I Don't Believe in Being Lost
Broadcaster Anita Rani explores the significance of being lost, both physically and spiritually. She talks to Reverend Peter Owen-Jones about his experiences in the wilderness.
Broadcaster Anita Rani explores the significance of being lost, both physically and spiritually. Drawing on a broad range of music and texts, from the Qawwali of Sufi Islam to the fairytales of the Brothers Grimm, Anita illustrates the importance of losing oneself in culture and spirituality.
In some ways, Anita doesn't believe in being lost if there's a map, a signpost or even a person to ask, it's possible to get where you need to be. On another level we are all incredibly lost throughout our lives. From birth until death there's no plan and no map, just meanderings and different destinations. How does this feeling of being lost manifest itself in our existence, physically, mentally and spiritually?
Anita reflects on the nature of being lost with Reverend Peter Owen Jones, priest, award-winning television presenter and author, described by the Times as "the bravest vicar in Britain". Peter has journeyed deep into the wilderness in the footsteps of St Anthony. In a hermit's cell in the heart of the Egyptian Sinai Desert, he lived alone. The experience, he says, withered his illusions and allowed him to see things as they really are.
Producer: Jo Coombs
A Loftus production for 大象传媒 Radio 4
Last on
More episodes
Previous
Music Played
-
![]()
Burl Ives
Wayfaring Stranger
-
![]()
AR Rahman
Bombay Theme
- Bombay.
- Decca.
-
![]()
Bach
Prelude 2 Well Tempered Clavier
Performer: Dick Hyman.- Melinda et Melinda.
-
![]()
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Shahbaaz Qalander
Performer: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Qawwal and Party. -
![]()
Jepht茅 Guillaume
The Prayer Acoustic Mix
Composer: Daniel Beaubrun.
Poetry/Prose Included in the programme
Extract from 鈥淭he Life of Pi鈥� by Yann Martel. Published by Canongate Books, 2003.
听
鈥淕oing to Spend a Night Alone at the Hsien-Yu Temple鈥� by anonymous. A 9th Century Chinese Poem.
听
鈥淭he Little Boy Lost鈥� and 鈥淭he Little Boy Found鈥� by William Blake, from 鈥淪ongs of Innocence and of Experience鈥�. Published by Oxford University Press, 1977.
听
鈥淟ost and Found鈥� by David Hollies. Unpublished poem, used with permission of his widow, Gail Hollies.
听
Extract from the Ramayana, abridged and translated by Arshia Sattar. Published by Penguin Global, 2000.
听
Broadcasts
- Sun 28 Nov 2010 06:05大象传媒 Radio 4 FM
- Sun 28 Nov 2010 23:30大象传媒 Radio 4 FM
- Sun 4 Oct 2020 06:05大象传媒 Radio 4
- Sun 4 Oct 2020 23:30大象传媒 Radio 4