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The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show

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Wake up and embrace the day with Zoe Ball.

The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show: Gemma Chan and The Why Workshop

Gemma Chan and The Why Workshop

BBC Radio 2 - The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show, Gemma Chan and The Why Workshop

Gemma Chan wakes up and embraces the day with Zoe Ball!

Captain Marvel actor Gemma Chan talks to Zoe about her new drama I Am Hannah. Plus Zoe quizzes the QI Elves on puzzling questions picked by you!

Wake up and embrace the day with Zoe Ball! Captain Marvel actor Gemma Chan talks to Zoe about her TV new drama I Am Hannah and tells us about being included the Duchess of Sussex's Forces For Change in her guest edit of British Vogue, plus travelling to this year's Met Gala after party with Celine Dion on a bus.

It’s The Why Workshop, and Zoe quizzes the QI Elves with your questions. Today James Elf and Dan Elf answer: who first put the alphabet in alphabetical order? why do the hottest and coldest days of the year not occur on the longest and shortest days of the year? and why do we struggle to sleep when the weather is warm?

Plus we check-in with Ken, on the latest leg of the We Stop For PopMaster tour. He reveals he is travelling to somewhere near Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire and that Blossoms are providing today's live music.

Along with Tina Daheley on news, Richie Anderson on travel and Hugh Ferris on sport, she and the team have the best start to your morning. With celeb guests, quizzes, headlines, tunes chosen by listeners, and more music that you can shake a glitterball at!

There's also weather with Carol Kirkwood, a daily Pause For Thought with journalist Remona Aly, and following his recent haulage of three gold medals at this year's World Aquatics Championships, Hugh chats to Olympic gold medallist Adam Peaty MBE, as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!

Amazing music. Played by an amazing line up.

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