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Where It Was

Newfoundlander Chris Brookes reflects on how the past is written not just into our memories, but also into our identities and the landscapes we inhabit.

Broadcaster Chris Brookes is Canadian - or, more accurately, a Newfoundlander. He reflects on how the past is written not just into our memories, but also into our identities and the landscapes we inhabit - drawing upon his experiences of living in earthquake-damaged Nicaragua, as well as among the declining fishing communities of Newfoundland.

With readings from writers including Howard Nemerov, Bishop Tutu, Billy Collins and Julian Barnes and music from Ella Fitzgerald, JS Bach and Diana Krall.

Readers: David Westhead and Kerry Shale
Produced by Alan Hall.
A Falling Tree production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

28 minutes

Last on

Sun 20 Sep 2020 23:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Ultima Ratio Reagan by Howard Nemerov

    The American poet Howard NemerovΒ’s indictment of Ronald Reagan and the Vietnam war.

  • Volume 1, Truth & Reconciliation Commission of South Africa Report, 1998 by Archbishop Desmond Tutu

    Archbishop TutuΒ’s assesses the work of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission.

  • Forgetfulness by Billy Collins

    A reminder of the inevitability and impact of memory loss as we age.

  • Musicophilia:Tales of Music and the Brain by Oliver Sacks

    Neurologist, Oliver Sacks,investigates the ways in which music affects the brain.

  • Nothing to Be Frightened Of by Julian Barnes

    Julian BarnesΒ’ memoir on mortality that touches on faith and science and family.

  • I Belong There by Mahmoud Darwish

    Mahmoud Darwish remembers is homeland of Palestine.

  • Carlos MejΓ­a Godoy

    Nicaragua, Nicaraguita

    • Aromas de Libertad.
    • Cargo Music.

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    (You Forgot to) Remember

    • Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook.
    • Hallmark.

  • The Oscar Peterson Trio

    Hymn to Freedom

    • Night Train.
    • Verve.

  • Florilegium

    Andante Spirituoso

    • Bolivian Baroque, Vol 2: Mission from the Missiona and La Plata.
    • Channel Classics.

  • Glenn Gould

    Prelude & Fugue in B Flat Major

    • Bach: The Art of the Fugue.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Diana Krall

    I Remember You

    • The Look of Love.
    • Verve.

  • Jonathan Welch and the Voices from the Inside Choir

    By the Waters of Babylon

    • Jail Birds Β– Voices from Inside.
    • ABC Music.

  • Finest Kind

    No More Fish, No Fishermen

    • HeartΒ’s Delight.
    • Fallen Angle Records.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 23 Mar 2014 06:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Sun 23 Mar 2014 23:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Sun 20 Sep 2020 06:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Sun 20 Sep 2020 23:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4