大象传媒

In Something Understood this week Mike Wooldridge considers 鈥淭he Tree of Life鈥� - one of the most enduring and universal symbols of life and connectedness, from Genesis to Darwin to DNA, in conversation with the geneticist Professor Steve Jones.

Music 1: DNA, performed by Ludovico Einaudi & Marco Decimo. Available on the album, Una Mattina.

Reading 1: When I Am Among Trees, from the book Thirst by Mary Oliver, published by Bloodaxe.

Music 2: Summerisle (The Maypole Song), performed by Mediaeval Baebes. Available on the album, Undrentide, released by RCA.

Reading 2: A Legend of Kiwi, written by Ron Bacon and published by Waiatarua Publishing Co Ltd.

Music 3: MM52: Wolf Cycle performed by Mungo Martin (Hanagalasu). Available on the album, Kwakiutl: Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest.

Reading 3: Yggdrasill: The World Tree from the book The Viking Gods, translated by Jean I Young. Published by Gudrun Publishing Ltd.

Music 4: Arbol de la Vida, performed by Lila Downs. Available on the album, Tree of Life, released by Narada.

Reading 4: The Great Work written by Thomas Berry and published by Bell Tower.

Music 5: The Secrets of the Life Tree, performed by Kroke. Available on the album, Live at the Pit.

Reading 5: The Giver of Life, written by Kenneth Steven and available in the book Iona. Published by Saint Andrew Press.

Music 6: The Song of the Tree of Life, composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams and performed by Andrew Lumsden, Robert Sharpe & The Choristers of Lichfield Cathedral. Available on the album, Begone Dull Care.

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