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Exploration

Drawing on the words of explorer Eric Shipton, British writer and mountaineer Stephen Venables considers the importance of exploration.

"There are few treasures of more lasting worth than the experiences of a way of life that is in itself wholly satisfying. Such, after all, are the only possessions of which no fate, no cosmic catastrophe, can deprive us; nothing can alter the fact if for one moment in eternity we have really lived."

Drawing on these words from the explorer Eric Shipton, the British writer and mountaineer Stephen Venables considers the importance of exploration.

Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree production for 大象传媒 Radio 4.

30 minutes

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Sun 22 Jun 2014 23:30
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Music Played

  • Upon that Mountain by Eric Shipton

    Autobiography of the explorer Eric Shipton

  • The Prelude by William Wordsworth

    Wordsworth describes a late night boat trip in which he stole a boat and rowed across Ullswater

  • Collected Letters by Gertrude Bell

    The explorer Gertrude Bell recounts a stormy night spent on a mountain.

  • Mischief in Patagonia by H.W. Tilman

    The mountaineer and explorer Bill Tilman reflects on making landfall after a long ocean crossing

  • The Tower by W.B. Yeats

    A man remembers his youth and reflects on past adventures in old age

  • Marco Polo at Finisterre by Matthew Brenneman

    Marco Polo reflects on venturing into the unknown

  • Upon that Mountain by Eric Shipton

    Autobiography of the explorer Eric Shipton

  • Robert Schumann

    Kinderszenen, Op. 15: 13. Der Dichter spricht

    Performer: Radu Lupu.
    • Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Kinderszenen & Kreisleriana (Classic FM: The Full Works).
    • Decca.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Songs of Travel: The Vagabond

    Performer: Iain Burnside. Performer: Roderick Williams.
    • Vaughn Williams: Songs of Travel.
    • Naxos.

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No. 4 in G: I. Bed盲chtig. Nicht eilen - Recht gem盲chlich

    Performer: Berliner Philharmoniker. Performer: Claudio Abbado. Performer: Ren茅e Fleming.
    • Mahler: Symphonie No.4 - Berg: 7 fr眉he Lieder.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes Opus 33a- Storm

    Performer: Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.
    • Canadian Carnival / Serenade / Four Sea Interludes / Simple Symphony.
    • CBC Records.

  • Richard Strauss

    Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony), Op. 64: IXX. Gewitter und Sturm, Absteig (Thunder and Storm, Descent)

    Performer: Antoni Wit. Performer: Staatskapelle Weimar.
    • Strauss: An Alpine Symphony (Eine Alpensinfonie), Op. 64.
    • Naxos.

  • Olivier Messiaen

    Quator pour la fin du temps (Quartet for the End of Time): I. Liturgie de Cristal (Crystal Liturgy)

    Performer: Chamber Music Northwest.
    • Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time - Bartok: Contrasts.
    • Naxos.

  • Robert Schumann

    Kinderszenen, Op. 15: 13. Der Dichter spricht

    Performer: Radu Lupu.
    • Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Kinderszenen & Kreisleriana (Classic FM: The Full Works).
    • Decca.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 22 Jun 2014 06:05
    大象传媒 Radio 4
  • Sun 22 Jun 2014 23:30
    大象传媒 Radio 4