with Tony Kearney
We talk to correspondent Bel Trew on the ground in Mosul, Iraq for the Pope's historic first visit to the country.
We hear from the Independent鈥檚 correspondent Bel Trew on the first ever visit from a Pope to Iraq.
Looking ahead to International Women鈥檚 Day on Monday 8th March, we talk to author Annabelle Williams about her book Why Women Are Poorer Than Men and What We Can Do About It. Then we reflect on the themes of International Women鈥檚 Day with Annabelle, plus Briana Pegado and Ruth Wishart.
Work has begun on re-building the historic Notre-Dame in Paris. It鈥檚 going to cost billions of dollars; would the money be better spent caring for the poor, or does the spiritual value of the cathedral justify such a huge amount? Tony talks to writer and journalist Agnes Poirier, and French religious affairs correspondent of The Tablet, Tom Heneghan.
It鈥檚 now a year since the first positive Covid test in Scotland and we鈥檙e rapidly approaching a year since lockdown began. Exploring how we might make sense of the anniversary is David Goodman and Agnes Poirier.
And Professor Evelyn Telfer tells us why poet and author Maya Angelou inspires her.
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Carole King
Where You Lead
- Carole King - Tapestry.
- Epic.
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tUnE-yArDs
hold yourself.
- 4AD.
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Suzanne Vega
Left Of Center
- Retrospective: The Best of Suzanne Vega.
- A&M records.
- 9.
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Patti Smith
People Have the Power
- Arista.
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Nina Simone
I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel To Be Free)
- The Greatest Hits.
- BMG.
- 2.
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Big Country
In a Big Country
- Without The Aid Of A Safety Net.
- EMI.
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Paul Simon
Graceland
- The Paul Simon Anthology (Disc 2).
- Warner Bros.
- 1.
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Billie Marten
Garden of Eden
- Fiction Records.
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The B鈥52s
Roam
- Cosmic Thing - The B52's.
- Reprise.
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- Sun 7 Mar 2021 08:00成人快手 Radio Scotland