Faith on the Frontline
The impact of combat on the religious beliefs of soldiers is examined through diaries from the First World War and poetry by Iraq War veteran Brian Turner.
The journalist Jo Fidgen examines how religious belief can be both diminished and strengthened during service on the frontline.
She talks with Padre Simon Rose of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment about his experiences in Afghanistan and with Brian Turner, the American poet who served in Iraq. And she also draws upon the writings of soldiers who saw action in the First World War, including the Padre Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy, and Vietnam (the poet Yusef Komunyakaa).
With music by Bobby McFerrin, Sheryl Crow, Ivor Gurney and Penderecki.
Produced by Alan Hall
A Falling Tree production for 大象传媒 Radio 4
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Bobby McFerrin
The 23rd Psalm
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Sheryl Crow
God Bless This Mess
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Bob Dylan
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Krzysztof Penderecki
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Billy Bragg
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Ian Bostridge
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John Ireland
Greater Love Hath No Man
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