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As part of Radio 2's Faith in the World programming,
Ernie Rea assesses the power of prayer in dealing with illness, heartache, incarceration and loss. Contributors include Archbishop Desmond Tutu , Dr Raj Persaud , Rabbi Jackie Mason ,
Dr Maya Angelou , musician and songwriter Jah Wobble , and Dr Mitchell Krucoff from the Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina.
Producer Rosemary Foxcroft

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Ernie Rea
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Desmond Tutu
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Dr Raj Persaud
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Rabbi Jackie Mason
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Dr Maya Angelou
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Jah Wobble
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Dr Mitchell Krucoff
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Rosemary Foxcroft

New series 1/6. Russell Davies pays tribute to Tommy Dorsey , who died in 1956, aged 51, following an astonishing career as trombonist and band leader during the swing era of the 30s and 40s. Described as ambitious, bullying and pugnacious, Dorsey - brother of big-band star Jimmy Dorsey - charted with over 180 hits, including 17 US number ones. Defining recordings include The Music Goes Round and Round, Song of India, Marie, Once in a While, Music,
Maestro, Please, Boogie Woogie , On the Sunny Side of the Street, Opus One and, with Frank Sinatra and the Pied Pipers, /'1/ Never Smile Again and There Are Such Things. Producer Graham Pass

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Russell Davies
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Tommy Dorsey
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Jimmy Dorsey
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Boogie Woogie
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Frank Sinatra

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