Another celebrity listener welcomes early risers with the Wednesday Words of Warmth. 
Music Played
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James Sit Down
True Brit (Various Artists), Polygram Tv
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Deacon Blue That's What We Can Do
(CD Single), Edsel Records
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Ben E. King Stand By Me
Shades Of Soul (Various Artists), Global Television
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Fleetwood Mac Oh Diane
Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits, Warner Bros
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The Dandy Warhols Bohemian Like You
(CD Single), Capitol, 7
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The Beatles Eight Days A Week
The Beatles - 1, Apple, 8
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The Beatles The Ballad Of John & Yoko
The Beatles - 1, Apple, 11
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Bellowhead Roll The Woodpile Down
Broadside, Navigator Records, 003
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The Coasters Poison Ivy
Dreamboats And Petticoats Four (Various Artists), Universal, 25
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Phil Collins Two Hearts
Phil Collins ...Hits, Virgin
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Manfred Mann Do Wah Diddy Diddy
Ages Of Mann, Polygram Tv
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Belinda Carlisle Heaven Is A Place On Earth
A Place On Earth - Greatest Hits, Virgin
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Bob Marley & The Wailers Iron Lion Zion
(CD Single), Tuff Gong
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Danny Wilson Mary's Prayer
Meet Danny Wilson, Virgin
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Wizzard See My Baby Jive
25 Years Of Rock `n' Roll - 1973, Connoisseur
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The Killers Human
Day & Age, Mercury, 1
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Lawson Learn To Love Again
(CD Single), Global Talent Records
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Renaissance Northern Lights
(Single), Warner Bros
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T. Rex I Love To Boogie
T. Rex - The Singles As & Bs, Repertoire
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Emilia Mitiku You're Not Right For Me
I Belong To You, Warner Bros, 1
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Carly Simon Why
The Very Best Of Carly Simon, Global Television
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The Police Every Breath You Take
The Ivor Novello Winners, EMI
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Prince & The Revolution Purple Rain
The Love Songs Album (Various), Universal
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The Human League Mirror Man
Rip It Up (Various Artists), EMI
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Pet Shop Boys Memory Of The Future
(CD Single), Parlophone, 1
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Pause for Thought
From Rev Rob Gillion, Rector of Holy Trinity Church and St Saviours.
I would like to offer some encouragement to anyone thinking of entering the 500 word story competition. Stories that I have read that have inspired me are those with a strong element of surprise, stories with a twist in the tale.
That was a device that Jesus used in all his parables, such as the Good Samaritan helping a man beaten up in a ditch, would be like a hoodie helping a policeman in trouble today or the story of the prodigal son being hugged by his dad and forgiven.
One author that I would always recommend to young and old alike to read who is a master of the art, of storytelling is Roald Dahl. Well I warm to his work because I have appeared in a few 'Tales of the Unexpected' when I was an actor. I only ever played very small parts, blink and you would have missed me. When you are filming it can be very boring waiting for your fleeting moment, so I always imagined how my character could be the star in the story. I would imagine the moment when I dashed out from the crowd and rescued the damsel in distress, or discovered the missing clue as a bystander which solved the mystery. I have been reading a number of last years entries and noticed that many of the young writers put themselves at the heart of their story. Up front and personal.
The thrill of reading a good suspense thriller or a great story with that big surprise is what keeps us all buying books and watching our favourite thrillers.
But for now, I am looking forward to listening and reading 'Tales of the Unexpected' from our young story tellers.
Broadcasts
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BBC Radio 2Mon 21 Jan 2013 06:30 BBC Radio 2
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Chris Evans - The Best Bits
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