18/12/2011
John Purser presents a selection of programmes from the Scotland's Music series, all with a religious flavour.
Last on
Chapters
-
Iona 鈥� St Columba鈥檚 Story
John Purser explores the life and legend of St Columba.
Duration: 26:45
The Fairy Hill
John Purser takes a trip into the half world between beliefs, imaginings, dream and longings.
Duration: 27:07
Mungo & Merlin
John Purser dips into the Welsh roots of St Kentigern 鈥� Glasgow鈥檚 St Mungo 鈥� and explores the weird relationship between Mungo and Merlin.
Duration: 26:32
A Pilgrimage to St Andrews
John Purser follows in the footsteps of the millions of people down through the centuries who have made the pilgrimage to St Andrews鈥�..and it wasn鈥檛 for golf!
Duration: 26:47
Scots in Europe 鈥� Drunk and Sober
In this chapter, we hear a ballad of shipwreck and meet some drunken monks and a sober saint!
Duration: 26:54
O Bone Jesu
This programme features a profoundly penitent Scottish King, and two pieces of the most beautiful music penned by a Scot.
Duration: 25:50
Farewell to the Moon Goddess
John Purser explores the great changes which the Reformation made to the world of religious music.
Duration: 26:40
Double Think
John Purser discovers that not all good Christians were as good as they might have been, and that the sacred and the secular have to learn to live alongside each other.
Duration: 26:11
Gentle Divinity
John Purser takes us on a musical journey from the Wilds of Scotland to Edinburgh, then Germany, ending back in Scotland at St Andrews.
Duration: 26:44
William and Ottelie
In this programme John Purser features the work of composer William Wallace and explains how he celebrates love through his work.
Duration: 27:21
Heaven & Hell
John Purser takes a look at the darker side of religious music..that representing Hell, although he does return to the beautiful music of Heaven by the end of the programme!
Duration: 27:03
New Religions
John Purser explores the music of the 鈥楴ew Religions鈥�, interviewing 1980s Pop Idol Bill Drumond and ending the programme listening to MacMillan鈥檚 arrangement of "O Come, O Come Emmanuel"
Duration: 29:12
Broadcast
- Sun 18 Dec 2011 00:30大象传媒 Radio Scotland
Related Content