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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: Desire

Desire

BBC Radio 4 - Something Understood, Desire

Sarah Cuddon considers the meaning of desire.

Desire is about passion, but it's also about ambition. Sarah Cuddon reflects on the nature of desire.

Sarah Cuddon reflects on the nature of desire - full of passion, ambition, creativity and, potentially, danger.

She draws on the writings of Sharon Olds, Marie Colvin and Gwendolyn Brooks; the music of Edith Piaf, Felix Mendelssohn and Sweet Honey in the Rock and she talks to 90 year old Josephine about the undimmed power of her desires.

Produced by Alan Hall.
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.

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