersfield who went back to work today

    :: Liz Cook from Cambridge who flew to Geneva today

    :: Emily Durdey from Sheffield who painted the ceiling

    :: Niki Young from Ashford who won all three prizes on Either/Or

    :: Jimmy Osmond on Either/Or

    :: Shaun Jones who holds the Guinness World Record for the Fastest Hot Water Bottle Burst Ever

    :: Becky Tie from Leeds who chose today’s Gobsmackers

    :: Reverend Rob Gillion who brought us some champagne

    :: Emilia Copp from Devon who had not received her birthday present

    :: Philip Mercer from Uxbridge who played “Happy Birthday” on the clarinet for Emilia

    :: Maria Cromley from Nottinghamshire who said “Hello!”

    :: Linda from Sheffield who said “Hello!”

    :: Hilary Robinson from Marlow who said “Hello!”

  • Today's Either/Or Prizes

    Today's Either/Or Prizes

    Niki Young from Ashford in Kent won all three prizes on today's Either/Or. These prizes have to be seen to be believed!

    Register To Play Either/Or
  • Pause for Thought from Rev'd Rob Gillion

    Chris, what an exciting morning it’s been. Everything a first. Now it’s me offering the first Pause for Thought. There’s a first time for everything. So its appropriate that this last Sunday the theme was the Baptism of Jesus. It was the sign of his new ministry. A voice from heaven was heard ‘This is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased’ – and a dove was seen descending upon him offering peace, love and joy and confirming he was the right man for the job.

    So to confirm that you’re the right man for the job I’ve brought in some holy water to sprinkle the studio and a bucket to douse you in! The wetter the better! Baptism is all about refreshing and renewing a spirit which has always been there, but is now focused on a new chapter and a new challenge.

    Not so long ago I baptised a lovely little girl, Sophie, four years old – when I invited her up to be blessed she just refused. She simply pouted. Granny tried to bribe her, Mum threatened her. Just for a moment I thought perhaps we should postpone – but the family were there the Church was packed. So I stepped down from the font enfolded her in my arms stepped back up and gave her a good soaking! We were both absolutely drenched! I sat her on the edge of the font and she gave me such a wonderful look and a smile as if to say alright you win. The adventure had begun. A baptism of fire? Well risk after all is part of life.



    The risk had been worth it. She was cleansed, renewed, and forgiven through this act of baptism, a brand new start - and as she took her baptismal candle her face lit up with joy. A magic moment of stillness, when everyone wished the best for her.



    It was such fun, at the same time significant and very special.



    A baptism is always performed in community surrounded by friends and family. I am sure that this is the first of many programmes which will be surrounded by millions of friends listening in the morning, wanting to start the day with a smile.



    So congratulations on this new start and look forward to many fun times and magic moments, and I hope that we’ll enjoy Pausing for Thought together for many years to come.



    And of course what better way to celebrate than crack open a bottle of champagne – the wetter the better. Congratulations!

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