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 Lord Macaulay, an extract from Horatius.
"And how can man die better
Than facing fearful odds,
For the ashes of his fathers,
And the temples of his Gods..."
From the show:
Opening/closing music courtesy of Chillhop: Philanthrope, Leavv - What Was Before https://chll.to/d6b0ec27
On this day: 16th April, 1953, the Queen launches the Royal Yacht, Britannia
On this day: 16th April, 1889, Charles Chaplin is born in Walworth, London
Music to wake you up – No I in Beer by Brad Paisley
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