Tigerish Waters
John McCarthy considers the importance of ambiguity and complexity.
John McCarthy considers the way that we can accommodate ambiguity and complexity.
The title of the programme comes from Louis MacNeice's poem "Entirely" which explores the way in which it is never possible to be "entirely" sure, or to have fully grasped a meaning, or to fully be in a moment.
Take a walk in an urban woodland: you can seek and find a sense of solitude whilst always being aware of the busy-ness around you and be aware, simultaneously, of the beauty of birdsong and the trundle of road traffic beyond the gates.
We hear from poets and writers who have explored not getting things "entirely" and found a kind of pleasure and peace in that acceptance. There are readings from Louise MacNeice, Kathleen Jamie and Michael Longley, and an interview with Tom Bolton who writes about London's secret rivers and lost neighbourhoods. The music is by You Are Wolf (Kerry Andrew), Toru Takemitsu, Kraftwerk and Elton John.
The readers are Peter Marinker, Sirine Saba and Joe Armstrong.
Producer: Natalie Steed
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Andrew Kerr
Cuckoo
Performer: You Are Wolf.- Hawk to the Hunting Gone.
- Stone Tape Recordings.
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Toru Takemitsu
Umi E (Toward The Sea): I. The Night
Performer: Duo Takemistsu.- Toru Takemistu in Memoriam.
- Denon Records.
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Elton John
Don鈥檛 Let the Sun Go Down on Me
Composer: Bernie Taupin. Performer: Elton John.- Caribou.
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Ralf H眉tter
Tour De France 2003
Composer: Florian Schneider. Composer: Florian Schneider. Composer: Maxime Schmitt. Composer: Fritz Hilpert. Performer: Kraftwerk.- Tour De France Soundtracks 2003.
- EMI.
Readings
Title: Entirely
Synopsis: Certainty and uncertainty explored in a poem which gives this edition its title.
Author: Louis MacNeice
Publisher: Faber and Faber
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Title: Spring Tide (part 3)
Synopsis: The spring tide extends the shoreline beyond its ordinary boundaries.
Author: Michael Longley
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
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Title: The PorchSynopsis:
Author: R S Thomas
Publisher: W&N; New Ed edition
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Title: extract from 鈥淒arkness and Light鈥� included in the collection, Findings
Synopsis: The author wants to sail North to experience complete darkness, but finds something else instead.
Author: Kathleen Jamie
Publisher: Sort Of Books
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Title: extract from Edgelands: Journeys Into England鈥檚 True Wilderness.
Synopsis: A manifesto calling for populated landscapes and the wildernesses of edgelands.
Author: Michael Symmons Roberts and Paul Farley
Publisher: Vintage
Broadcasts
- Sun 17 May 2015 06:05大象传媒 Radio 4
- Sun 17 May 2015 23:30大象传媒 Radio 4