Rites Of Passage

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A new poetry series presented by Ian Mcmillan, travelling the length and breadth of the country meeting ordinary people who turn to poetry for inspiration or solace at key moments in their lives.

Contributors

Unknown: Bel Mooney

Station

Radio 4

Episodes

Series	Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
			20040815		A new poetry series presented by Ian McMillan, travelling the length and breadth of the country meeting ordinary people who turn to poetry for inspiration or solace at key moments in their lives. 1/6. Baby Remembrance In the 1st programme of this new series, Ian McMillan joins a service of remembrance at Manchester Cathedral for parents who have lost a child and speaks to a United Reformed Church minister whose son died at 28 weeks and who turned to poetry as a way of expressing her grief. Then News.
			20040821		A new poetry series presented by Ian McMillan, travelling the length and breadth of the country meeting ordinary people who turn to poetry for inspiration or solace at key moments in their lives. 1/6. Baby Remembrance In the 1st programme of this new series, Ian McMillan joins a service of remembrance at Manchester Cathedral for parents who have lost a child and speaks to a United Reformed Church minister whose son died at 28 weeks and who turned to poetry as a way of expressing her grief.
			20040822		A new poetry series presented by Ian McMillan, travelling the length and breadth of the country meeting ordinary people who turn to poetry for inspiration or solace at key moments in their lives. 2/6. Stonehenge Ian McMillan joins a group of Druids to watch the sunrise over Stonehenge. Ian is himself initiated as a Druidic bard, listens to some poems and talks to his fellow celebrants about why words matter. Then News.
			20040904		A new poetry series presented by Ian McMillan, travelling the length and breadth of the country meeting ordinary people who turn to poetry for inspiration or solace at key moments in their lives. 2/6. Stonehenge Ian McMillan joins a group of Druids to watch the sunrise over Stonehenge. Ian is himself initiated as a Druidic bard, listens to some poems and talks to his fellow celebrants about why words matter.
			20040905		A new poetry series presented by Ian McMillan, travelling the length and breadth of the country meeting ordinary people who turn to poetry for inspiration or solace at key moments in their lives. 3/6. Changing Schools Ian McMillan visits Year 6 at Hoyland Springwood Primary School in Barnsley and creates much merriment as he encourages the children to write their very own ritual poem about going up to 'big' school.
			20040911		A new poetry series presented by Ian McMillan, travelling the length and breadth of the country meeting ordinary people who turn to poetry for inspiration or solace at key moments in their lives. 3/6. Changing Schools Ian McMillan visits Year 6 at Hoyland Springwood Primary School in Barnsley and creates much merriment as he encourages the children to write their very own ritual poem about going up to 'big' school.
			20040912		A new poetry series presented by Ian McMillan, travelling the length and breadth of the country meeting ordinary people who turn to poetry for inspiration or solace at key moments in their lives. 5/6. Retirement Ian meets and discusses poetry with David Stewart, due to retire September 2004, and his wife Christine, as they take part in a workshop run by the Pre-Retirement Association. Tony Chivers, from the PRA, talks about its work and the importance of preparing for this new phase in life.
			20040918		A new poetry series presented by Ian McMillan, travelling the length and breadth of the country meeting ordinary people who turn to poetry for inspiration or solace at key moments in their lives. 5/6. Retirement Ian meets and discusses poetry with David Stewart, due to retire September 2004, and his wife Christine, as they take part in a workshop run by the Pre-Retirement Association. Tony Chivers, from the PRA, talks about its work and the importance of preparing for this new phase in life.
			20040919		Ian McMillan travels the length and breadth of the country meeting ordinary people who turn to poetry for inspiration or solace at key moments in their lives. 6/6. Baby Naming Ceremony Ian McMillan travels to Dartmoor to attend the humanist naming ceremony Lou and Steve have devised for their daughter Imogen with the celebrant, Alison Orchard. Then News.
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19930829]			Earth from Israel. First in a six-Dart series. Bel Mooney looks at how different funeral rituals have been integrated into British life. Tonight, the Jewish community of North London. Producer Penny Lawrence
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19930829]			Unknown: Bel Mooney
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19930905]			2: Ashes to the East Coast. The Hindu community of Leicester conduct elaborate funeral services to bid farewell to individual souls. Bel Mooney follows the flow of their philosophy in practice. Producer Penny Lawrence
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19930912]			3: Always Facing Mecca. The tomb is a place of trial for Muslims. Bel Mooney joins the community in Bradford to discover how they bury their dead. Producer Penny Lawrence
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19930912]
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19930919]			4: Building the Promised Land. Bel Mooney discovers how the Rastafarians of Birmingham are building heaven on earth, where as God's chosen people they can live for ever. Producer Penny Lawrence
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19930919]
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19930926]			5: Feeding Hungry Ghosts. Ancestor worship and preparation for reincarnation are rites shared by Bel Mooney with the Chinese community in Manchester. Producer Penny Lawrence
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19930926]
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19931003]			6: Fading Laments. In the final programme of the series, Bel Mooney joins the Greek Orthodox community in Glasgow in their adapted rituals and commemorations. Producer Penny Lawrence
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19931003]
		GENOME: [R4 BD=19930829]			Earth from Israel. First in a six-Dart series. Bel Mooney looks at how different funeral rituals have been integrated into British life. Tonight, the Jewish community of North London. Producer Penny Lawrence
		GENOME: [R4 BD=19930829]			Unknown: Bel Mooney
		GENOME: [R4 BD=19930905]			2: Ashes to the East Coast. The Hindu community of Leicester conduct elaborate funeral services to bid farewell to individual souls. Bel Mooney follows the flow of their philosophy in practice. Producer Penny Lawrence
		GENOME: [R4 BD=19930912]			3: Always Facing Mecca. The tomb is a place of trial for Muslims. Bel Mooney joins the community in Bradford to discover how they bury their dead. Producer Penny Lawrence
		GENOME: [R4 BD=19930912]			Unknown: Bel Mooney
		GENOME: [R4 BD=19930919]			4: Building the Promised Land. Bel Mooney discovers how the Rastafarians of Birmingham are building heaven on earth, where as God's chosen people they can live for ever. Producer Penny Lawrence
		GENOME: [R4 BD=19930919]			Unknown: Bel Mooney
		GENOME: [R4 BD=19930926]			5: Feeding Hungry Ghosts. Ancestor worship and preparation for reincarnation are rites shared by Bel Mooney with the Chinese community in Manchester. Producer Penny Lawrence
		GENOME: [R4 BD=19930926]			Unknown: Bel Mooney
		GENOME: [R4 BD=19931003]			6: Fading Laments. In the final programme of the series, Bel Mooney joins the Greek Orthodox community in Glasgow in their adapted rituals and commemorations. Producer Penny Lawrence
		GENOME: [R4 BD=19931003]			Unknown: Bel Mooney
01	01	Baby Remembrance	20040815	20040821	Ian Mcmillan joins a service of remembrance at Manchester Cathedral for parents who have lost a child and speaks to a United Reformed Church minister whose son died at 28 weeks and who turned to poetry as a way of expressing her grief.
01	02	Stonehenge	20040822	20040828	Ian Mcmillan joins a group of Druids to watch the sunrise over Stonehenge. Ian is himself initiated as a Druidic bard, listens to some poems and talks to his fellow celebrants about why words matter.
01	03	Hindu Wedding	20040829	20040904	Ian Mcmillan travels to Bhaktivedanta Manor, made famous in the 70s when George Harrison donated it to the Hare Krishna Movement, for a Hindu wedding. He talks to the wedding couple about the place of poetry in their lives, and to a Hindu priest about the poetic nature of Sanskrit.
01	04	Changing Schools	20040905	20040911	Ian Mcmillan visits Year 6 at Hoyland Springwood Primary School in Barnsley and creates much merriment as he encourages the children to write their very own ritual poem about going up to 'big' school.
01	05	Retirement	20040912	20040918	Ian meets and discusses poetry with David Stewart, due to retire September 2004, and his wife Christine, as they take part in a workshop run by the Pre-Retirement Association. Tony Chivers, from the PRA, talks about its work and the importance of preparing for this new phase in life.
01	06 LAST	Baby Naming Ceremony	20040919	20040925	Ian Mcmillan travels to Dartmoor to attend the humanist naming ceremony Lou and Steve have devised for their daughter Imogen with the celebrant, Alison Orchard.

Episodes

Series	Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
			20040815		A new poetry series presented by Ian McMillan, travelling the length and breadth of the country meeting ordinary people who turn to poetry for inspiration or solace at key moments in their lives. 1/6. Baby Remembrance In the 1st programme of this new series, Ian McMillan joins a service of remembrance at Manchester Cathedral for parents who have lost a child and speaks to a United Reformed Church minister whose son died at 28 weeks and who turned to poetry as a way of expressing her grief. Then News.
			20040821		A new poetry series presented by Ian McMillan, travelling the length and breadth of the country meeting ordinary people who turn to poetry for inspiration or solace at key moments in their lives. 1/6. Baby Remembrance In the 1st programme of this new series, Ian McMillan joins a service of remembrance at Manchester Cathedral for parents who have lost a child and speaks to a United Reformed Church minister whose son died at 28 weeks and who turned to poetry as a way of expressing her grief.
			20040822		A new poetry series presented by Ian McMillan, travelling the length and breadth of the country meeting ordinary people who turn to poetry for inspiration or solace at key moments in their lives. 2/6. Stonehenge Ian McMillan joins a group of Druids to watch the sunrise over Stonehenge. Ian is himself initiated as a Druidic bard, listens to some poems and talks to his fellow celebrants about why words matter. Then News.
			20040904		A new poetry series presented by Ian McMillan, travelling the length and breadth of the country meeting ordinary people who turn to poetry for inspiration or solace at key moments in their lives. 2/6. Stonehenge Ian McMillan joins a group of Druids to watch the sunrise over Stonehenge. Ian is himself initiated as a Druidic bard, listens to some poems and talks to his fellow celebrants about why words matter.
			20040905		A new poetry series presented by Ian McMillan, travelling the length and breadth of the country meeting ordinary people who turn to poetry for inspiration or solace at key moments in their lives. 3/6. Changing Schools Ian McMillan visits Year 6 at Hoyland Springwood Primary School in Barnsley and creates much merriment as he encourages the children to write their very own ritual poem about going up to 'big' school.
			20040911		A new poetry series presented by Ian McMillan, travelling the length and breadth of the country meeting ordinary people who turn to poetry for inspiration or solace at key moments in their lives. 3/6. Changing Schools Ian McMillan visits Year 6 at Hoyland Springwood Primary School in Barnsley and creates much merriment as he encourages the children to write their very own ritual poem about going up to 'big' school.
			20040912		A new poetry series presented by Ian McMillan, travelling the length and breadth of the country meeting ordinary people who turn to poetry for inspiration or solace at key moments in their lives. 5/6. Retirement Ian meets and discusses poetry with David Stewart, due to retire September 2004, and his wife Christine, as they take part in a workshop run by the Pre-Retirement Association. Tony Chivers, from the PRA, talks about its work and the importance of preparing for this new phase in life.
			20040918		A new poetry series presented by Ian McMillan, travelling the length and breadth of the country meeting ordinary people who turn to poetry for inspiration or solace at key moments in their lives. 5/6. Retirement Ian meets and discusses poetry with David Stewart, due to retire September 2004, and his wife Christine, as they take part in a workshop run by the Pre-Retirement Association. Tony Chivers, from the PRA, talks about its work and the importance of preparing for this new phase in life.
			20040919		Ian McMillan travels the length and breadth of the country meeting ordinary people who turn to poetry for inspiration or solace at key moments in their lives. 6/6. Baby Naming Ceremony Ian McMillan travels to Dartmoor to attend the humanist naming ceremony Lou and Steve have devised for their daughter Imogen with the celebrant, Alison Orchard. Then News.
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19930829]			Earth from Israel. First in a six-Dart series. Bel Mooney looks at how different funeral rituals have been integrated into British life. Tonight, the Jewish community of North London. Producer Penny Lawrence
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19930829]			Unknown: Bel Mooney
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19930905]			2: Ashes to the East Coast. The Hindu community of Leicester conduct elaborate funeral services to bid farewell to individual souls. Bel Mooney follows the flow of their philosophy in practice. Producer Penny Lawrence
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19930912]			3: Always Facing Mecca. The tomb is a place of trial for Muslims. Bel Mooney joins the community in Bradford to discover how they bury their dead. Producer Penny Lawrence
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19930912]
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19930919]			4: Building the Promised Land. Bel Mooney discovers how the Rastafarians of Birmingham are building heaven on earth, where as God's chosen people they can live for ever. Producer Penny Lawrence
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19930919]
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19930926]			5: Feeding Hungry Ghosts. Ancestor worship and preparation for reincarnation are rites shared by Bel Mooney with the Chinese community in Manchester. Producer Penny Lawrence
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19930926]
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19931003]			6: Fading Laments. In the final programme of the series, Bel Mooney joins the Greek Orthodox community in Glasgow in their adapted rituals and commemorations. Producer Penny Lawrence
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19931003]
		GENOME: [R4 BD=19930829]			Earth from Israel. First in a six-Dart series. Bel Mooney looks at how different funeral rituals have been integrated into British life. Tonight, the Jewish community of North London. Producer Penny Lawrence
		GENOME: [R4 BD=19930829]			Unknown: Bel Mooney
		GENOME: [R4 BD=19930905]			2: Ashes to the East Coast. The Hindu community of Leicester conduct elaborate funeral services to bid farewell to individual souls. Bel Mooney follows the flow of their philosophy in practice. Producer Penny Lawrence
		GENOME: [R4 BD=19930912]			3: Always Facing Mecca. The tomb is a place of trial for Muslims. Bel Mooney joins the community in Bradford to discover how they bury their dead. Producer Penny Lawrence
		GENOME: [R4 BD=19930912]			Unknown: Bel Mooney
		GENOME: [R4 BD=19930919]			4: Building the Promised Land. Bel Mooney discovers how the Rastafarians of Birmingham are building heaven on earth, where as God's chosen people they can live for ever. Producer Penny Lawrence
		GENOME: [R4 BD=19930919]			Unknown: Bel Mooney
		GENOME: [R4 BD=19930926]			5: Feeding Hungry Ghosts. Ancestor worship and preparation for reincarnation are rites shared by Bel Mooney with the Chinese community in Manchester. Producer Penny Lawrence
		GENOME: [R4 BD=19930926]			Unknown: Bel Mooney
		GENOME: [R4 BD=19931003]			6: Fading Laments. In the final programme of the series, Bel Mooney joins the Greek Orthodox community in Glasgow in their adapted rituals and commemorations. Producer Penny Lawrence
		GENOME: [R4 BD=19931003]			Unknown: Bel Mooney
01	01	Baby Remembrance	20040815	20040821	Ian Mcmillan joins a service of remembrance at Manchester Cathedral for parents who have lost a child and speaks to a United Reformed Church minister whose son died at 28 weeks and who turned to poetry as a way of expressing her grief.
01	02	Stonehenge	20040822	20040828	Ian Mcmillan joins a group of Druids to watch the sunrise over Stonehenge. Ian is himself initiated as a Druidic bard, listens to some poems and talks to his fellow celebrants about why words matter.
01	03	Hindu Wedding	20040829	20040904	Ian Mcmillan travels to Bhaktivedanta Manor, made famous in the 70s when George Harrison donated it to the Hare Krishna Movement, for a Hindu wedding. He talks to the wedding couple about the place of poetry in their lives, and to a Hindu priest about the poetic nature of Sanskrit.
01	04	Changing Schools	20040905	20040911	Ian Mcmillan visits Year 6 at Hoyland Springwood Primary School in Barnsley and creates much merriment as he encourages the children to write their very own ritual poem about going up to 'big' school.
01	05	Retirement	20040912	20040918	Ian meets and discusses poetry with David Stewart, due to retire September 2004, and his wife Christine, as they take part in a workshop run by the Pre-Retirement Association. Tony Chivers, from the PRA, talks about its work and the importance of preparing for this new phase in life.
01	06 LAST	Baby Naming Ceremony	20040919	20040925	Ian Mcmillan travels to Dartmoor to attend the humanist naming ceremony Lou and Steve have devised for their daughter Imogen with the celebrant, Alison Orchard.