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Last broadcast on Fri, 28 Jan 2011, 06:30 on BBC Radio 2.
Synopsis
Sir Elton John co-hosts the Chris Evans Breakfast Show. WARNING: This programme contains unintentional strong language.
We'll have him all to ourselves, and that means so will you. He will be avoiding Jonny's intimidation tactics when he judges Head to Headlines, and we'll be playing some of his favourite songs.
We shall be employing our famous "bank" of video cameras in the studio so you can watch the whole interview live.
Come to the Radio 2 website from 08:00 on Friday, and you'll be able to watch video of Sir Elton in the studio with the Chris Evans team LIVE. Go to www.bbc.co.uk/radio2.
Clips (5)
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LISTEN: Elton John with Chris Evans - listen to the best bits! (30.07)
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WATCH: Elton John and Chris Evans talk hair "maintenance" (02.51)
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WATCH: Elton John speaks to Chris Evans about his new baby (02.36)
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WATCH: Elton John's Top Tenuous (02.40)
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WATCH: Head To Headlines with Sir Elton, Moira and Jonny (03.12)
We had Elton John in the studio!
Pause For Thought
From Nick Baines, the Bishop of Croydon:
"Hot news! Today is a very significant day for motorsport lovers: it’s 100 years to the day that a Frenchman won the first Monte Carlo Rally. (Not quite the original Rocket Man, but, anyway...)
Well, closer to home for me is that yesterday was the 23rd birthday of my youngest son, Andrew, who is working with street children in South Africa at the moment. He’s out there for six months – at his own vast expense – and we miss him. So, last night we raised a glass to him – and ran up a huge phone bill at our vast expense.
But, isn’t one day just the same as any other, really? It’s still just the same 24 hours with the sun rising in the morning and setting in the evening? Why do we make some days more special than others? Now, you might well think this is a waste of thinking space – I mean, isn’t it obvious that we just do see some days as more significant than others?
Well, I think there is something deeper than this that actually goes to the heart of how we are made. In the creation story at the beginning of Genesis in the Bible, God brings order out of the chaos of the world’s first day... and the same compulsion or instinct has been going on in us ever since. It’s as if we’re made to bring shape or pattern to all the stuff life throws at us that seems messy or incoherent. So, we mark anniversaries and birthdays and particular times of the year, putting down markers and creating rhythms.
Yet, it goes even deeper. I think there’s something brilliant about giving shape to time itself – to living with and through the seasons of the year and resisting the pressure to rush it all. Strawberries in spring and sprouts at Christmas and all that.
Another day, another year. Life’s never boring – and it never stands still."
The Smallest Change Can Make The Biggest Difference
The show was dedicated to anyone who is pondering on something for the weekend.
Today's show starred:
Phil Goddard from Chorley in Lancashire who chose the Big Screen Belter
Orla, Gemma, Vicki and Karen from Sevenoaks in Kent who are jumping out of a plane for charity!
Geoff Scott from Hurworth is retiring after 32 year with the Council
Tomasz Hutchings from Peterborough will be celebrating Catherine Of Aragon Day by dressing up!
Janie Kennedy from Belfast who went to see where the Titanic was built
Molly Wyatt from Portishead who is baking a cake for her Granny today
Harry Doyle from Essex chose the Golden Oldie
And of course...Sir Elton John!!
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Music played
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Elton John
— Crocodile RockElton John Greatest Hits 1970-2002, Mercury -
James Blunt
— So Far Gone(CD Single), Atlantic, 1 -
Big Screen Belter
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Kenny Loggins — Danger Zone
Top Gun O.S.T. (Various Artists), CBS
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Scissor Sisters
— Fire With Fire(CD Single), Polydor, 1 -
Kirsty MacColl
— There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop...Kirsty Maccoll - Galore, Virgin -
Elton John
— Island GirlElton John Greatest Hits 1970-2002, Mercury -
The Cure
— Friday I'm In LoveTrue Brit (Various Artists), Polygram Tv -
Adele
— Rolling In The Deep(CD Single), XL, 1 -
Tom Jones
— She's A LadyTake A Break (Various Artists), Columbia -
James Morrison — Wonderful World
(CD Single), Polydor -
Golden Oldie
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Buddy Holly
— EverydayB.Holly & The Crickets -20 Golden Gre, MCA
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D:Ream
— Things Can Only Get BetterNow 27 (Various Artists), Now -
The Kinks
— You Really Got MeThe Kinks (Deluxe Edition), Sanctuary, 7 -
Sammy Davis Jr.
— The Candy ManHits Of 1971 & 1972 (Various Artists), Polydor -
Elton John & Leon Russell — If It Wasn't For Bad
(CD Single), Mercury, 1 -
Elton John & Leon Russell — When Love Is Dying
(CD Single), Mercury, 1 -
Kate Bush
— Running Up That HillKate Bush - The Whole Story, EMI -
The Rolling Stones
— AngieThe Rolling Stones - Forty Licks, Abkco, 2 -
Just Jack
— The Day I Died -
Elton John
— Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest WordElton John Greatest Hits 1970-2002, Mercury -
Ray LaMontagne
— Trouble(CD Single), Echo -
Them
— Baby Please Don't GoThe Greatest Hits Of 1965, Premier
Broadcast
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Fri 28 Jan 201106:30
