BBC Songs of Praise
‘Caroline, or Change’ A Symposium On Death by Charlotte Wood is a contemplative and touching study of Charlotte’s first transatlantic journey aboard the Orient Express. Biography by Irina Yarovaya, tells of Rose’s her own journey from a controlling yet empathetic mother in the middle of the USSR, to driving ladies in the mining industry in Turin, and ultimately to an open world where life seems more real, full of adventure, and so, more satisfying.
My Favorite Fiction by Cecilia Cheung and Catherine Huang is an anthology of short fiction that transports us beyond our familiar narratives, to the beauty and mystery of island life in Vietnam. Egoic Rebellion by K.M. Langbreath, makes us believe in the interconnectedness of all people.
Sport by Lorenz Kofler dwells on the impact sport has on our lives. Sunglasses Head is a childlike story of a pug chosen at random to go on the slopes of Mount Tanja in Kazakhstan, and the naivety of her experience there. The Rainer Five by Nils Eldrup is about one man’s fight to overcome life’s challenges.
The Novelist by Carole Thomsen is about two women – a schoolmaster and a professional scientist – whose contrasting journeys must come together. Seventeen Seconds by Lila Younger tells of a director on a corporate holiday who meets a woman who tells her of the unexpected death of her sister. The Book Of Tears by Jeanette Winterson follows a girl who has been injured by a teenage bully. Louise Erdrich’s The Round House is about two teenage sisters who are interrupted by an outsider in the small community they live in.
Other documentaries,
The Story of Love by Ami Gosht and Alain Duhamel who interrogate the nature of love and the mysteries it might conceal. When Men Say They Love By Hilary Swank explores the unique nature of masculinity through the life of a teenage soccer player. Round Three: The Family I Grew Up With by James Spader examines a family history of imprisonment, violence and suicide. Leo’s Choice by Michael Douglas and Gene Simmons explores the lessons and lessons learned from fatherhood. Nigel Fox, an animal loving mother, shows us what it feels like to raise the perfect child.
Music choices by JE, et peter:
Barbra Streisand – We Were Young And Free
Coldplay – Lost!
Coldplay – X
Coldplay – This Is how we do it
Coldplay – Miss Sky
George Michael – Let Me go Fly a Kite
Michael Jackson – Maria
M: PCH (meet me in a few years)
Tina Turner – I’m A Woman
Van Morrison – My Troubles (the good kind)
Queen – Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Queen – Live at Leeds – 1974
Queen – Major Minus
Queen – We Will Rock You
Queen – We Are the Champions
The original songs
Barbra Streisand – I’m A Woman
Coldplay – Lost!
Coldplay – X
Coldplay – Miss Sky
Coldplay – This Is how we do it
Coldplay – We Will Rock You
Coldplay – When the Queen Comes
Coldplay – Mercy
Coldplay – Viva La Vida
Coldplay – Fix You
Coldplay – Me and My Soul
Coldplay – Yellow
Coldplay – Fix You
Coldplay – Staring at the Sun
Coldplay – Speed of Sound
Coldplay – Paradise
Coldplay – X&Y
Coldplay – Paradise
Coldplay – Wind
Coldplay – Fix You
Coldplay – Roy Orbison
Coldplay – Welsh Woman
Coldplay – Touch
Coldplay – Speed of Sound
Coldplay – Volition
Hannah Ferrier’s Children’s Stories
