Colin Murray
The Mid•Point with Gabby Logan
The Midpoint
4.3 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 25 May 2022
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Throughout the 1990's he slid from the news room into music journalism, eventually finding himself on BBC Radio 1, where he broadcast to the nation for a decade. In 2003, he jumped onto our screens as one of the hosts of the breakfast show RI:SE on Channel 4 and, over time, became one of the go-to voices and youth of music, TV, and radio.
Since then he's moved to BBC Radio 5Live, and showcased a deep love and knowledge for sport, presenting for Match of The Day 2, Talk Sport and, of course, on his fantastic show, 'Fighting Talk' which he presents every Saturday morning at 11 o'clock.
It's clear that his career has blossomed, but he's chosen not to have a family or children. Now, at 45, is that a choice he still stands by? Are the physical changes of midlife breaking his stride? And how has he mellowed in his approach to life as a whole?
We also hear from Alexis Willis, author of How Much Brain Do We Really Need? who explains what we can do to develop and protect our brain health, into midlife and beyond.
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| 0:00.0 | Today's episode of The Midpoint is brought to you by SpekSafe's hearing, experts in audiology. |
| 0:06.0 | Everyone's hearing is different, some may lose high notes, others struggle with low frequency sounds. |
| 0:11.4 | SpekSafe is a rule about rediscovering the joy of the ordinary, whether that's a sound of |
| 0:16.3 | mud squalching beneath your feet or the satisfying pop of popcorn. I love it when I'm working in my |
| 0:22.3 | office and I hear my dogs in deep sleep and you hear that satisfying breath of theirs. Or maybe |
| 0:28.8 | when you open the window in the morning in the spring and you hear that beautiful bird song. |
| 0:33.5 | Well these are the joyous little sounds that SpekSafe's hearing experts could help you rediscover. |
| 0:38.7 | They're there to help you find the incredible benefits of hearing again. SpekSafe celebrates the |
| 0:43.9 | joy of rediscovering these sounds and reflecting upon the sounds you might be missing. |
| 0:48.7 | Their hearing experts understand that everyone's hearing is different and are here to provide |
| 0:53.7 | the support you need. Rediscover the joy of the ordinary and book a free hearing test at |
| 0:58.8 | SpekSafe's today. This episode of The Midpoint is brought to you by British Airways Holidays. |
| 1:05.2 | Holidays, pretty special things aren't they? For most of us they're the highlight of the year. |
| 1:09.7 | I know for me holidays are so important, giving me that chance to recharge, switch off my phone |
| 1:16.5 | for a little bit longer than normal, but the iPad away reads something that I wouldn't ordinarily |
| 1:22.0 | and actually have proper long conversations that can go anywhere with my loved ones. |
| 1:26.9 | Which is why British Airways holidays want us all to start taking our holidays a little bit |
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| 1:37.6 | They think it's time to change this and I couldn't agree more. There's actually some quite |
| 1:42.0 | amazing science behind this as well. With a 40 year study by the European Society of Cardiology |
| 1:47.4 | revealing that taking more holidays can actually help you live longer. The study suggests |
| 1:51.9 | that men who took more than three weeks of leave per year were 63% more likely to live longer |
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