Five minutes of civilised calm, recorded in the peace of the English countryside. Sign up at https://marcsalmanac.substack.com
With a poem by CP Cavafy, Waiting for the Barbarians.
"What are we waiting for, assembled in the forum?
The barbarians are due here today...."
From the show:
On this day: 15th June, 1215, King John sets his seal to Magna Carta, explicitly establishing the rule of law, governing the ruler and the ruled alike
On this day: 15th June, 1911, Wilbert Vere Awdrey was born in Ampfield, Hampshire. An Anglican vicar and railway enthusiast, he would create Thomas the Tank Engine in 1943 to amuse his son Christopher who was ill with the measles.
Music to wake you up – Revolution by The Beatles
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11th June, 2020 – Mowing
10th June, 2020 – Bright is the Ring of Words
9th June, 2020 – Tarantella
8th June, 2020 – The Pylons
5th June, 2020 – It is not growing like a tree...
4th June, 2020 – Ah, for a man...
3rd June, 2020 – An English Light
2nd June, 2020 – Drummer Hodge
1st June, 2020 – The Lake Isle of Innisfree
29th May, 2020 – The Whitsun Weddings
28th May, 2020 – East Coker
27th May, 2020 – Prague
26th May, 2020 – i thank You, God
22nd May, 2020 – The Rolling English Road
21st May, 2020 – A Walk
20th May, 2020 – The School of York
19th May, 2020 – Ode to a Nightingale
18th May, 2020 – When in Disgrace with Fortune
15th May, 2020 – The Things That Haven't Been Done
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