High Flight
Kester Brewin reflects on our yearning to slip 'the surly bonds of earth, and dance the skies'. With music by Arvo Part, Bonnie Prince Billy and Jeff Buckley.
Inspired by memories of a childhood visit to the cinema to see Star Wars, Kester Brewin reflects on our yearning to fly - or, in the words of World War Two pilot John Magee, to slip 'the surly bonds of earth, And dance the skies on laughter-silvered wings'.
He talks with the philosopher Simon Critchley and draws on writings from Revelations, Julian Barnes, Clive James and a recently deceased friend.
With music by Arvo Pärt, Bonnie Prince Billy and Jeff Buckley.
Readers: Felicity Finch, Ella Kenion and Sam West.
Produced by Alan Hall
A Falling Tree production for ±«Óătv Radio 4.
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John Williams
Hologram / Binary Sunset from ‘Stars Wars’
- The Music of Star Wars.
- Sony Music.
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Bonnie “Prince” Billy
Lay and Love
- The Letting Go.
- Domino Recording.
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Jacques Brel
My Childhood
Performer: Elly Stone.- Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris.
- Sony.
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Arvo Pärt
Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten
- Tabula Rasa.
- ECM.
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Ry Cooder
Cancion Mixteca
- Paris, Texas.
- Warner Bros.
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Other Lives
Dust Bowl III
- Tamer Animals.
- Play It Again Sam.
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Leonard Cohen
Hallelujah
Performer: Jeff Buckley.- Grace.
- Columbia.
Readings
Title: High Flight
Author: John Gillespie Magee
Title: Holy Bible, Book of Revelation 21: 1-4
Title: Levels of Life
Author: Julian Barnes
Title: Japanese Maple
Author: Clive James
Title: Cancer is vicious …
Author: Nic’s Cancer Diary
Broadcasts
- Sun 23 Nov 2014 06:05±«Óătv Radio 4
- Sun 23 Nov 2014 23:30±«Óătv Radio 4