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	Sundays 06:05-06:35 Rpt: Sunday 23:30-24:00
	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 28 September 2008
	Freely Given Today’s programme was presented by Mark Tully. In today’s programme, Mark speaks to Lewis Hyde. His book ‘The Gift: How the Creative Spirit Transforms the world is published by Canongate. The readers were William Gaminara, Emily Raymond and Frank Stirling. Readings Reading 1: Extract from ‘The Overspent American’ by Juliet B.Schor (pp88-90) Published by Basic Books/ Perseus Books (U.S) Reading 2: ‘In my Craft or Sullen Art’ by Dylan Thomas from ‘Poetry 1900-1975’ Published by Longman And ‘Collective Poems’ by J.M Drat Reading 3: Extract from ‘Self Help’ from ‘Culture and Society in Britain 1850-1890’ by Samuel Smiles Published by Oxford University Press Reading 4: ‘The Strangest Gift’ by Kenneth Steven Published by Saint Andrew Press Reading 5: ‘The Call’ by Oriah Mountain Dreamer (p148) Published by Harper Collins Music Music 1: ‘Ye Sacred Muses’ composed by William Byrd.From the album ‘Songs of Sundrie Natures’ EMI CDC7479612. Music 2: ‘Sacred Shabat’ by Loreena McKennitt. From the album ‘An Ancient Muse’. QR QRCD1009 Music 3: ‘Art for Art’s Sake’ by 10cc. From ‘10cc: Very Best Of’. MERCURY 5346122 Music 4: ‘An American In Paris’ by George Gershwin. From the album ‘An American In Paris etc’ EMI CDD764842. Music 5: ‘Concord Piano Sonata (No. 2)’ by Charles Ives. Music 6: ‘Musica Dei Dominum’ composed by John Rutter. From the album ‘A Garland for Linda: Various Artists’. EMI CDC5569612 Something Understood is a Unique production for BBC Radio 4.










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