Walking a Mile in Another Man's Shoes
Mark Tully discusses the role of empathy in politics, religion, medicine and the arts. With veteran politician Tony Benn, and readings by Harriet Walter and Tim Pigott-Smith.
As the old saying has it, "Before you judge a man, you must walk a mile in his shoes".
At a time when some claim divisions in society to be widening, Mark Tully examines the place of empathy in politics, religion, medicine, popular culture and the arts. He tries to establish the difference between empathy, pity and compassion and consults the works of thinkers and writers - ranging from Jain Mystic Shrimad Rajchandra to T.S. Eliot and comic poet Shel Silverstein.
Mark also talks to veteran politician Tony Benn about the importance of developing empathy in political life and plays music by Mozart, Mark Campbell and the Bhutanese monk, Lama Gyurme.
The readers are Harriet Walter and Tim Pigott-Smith.
Producer: Frank Stirling
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Allegro from Sinfonia Concertante in E Flat Major
Performer: West-Eastern Divan Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim
- West-Eastern Divan Orchestra/Barenboim 鈥� Mozart/Beethoven.
- Warner Classics.
- 256462791-2.
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Joe South
Walk A Mile In My Shoes
Performer: Joe South and the Believers
- Classic Masters.
- Capitol Catalog.
- #37469.
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Billy Strayhorn
Take The 'A' Train
Performer: Duke Ellington
- Forever Gold 鈥� Take the 鈥楢鈥� Train.
- Play Digital.
- B0046ZMKXK.
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Elmer Bernstein
Main Title Theme from "To Kill A Mockingbird"
Performer: Conducted by Elmer Berstein
- Music from the Motion Picture 鈥淭o Kill A Mockingbird鈥�.
- Mainstream Records.
- MDCD 602.
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Franz Xaver Gruber, lyrics by Joseph Mohr
Stille Nacht
Performer: Philippe Rombi and the London Symphony Orchestra
- Joyeux No毛l (Original Soundtrack).
- EMI.
- 338279.
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Trad.
Chenrezi Pure Land Prayer
Performer: Lama Gyurme & Jean-Philippe Rykiel
- Rain of Blessings: Vajra Chants.
- RealWorld.
- 724384881429.
Readings
Title:听 Atma Siddhi
Author: 听Shrimad Rajchandra, trans. Chandrika
Publisher: 听听Vakils,Feffer & Simons
ISBN-10: 8187111828
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Title:听 鈥楾racy Says鈥� from Woman: Selected Poems
Author: 听Agnes Meadows
Publisher: 听Flipped Eye Publishing
ISBN-10: 0954224714
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Title:听 To Kill A Mockingbird
Author: 听Harper Lee
Publisher: Arrow
ISBN-10: 0099549484
听
Title: 鈥楧ulce et Decorum Est鈥� from The Collected Poems of Wilfred Owen
Author: Wilfred Owen
Publisher: 听New Direction Publishing
ISBN-10: 0811201325
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Title:听 鈥楶oint of View鈥� from Where The Sidewalk Ends
Author: Shel Silverstein
Publisher: 听Particular Books
ISBN-10: 1846143845
Broadcasts
- Sun 2 Jun 2013 06:05鲍鱼tv Radio 4
- Sun 2 Jun 2013 23:30鲍鱼tv Radio 4
- Sun 15 Mar 2020 06:05鲍鱼tv Radio 4
- Sun 15 Mar 2020 23:30鲍鱼tv Radio 4