Five minutes of civilised calm, recorded in East London, as the capital starts to wake up. Sign up at https://marcsalmanac.substack.com
With a poem by RS Thomas, A Day in Autumn.
"Having looked up
From the day’s chores, pause a minute..."
From the show:
Proverbs 2:8
Samuel Pepys sneaks a look backstage at Drury Lane in 1667
On this day: 5th October, 1919, the character actor Donald Pleasence is born in Worksop, the son of a stationmaster
On this day: 5th October, 1930, the airship R101 crashes in France, killing the Air Minister and 47 others, ending the British dream of an airship fleet to connect the British Empire
Music to wake you up – Christmas in Prison by John Prine
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The Hug – 14th May, 2021
For The Fallen – 7th May, 2021
Today – 30th April, 2021
Brave Horatius – 16th April, 2021
The Goodly Fere – 2nd April, 2021
Loveliest of Trees – 26th March, 2021
Absent in the Spring – 19th March, 2021
The Just – 12th March, 2021
The Skylark – 5th March, 2021
The Passionate Shepherd – 26th February, 2021
The Summer Day – 19th February, 2021
Now Winter Nights Enlarge – 12th February, 2021
5th February, 2021 – Evening
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