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SOMETHING UNDERSTOOD
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Sundays 6.05-6.35am
repeated 11.30-midnight
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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Mark Tully
Fergal Keane
Joan Bakewell
Mike Wooldridge
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5 June 2005
Whether Morphine or Idealism

This programme is presented by Mike Wooldridge.

Music 1: No Man Is An Island composed by Rebel MC. From the CD 'Black Meaning Good'. Performed by Rebel MC. Released on Desire. Catalogue number: LUVCD 12.

Reading 1: Stop Apologising All The Time by Postulate 22. From the A Force More Powerful website

Music 2: Part Of The Union composed by The Strawbs. From the CD 'Bursting At The Seams.' Performed by The Strawbs. Published by Polydor. Released on A&M. Catalogue number: 3943832.

Reading 2: Extract from 'Homage To Catalonia' by George Orwell. Published by Penguin. ISBN: 0140016996.

Music 3: Vive La Quinte Brigada written by Christie Moore. From the CD 'Ride On'. By Christie Moore. Released on WEA. Catalogue number: 2404072

Music 4: Extract from 'Adagio; Trio: Moderato Risoluto' by Shostakovitch From The CD 'Shostakovich: Symphony No.7 in C Major', Performed by BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Conducted by Mark Wigglesworth. Released on BIS. Catalogue No. GCD30193

Reading 3: 'Spiritual Perspectives on Globalisation.' By Ira Rifkind Published by Skylight Paths. ISBN: 1594730458.

Music 5: We Shall Overcome by Joan Baez. From 'We Shall Overcome' by Joan Baez. Released on Music of The World. Catalogue number: GCD 198333.

Reading 4: Excerpt from Is There No Love Can Link Us by Mervyn Peake. Published by Faber. ISBN: 0571107095.

Music 6: One by Bono from 'One' words by Bono, Music by U2. Performed by U2. Released on Island. Catalogue number: CID 515.

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