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Religion & Ethics

Ethical and religious discussion that examines some of the larger questions of life

Ethical and religious discussion that examines some of the larger questions of life, taking a spiritual theme and exploring it through music, prose and poetry

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Something Understood: Life on Hold

Life on Hold

19/08/2012

BBC Radio 4 - Something Understood, Life on Hold

Elaine Storkey reflects on the moments when our normal lives are put on hold.

Elaine Storkey reflects on the moments when our normal lives are put on hold. What does it mean for your ordinary life to be suddenly, unexpectedly interrupted?

What does it mean for our ordinary lives to be unexpectedly interrupted? When we struggle with a bereavement, caring for a loved one or attempt to recover after being suddenly uprooted, we can feel that time has come to a stand still. 

Elaine Storkey reflects on the moments when we experience an unexpected pause in our normal lives and how we learn to set them in motion again. 

With readings from John Milton, Anne Enright and Nahida Izzat and music by Paul Robeson, Bach and Mahalia Jackson.


Produced by Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4.

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