Letting Your Hair Down
Mark Tully discusses the importance of openness, friendship and kicking over the traces in a programme all about 'letting your hair down'.
Mark Tully presents an edition of Something Understood on 'Letting Your Hair Down', in which he goes to the pub, talks with friends and tests the premise that kicking over the traces and relaxing is healthy mentally and spiritually.
In a roistering programme about the importance of celebrating, relaxing and pushing the boat out once in a while, he examines the pros and cons of letting our hair down and asks where we should draw the line and what the types of rest and recreation that we ought to take seriously are: from food and drink to laughter and friendship.
The programme draws on the writings of an eclectic bunch this week, with readings from St Thomas Aquinas, Graham Greene, Casanova and John Masefield and with music from Mozart, Elgar and Fats Waller.
The readers are Kenneth Cranham and Isla Blair.
Producer: Frank Stirling
An Unique production for 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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Music Played
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Ross Parker
We'll Meet Again
Composer: Hughie Charles & Ross Parker
- 50 Classic Pub Songs.
- Silva Screen.
- PUBC 50.
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Edward Elgar
The Apostles
Performer: Edward Elgar
- The Very Best Of Elgar CD2.
- Naxos.
- W 145094.
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Carole King
You've Got A Friend
Performer: James Taylor and Carole King
- Live at the Troubador.
- UMTV.
- 0888072320536.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Champagne Aria
Performer: Daniel Barenboim
- Don Giovanni.
- Erato.
- 2292-45588-2 DD.
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Loreena McKennitt
All Souls Night
Performer: Loreena McKennitt
- The Visit.
- WEA.
- 1751514.
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Fats Waller
Two Sleepy People
Performer: Fats Waller
- Fun with Fats.
- Charly Records.
- CDCD 1004.
Broadcast
- Sun 17 Jul 2011 06:05大象传媒 Radio 4