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A Fearful Symmetry

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

On this day in 1945 the white heat of the atom bomb obliterated the city of Hiroshima. It is also the Christian Feast of the Transfiguration. The BBC
Philharmonic unites with the voices of Fiona Shaw and Robert Tear to explore the "fearful symmetry" between the light of destruction and the light of salvation. Introduced by Mark Lawson who is in conversation with poet Michael Symmons Roberts and composer James Whitbourn. Producer Denis Nowan (R)

Contributors

Performer:
Fiona Shaw
Performer:
Robert Tear
Introduced By:
Mark Lawson
Guest:
Michael Symmons Roberts
Guest:
James Whitbourn
Producer:
Denis Nowan
Source: Radio Times

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