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 BBC 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, Höchster, meine Sünden
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Like A Diamond
Tom Petty
Readings
Title: Interview with Iris Schrijver
Author: Iris Schrijver
Publisher: National Geographic
Title: The Bible (NIV) - Genesis 2:7
Author: NA
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Title: The Bible (NIV) - Genesis 1:31
Author: NA
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Title: Earth
Author: Derek Walcott
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Title: Art of the Commonplace, The: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry
Author: Wendell Berry
Publisher: Counterpoint
Title: The Wayward Mind: An Intimate History of the Unconscious
Author: Professor Guy Claxton
Publisher: Abacus
Title: The Bible (NIV) – Jeremiah 23:23-24
Author: NA
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Title: Hymn of the Universe
Author: Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Publisher: HarperCollins
Title: The Avatar
Author: Kerry Hardie
Publisher: The Gallery Press
Title: Auguries of Innocence
Author: William Blake
Publisher: Viking Press
Title: Suddenly
Author: RS Thomas
Publisher: W&N
Title: Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey Leather Bound
Author: William Wordsworth
Publisher: Old Stile Press
Title: The Bible (NIV) - Genesis 2:7
Author: NA
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Title: Jesus Freak: Feeding Healing Raising the Dead
Author: Sara Miles
Publisher: Wiley
Title: The Structure of Genes from Corpus
Author: Michael Symmons Roberts
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Title: The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture
Author: Wendell Berry
Publisher: Counterpoint
Broadcasts
- Sun 15 Jan 201706:05BBC Radio 4
- Sun 15 Jan 201723:30BBC Radio 4
