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Drama of the Week

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Drama of the Week

BBC

Drama, Fiction

3.91.9K Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

By Ben Lewis. Soulful and witty drama about love, nature and the love of nature.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Before you listen to this BBC podcast I'd like to introduce myself. My name's

0:04.0

Stevie Middleton and I'm a BBC Commissioner for a load of sport

0:07.5

podcasts. I'm lucky to do that at the BBC because I get to work with leading

0:11.1

journalists, experienced pundits and the biggest

0:13.3

sports stars. Together we bring you untold stories and fascinating insights

0:17.4

straight from the player's mouth. But the best thing about doing this at the BBC is

0:22.0

our unique access to the sporting world.

0:25.0

What that means is that we can bring you podcasts that create a real connection to

0:28.9

dedicated sports fans across the UK.

0:31.5

So if you like this podcast, head over to BBC Sounds where you'll find plenty more.

0:35.2

BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts.

0:41.6

This is Drama of the week.

0:43.0

Bell team by Ben Lewis.

0:47.0

So... So how do we go on living in this world? Okay, let's start with the facts. The

1:02.1

Earth is going around the sun and if that is a matter of debate for you

1:06.8

well there are limits to how inclusive I can be here because frankly for this to be

1:11.5

happening at all is extraordinary.

1:15.0

For a planet to have formed from all that floating dust when it could so easily have just drifted off into space.

1:22.0

And then not just any planet but one where the conditions for life are met.

1:27.1

Not too close, not too far away from the sun. The odds are tiny, but it happened. Here we are.

1:35.0

And is it not worth occasionally taking some time out to notice the everyday miracle of it all?

1:41.0

Hi.

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