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Each week the programme examines some of the larger questions of life by taking a spiritual theme and exploring it through Music, prose and poetry.
It brings together the thoughts, ideas and works of the great thinkers, theologians, poets and composers. Something Understood has a multi-faith approach, often bringing in examples from Eastern philosophy as well as the Western Christian world.
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Encountering the Desert
Today's programme is presented by Mike Wooldridge.
Music 1: A Sense of Home composed by Peter Gabriel. From the CD 'Long Walk Home: Music From The Rabbit Proof Fence'. Performed by Peter Gabriel, David Rhodes, Electra Strings, Shankar, Ganga Girl, Richard Evans, Ged Lynch, Janganpa Group, Myarn Lawford, Elsie Thomas, Jewess James, Rosie Goodji, Bird. Published by Real World Music Ltd and released on Real World. Catalogue number: PGCD10.
Reading 1: Excerpt from The Fearful Void by Geoffrey Moorhouse. Published by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd. ISBN: 0340609095.
Music 2: The Reproaches composed by John Sanders. From the CD 'English Choral Music: The Choir of Gloucester Cathedral'. Performed by The Choir of Gloucester Cathedral, Mark Blatchly and directed by John Sanders. Released on Priory. Catalogue number: PRCD 218.
Music 3: Traditional music performed by the Bedouin.
Reading 2: The Sand Seer by Niyi Osundare. From the poetry anthology 'The Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry', edited by Gerald Moore and Ulli Beier. Published by Penguin Books Ltd. ISBN: 0140585737.
Reading 3: Excerpt from The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton. Published by Penguin. ISBN: 0140276629.
Music 4: Gazli composed by Turah Tula and Ikrom Akbarov and arranged by Sevara Nazarkhan/Hector Zazou. From the CD 'Yol Bolsin'. Performed by Sevara Nazarkhan. Published by WOMAD Music Ltd/Taktic Music and released on Real World. Catalogue number: CDRW109.
Music 5: Chameaux composed by Ludovico Einaudi and Ballaké Sissoko. From the CD 'The Festival in the Desert'. Performed by Ludovico Einaudi and Ballaké Sissoko. Published by 2be Music and released on Triban Union. Catalogue number: IRL002.
Reading 4: Excerpt from the chapter Our Mother Earth from "Feather Fall" by Laurens Van Der Post, edited by Jean-Marc Pottiez. Published by Penguin Books Ltd. ISBN: 0140238727.
Music 6: Traditional music performed by the Bedouin.
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