Something Understood

Original version

BBC Radio 4 LW

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

BBC Radio 4 FM

Something Understood: The Unfamiliar

Embracing the Classical

The Unfamiliar

BBC Radio 4 - Something Understood, The Unfamiliar

Mark Tully considers the mysterious appeal of unfamiliar things.

Mark Tully explores the attraction of the unfamiliar – the draw of unfamiliar places, the delight of fresh experiences and the positive pleasures of discovering new things. 

The attractions of unfamiliarity are many - a cure for ennui, antidote to monotony, stimulation for jaded appetites. What is it about the strange, the new or the exotic that exerts such an appeal? 

Mark Tully explores the attraction of the unfamiliar and the important role our hunger for new places, new people, new fashions and new experiences plays in understanding the world. 

There is music from Gavin Bryars, Claude Debussy and Johnny Cash and readings from John Masefield, Rita Dove and philosopher Dale Andrews.

The readers are Paapa Essiedu and Emma Pallant.

Producer: Frank Stirling
A Unique production for BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 4

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Something Understood

The Unfamiliar

Genres

Brand

BBC Radio 4 LW

About BBC Radio 4