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A poem from Geoffrey's memorial service
THE SINGING CAT
By Stevie Smith
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It was a little captive cat
Upon a crowded train
His mistress takes him from his box
To ease his fretful pain.听
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She holds him tight upon her knee
听The graceful animal
And all the people look at him
听He is so beautiful.
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But oh he pricks and oh he prods
听And turns upon her knee
Then lifteth up his innocent voice
听In plaintive melody.
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He lifteth up his innocent voice
听He lifteth up, he singeth
And to each human countenance
听A smile of grace he bringeth.
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He lifteth up his innocent paw
听Upon her breast he clingeth
And everybody cries, Behold
听The cat, the cat that singeth.
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He lifteth up his innocent voice
听He lifteth up, he singeth
And all the people warm themselves
听In the love his beauty bringeth.听
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Poetry on Doctors
Specially written poetry was featured in two episodes this week.听
On Tuesday, 5 March the episode 'Shrovetide' featured this poem by the Jeremy Hylton Davies:鈥楾his Day鈥�
This Minute is Yours
This Hour, This Day
The footprint in the sand,
This beach.
The crackling of leaves underfoot
The Winter birds in song
This forest.This climb, peak heading
Crossing rock and stream,
This mountain.
This smile.This laughter,
This hand, clasping yours,
Skin binding skin,听
The forever bond between,
You and me.This happy moment.
This is Yours.And Ours.
Forever Ours.On Wednesday, 6 March the episode 'The Sharper the Tongue' by Andrew Cornish featured this poem by Andrew:
The darker the berry, the more sour the fruit.
The brighter the flower, the more bitter the root.
The sharper the tongue, the sweeter the smile;
The wolves in sheep鈥檚 clothing bewitch and beguile.
They speak to you kindly to lead you astray,
To feast on your sadness, your fear and dismay.
So honour your father, repent all your sin,
And always beware of the beast from within.
Words and music from Heston's funeral
Here's a list of the songs and readings from Heston's funeral.
Music听Bach听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Goldberg Variations听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Glenn Gould
Mozart听听听听听听听听听 Requiem:听 Lacrimosa听听听听听听
Slade听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Cuz I love you
Trad.听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Morning Has Broken
Tallis听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Mass for four voices: Agnus Dei
Mozart听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Soave si il vento from Cosi Fan Tutte
Eric Idle听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 Always look on the bright side of life
Nick Drake听听听听听听听听听 River Man
Navin Kundra听听听听听 Mehbooba (Doctors Remix)
Ruhma's reading:听Rumi 鈥� 听In The Arc of your mallet
Don't go anywhere without me.
I want to feel myself in you when you taste food,
Let nothing happen in the sky apart from me,
or on the ground, in this world or that world,
without my being in its happening.
Vision, see nothing I don't see.
Language, say nothing.
The way the night knows itself with the moon,
be that with me. Be the rose
nearest to the thorn that I am.
in the arc of your mallet when you work,Music: Poignant Grace听 听 Peter Nickalls听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
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Exclusive On Line Films for Mental Health Awareness Week
Doctors have produced a听series of short films to accompany their episodes听in Mental Health Awareness Week, featuring听听poems and prose written by people dealing with mental health conditions (including Sathnam Sanghera, Stevie Smith, Emily Dickinson and Suli Breaks) and performed by our cast and filmed in and around the city of Birmingham.
You can follow the links below to watch them.
"Mental health problems can be hard enough"听by Suli Breaks performed by Ashleigh Rice
"Just Because" by Adam Stones (a local poet to Birmingham) performed by Ashley Rice
'The听Boy with a Top Knot' by Sathnam Sanghera 听鈥� read by Adrian Lewis Morgan
"It was Not Death" by Emily Dickinson 鈥� read by Elisabeth Dermot Walsh
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Mental Health Awareness Week Writers Room Blog
Doctors writer Andrew Cornish talks about听writing for听Mental Health Awareness Week, from what sparked the idea, and how together he, Series Producer Peter听Lloyd and Script Editor Nasreen Ahmed,听arrived at the idea of a 6 episode special and the importance of weaving these stories听in with the regular characters of Doctors. You can read听his blog over on the Writers room .
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