2016

Joy (5 June 2016)

[rtoc] Lord Sacks, the former Chief Rabbi, uses his debut presenting Something Understood to reflect on joy through music, prose and poetry and some profound insights from his own life. In a deep and moving programme Rabbi Sacks reflects on the difference between joy and happiness. The programme begins with a blast from Beethoven’s great …

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Death Be Not Proud (8 May 2016)

[rnotes] Death has been an inspiration to poets, authors, artists and composers throughout the centuries. The multi award winning poet, Professor Michael Symmons Roberts, devotes his debut presenting Something Understood to an intense reflection on the subject, its mystery and inevitability. Roberts has himself used death in his own work, notably in his poem Corpse …

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Lateral Thinking

Preface Introduction Use of this book The way the mind works Difference between lateral and vertical thinking Attitudes towards lateral thinking Basic nature of lateral thinking The use of lateral thinking Techniques The generation of alternatives Challenging assumptions Innovation Suspended judgement Design Dominant ideas and crucial factors Fractionation The reversal method Brainstorming Analogies Choice of …

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Jamie Cullum Prom

00:00:00 Introduction by Cullum, featuring rehearsal footage at Henry Wood Hall, about new talents featured in Prom.