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The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show: Sir Lenny Henry, Emily Burns and JP Cooper

Sir Lenny Henry, Emily Burns and JP Cooper

BBC Radio 2 - The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show, Sir Lenny Henry, Emily Burns and JP Cooper

Sir Lenny Henry tells Zoe about this year's Red Nose Day for Comic Relief.

Sir Lenny Henry tells Zoe all about this year's Red Nose Day for Comic Relief. Plus there's live music from Emily Burns and JP Cooper from the BBC's Maida Vale studios.

Sir Lenny Henry, the actor, comedian and co-founder of Comic Relief, tells Zoe all about this year's Red Nose Day. Lenny was born in Dudley in the West Midlands in 1958 and burst onto the scene in 1975, when his comic impersonations saw him win the television talent show New Faces. As well as starring in a host of TV series, including The Lenny Henry Show, Chef! and Hope and Glory Lenny co-founded the charity Comic Relief with screenwriter Richard Curtis in 1985. Lenny is hosting the big BBC One live show from 7pm live with Davina McCall, Paddy McGuinness, Alesha Dixon and David Tennant.
Among the unmissable moments: the greatest disaster movie never made, featuring Keira Knightley at her wits end; the hosts of Top Gear facing interrogation by their most savage critics to date – and not one of them is old enough to get behind the wheel of a car; and a special message from Geraldine Granger, who takes on this year’s fundraising challenge to lip sync to her favourite song of last year, Juice by Lizzo. 

Emily Burns and JP Cooper perform live from the BBC Maida Vale studios. Emily Burns is a rising star, a UK singer-songwriter who's been supported by BBC Introducing and, her collaboration with JP Cooper on her single 'Is It Just Me?' has helped her to accumulate an incredible 80 million streams following the summer 2020 release of her latest EP, I Love You, You’re the Worst, featuring the vivacious pop anthems ‘Terrified’ and ‘Hello’, as well as the beautifully emotive ‘Curse’. 

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

There's also a daily Pause For Thought and listeners on the line, as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!

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