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Peggy Lee's Is That All There Is?

The DocumentarySoul Music

Is That All There Is, the Leiber and Stoller song made famous by Peggy Lee, is based upon a short story by Thomas Mann called Disillusionmen', but those who know and love it feel it is inspirational rather than a cynical, world weary musical take on existentialism and the futility of life.

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27 minutes

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Sun 11 Oct 202018:32GMT
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  • Wed 7 Oct 202010:32GMT
    BBC World Service
  • Wed 7 Oct 202015:32GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa
  • Wed 7 Oct 202021:32GMT
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  • Wed 7 Oct 202022:32GMT
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  • Sat 10 Oct 202001:32GMT
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  • Sat 10 Oct 202007:32GMT
    BBC World Service except East Asia, Europe and the Middle East & South Asia
  • Sun 11 Oct 202018:32GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa