大象传媒

Mark Tully considers the enduring symbolism of pearls and the mystical properties with which they are endowed in myth and religious tradition.

The readers are Janice Acquah, William Gaminara and Frank Stirling.

Music

Music 1: 'Main Title' composed and conducted by Alex North. Available on Cleopatra Soundtrack. Released by Varese Sarabande.

Music 2: 'A String of Pearls' composed by Jerry Gray and Edgar De Lange, performed by The Glenn Miller Army Air Force Orchestra. Available on the album I Sustain The Wings Vol. II U.S.A 1943, released by Magic.

Music 3: 'Pearly Gates' by Blind Willie McTell. Released by Rhino Atlantic records.

Music 4: 'The Pearl' composed and performed by Harold Budd and Brian Eno. Available on 'The Pearl', released by EG records.

Music 5: 'The Pearl Fishers' composed by Georges Bizet. Available on the album Harry Enfield's Guide to Opera. Released on EMI Records.

Music 6: 'Pearl of Great Price' performed by the Enfield Shaker Singers. Available on the album I am Filled with Heavenly Treasures. Released by New World Records.

Readings

Reading 1: "Sweeney Todd" (anon)

Reading 2: 'The Pearl. Matthew 13' by George Herbert. Available in "Metaphysical Poetry". Published by Penguin Classics

Reading 3: "Artharvayeda" (anon)

Reading 4: 'What the Oyster Knows' by Henrietta Epstein from "The Necessary Pearl". Published by Red Hanrahan Press.

Reading 5: 'The Pearl Fisher' by Kenneth C Steven. Published by the National Poetry Foundation.

Reading 6: 'The Pearl of Great Price' by Peter Rollins. Available in "The Orthodox Heretic", published by Canterbury Press.

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