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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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Twins
Today's programme is presented by Mark Tully.
Music 1: Love Me Tender written by Presley and Matson. From the CD 'Jailhouse Rock'. Performed by Elvis Presley. Published by R&H Music o/b/o Williamson Music Co. ASCAP. Released on RCA. Catalogue number: 07863674532.
Reading 1: Excerpt from Psychology Today by Nancy L. Segal. Copyright 1999 Sussex Publishers, Inc and 2000 Gale Group.
Music 2: Dead Ringers Main Title composed by Howard Shore. From the CD 'Dead Ringers: Music From the Films of David Cronenberg'. Performed by The London Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Howard Shore. Published by South Fifth Avenue Publishing/Mantle Clinic II (ASCAP). Released on Silva Screen. Catalogue number: FILMCD 115.
Reading 2: Excerpt from Titus Groan by Mervyn Pearce. Published by Penguin Books.
Reading 3: Excerpt from The Golden Fleece by Robert Graves. Published by Arena.
Music 3: "VI. Hymn from Serenade for tenor, horn and strings, Op. 31" composed by Benjamin Britten. From the CD 'A Britten Serenade'. Performed by Benjamin Butterfield, James Sommerville, The Manitoba Chamber Orchestra and conducted by Simon Streatfeild. Released on CBC. Catalogue number: SMCD5187.
Reading 4: Excerpt from "Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas" by Elaine Pagels. Published by Macmillan.
Music 4: Prelude to Act I from Die Walkure composed by Richard Wagner. From the CD 'Die Walkure". Performed by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Bernard Haitink. Released on EMI. Catalogue number: CDS7495342.
Reading 5: William Wilson by Edgar Allan Poe.
Music 5: Doppelgänger written by Dory Previn. From the CD 'In Search of Mythical Kings (the U.A. years)'. Performed by Dory Previn. Published by EMI Records Ltd. Released on EMI. Catalogue number: CDGO2045
Reading 6: The Earthwoman and the Waterwoman by Denise Levertou. From her poetry anthology 'New Selected Poems'. Published by Bloodaxe.
Music 6: The Invitation to The Jellicle Ball written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and T.S. Eliot. From the CD 'Cats'. Performed by Finola Hughes and Wayne Sleep. Published by The Really Useful Company Ltd. Released on Polydor. Catalogue number: 817 061-2.
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