Popularity
Mark Tully investigates the contemporary drive for popularity in life, art and politics - with priest and PR expert Rob Marshall and readings by Alistair McGowan and Emma Cunniffe.
The drive for popularity - in life, in art, at work and in politics - has never been stronger. Many court it, others seek to avoid it, most will be affected by it one way or another.
Mark Tully considers the potential of popularity, for good and for ill. He examines the preconceptions about it, the power it has for positive change and the dangers it can present.
He talks to broadcaster, priest and public relations expert Rob Marshall about popularity in religion and in politics, and there are readings and music from Angela Carter, Philip Glass, Helen Fielding, Ned Rorem, William Walton and William Shakespeare.
The readers are Alistair McGowan and Emma Cunniffe.
Presenter: Mark Tully
Producer: Frank Stirling
A 7digital production for 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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William Walton
Popular Song
Performer: Maurice De Abravanel; Janet Bookspan; David Epstein.- Walton: Belshazzar's Feast; Facade.
- Vox.
- 8153.
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Maurice Ravel
Bolero
Performer: The Johann Strauss Orchestra; Andre Rieu.- Forever Vienna.
- Decca.
- 001-001.
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Philip Glass
Knee Play 3
Performer: Michael Riesman; The Philip Glass Ensemble.- Philip Glass: Einstein on the Beach Disc 2.
- Sony Classical.
- 88697985152.
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Constant Lambert
The Rio Grande
Performer: English Northern Philharmonia; David Lloyd-Jones.- Summer's Last Will and Testament, The Rio Grande & Aubade heroique.
- Hyperion.
- CDH55388.
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Zolt谩n Kod谩ly
Variations on a Hungarian Folk Song for Orchestra 'The Peacock'
Performer: Philharmonia Hungarica; Antal Dorati.- Kod谩ly: H谩ry J谩nos Suite, Dances of Gal谩nta, Peacock Variations, Summer Evening, Symphony in C etc.
- Decca.
- 443 006-2.
Readings
Title: Popularity Explaied
Author: Alex Freedman
Published by Ravi Seyed Mahmoud
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Title: Nights at the Circus听
Author: Angela Carter听
Published by Picador
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Title: The Leader Poem听
Author: Roger McGough听
Found in 'Poems on the Underground'
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Title: Bridget Jones' Diary听
Author: Helen Fielding听
Published by Picador
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Title: The Popular Novelist Speaks听
Author: William Bell听
Published by Poetry Foundation
Title: Julius Caesar听
Author: William Shakespeare
Broadcasts
- Sun 10 Dec 2017 06:05大象传媒 Radio 4
- Sun 10 Dec 2017 23:30大象传媒 Radio 4