Each week the programme examines some of the larger questions of life, taking a spiritual theme and exploring it through music, prose and poetry.
Programme details: Sunday 31 August 2008
Do You See What I See?
This programme is presented by Mike Wooldridge. Mike Speaks to Professor Raymond Tallis, author of 'The Kingdom of Infinite Space – A Fantastic Journey Around Your Head' published by Atlantic.
The readers are Sam Dastor and Adjoa Andoh.
Readings
Reading 1: An extract from Act IV, scene 3 from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' by William Shakespeare
Reading 2:An Extract from 'Consciousness: A User's Guide' by Adam Zeman. Published by Yale University Press
Reading 3:An extract from 'Disgrace' by J.M. Coetzee. Published by Vintage.
Reading 4:'Gradual Clearing' by Amy Clampitt. From 'Collected Poems' published by Faber
Music
Music 1: Main Title from the Original Soundtrack to 'Vantage Point' composed by Atli Orvarsson. Varese Sarabande.
Music 2: 'The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra' by Benjamin Britten.
Music 3: 'Couleurs de la Cite Celeste' by Messiaen. ERATO ECD71587.
Music 4: 'Eastern Eyes' track 2 from the album 'Human' by Nitin Sawhney. V2 VVR1021852.
Music 5: 'The Cave- Act II, Who is Ibrahim' by Steve Reich. From the album 'The Cave' NONESUCH 7559793272
Music 6: 'Same But Different' by Vashti Bunyan. From the album 'Lookaftering'. Published by Fat Cat Records.
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