The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show

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The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, John Bishop and Yusuf/Cat Stevens

Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, John Bishop and Yusuf/Cat Stevens

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Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, John Bishop chat to Zoe and live music from Yusuf/Cat Stevens.

Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter chat to Zoe about their new Bill and Ted movie. John Bishop is on the line to talk about his new tour and Yusuf/Cat Stevens has a live track.

Wake up to a star-studded breakfast with Zoe Ball and a whole host of celebrity guests, plus live music in the studio!

Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter chat to Zoe about the brand new Bill and Ted movie and what it's like to revisit the characters nearly 30 years later. This is the third ‘Bill & Ted’ film, following on from 1991’s ‘Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey’ and ‘Excellent Adventure’ which came out in 1989. Keanu Reeves has starred in all three Matrix movies which began in 1999, and is filming the fourth one at the moment. He is also known for his role in the John Wick series, and a fourth film is rumoured to be in the works. He established himself as an action hero with leading roles in ‘Point Break’ and ‘Speed’.
Alex Winter has been directing documentaries for the past few years and has just completed ‘Zappa’ which is an in-depth look into the life and work of Frank Zappa. He also directed the 2018 documentary film ‘The Panama Papers’.

John Bishop is on the phone talking to Zoe about his brand new tour and also his upcoming ITV documentary series about whales. The documentary was produced by the same people behind ‘The Blue Planet’ as John follows every step of these two beluga whales journeys. The whales, Little White and Little Grey were captured as youngsters in the world. They’ve been in captivity together over the last 10 years performing at an entertainment park. The new owners of the park are committed to returning them to a life in the ocean. His stand up career started in 2000 and the following year he made it to the final of ‘So You Think You’re Funny’ on the BBC. In 2009 he appeared in Channel 4’s series Comedy Showcase and was a contestant on Celebrity Mastermind. Most of his comedy material is drawn from his life's experiences including fatherhood, cycling around the world, playing football and being a nightclub doorman.

Yusuf/Cat Stevens chats to Zoe about his newly recorded version of his iconic album ‘Tea for the Tillerman’ and he’s sent in a specially recorded track from home, an exclusive version of ‘Father & Son’. ‘Tea For The Tillerman’ was the second album Yusuf / Cat Stevens' released in 1970, and his fourth studio album overall, and includes some of his best-known songs such as ‘Where Do the Children Play?’, ‘Hard Headed Woman’, ‘Wild World’, ‘Sad Lisa’, ‘Into White’, and ‘Father and Son’. Since its release in 1970, the songs on the album have been magnified and developed a life of their own thanks to their use in film, TV, and numerous reinterpretations by other artists – such as over the closing credits of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s ‘Extras’, ‘Harold and Maude’, ‘Guardians Of the Galaxy Vol. 2’, ‘The A-Team’ and ‘The Simpsons’ and a UK number 2 cover of ‘Father and Son’ by Boyzone. Yusuf / Cat Stevens was a former art student and took a one-year course at Hammersmith School of Art, and even considered a career as a cartoonist.

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 than you can shake a glitterball at!

There's also a Pause For Thought from Reverend Richard Coles as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!

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