Remember You Are Dust
Writer and priest Malcolm Doney examines the cyclical nature of our existence on earth, how we are made of stardust and will one day become dust again.
Writer and priest Malcolm Doney examines the cyclical nature of our existence on earth, how we are made of stardust and will one day become dust again.
Malcolm explores the fact that we are composed of the same matter as the cosmos, arguing that this gives us a vital connection with the stars above our heads and the earth beneath our feet. He suggests that the earth builds us and we in turn shape the world; our actions leave a mark. This can have a profound effect on how we think of mind, body and soul.
The programme features the poetry of Derek Walcott who highlights how rooted we are to the earth, alongside readings from Guy Claxton which capture the wonder of having independent creative thought. Musical selections include Joni Mitchell's Woodstock and Jeff Buckley's haunting Corpus Christi Carol.
Presenter: Malcolm Doney
Producer: Jonathan O'Sullivan
A TBI Media production for 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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Music Played
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Joni Mitchell
Woodstock
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ANOHNI
Why Did You Separate Me From The Earth
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Jeff Buckley
Corpus Christi Carol
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Otis Redding
Pain In My Heart
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Mumford & Sons
Awake My Soul
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Joseph Haydn
Part II: 26. Achieved is the glorious work
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Tilge, H枚chster, meine S眉nden
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Like A Diamond
Tom Petty
Readings
Title: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Interview with Iris Schrijver
Author: 听听听听听听听听听听 Iris Schrijver
Publisher: 听听听听听听 National Geographic
Title:听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The Bible (NIV) - Genesis 2:7
Author: 听听听听听听听听听听 NA
Publisher:听听听听听听听 Hodder & Stoughton
Title:听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The Bible (NIV) - Genesis 1:31
Author: 听听听听听听听听听听 NA
Publisher:听听听听听听听 Hodder & Stoughton
Title: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Earth
Author: 听听听听听听听听听听 Derek Walcott
Publisher: 听听听听听听 Faber & Faber
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Title: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Art of the Commonplace, The: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry
Author: 听听听听听听听听听听 Wendell Berry
Publisher: 听听听听听听 Counterpoint
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Title: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The Wayward Mind: An Intimate History of the Unconscious
Author: 听听听听听听听听听听 Professor Guy Claxton
Publisher: 听听听听听听 Abacus
Title:听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The Bible (NIV) 鈥� Jeremiah 23:23-24
Author: 听听听听听听听听听听 NA
Publisher:听听听听听听听 Hodder & Stoughton
Title: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Hymn of the Universe
Author: 听听听听听听听听听听 Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Publisher:听听听听听听听 HarperCollins
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Title: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The Avatar
Author: 听听听听听听听听听听 Kerry Hardie
Publisher:听听听听听听听 The Gallery Press
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Title:听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Auguries of Innocence
Author: 听听听听听听听听听听 William Blake
Publisher:听听听听听听听 Viking Press
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Title: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Suddenly
Author: 听听听听听听听听听听 RS Thomas
Publisher:听听听听听听听 W&N
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Title: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey Leather Bound
Author: 听听听听听听听听听听 William Wordsworth
Publisher:听听听听听听听 Old Stile Press
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Title:听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The Bible (NIV) - Genesis 2:7
Author: 听听听听听听听听听听 NA
Publisher:听听听听听听听 Hodder & Stoughton
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Title: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Jesus Freak: Feeding Healing Raising the Dead
Author: 听听听听听听听听听听 Sara Miles
Publisher:听听听听听听听 Wiley
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Title: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The Structure of Genes from Corpus
Author: 听听听听听听听听听听 Michael Symmons Roberts
Publisher:听听听听听听听 Jonathan Cape
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Title: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture
Author: 听听听听听听听听听听 Wendell Berry
Publisher:听听听听听听听 Counterpoint
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Broadcasts
- Sun 15 Jan 2017 06:05大象传媒 Radio 4
- Sun 15 Jan 2017 23:30大象传媒 Radio 4