The Happy Pod: A song fit for a King

《快乐舱》:一曲只配王者吟唱的歌曲

Global News Podcast

2025-06-28

28 分钟
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We meet Jack Pepper, the composer who's written a song for King Charles. The piece celebrates the harmony between people and the natural world. Also: hope for Alzheimer's patients; and how tourism could help stray dogs.
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  • Hello there,

  • it's Jack Pepper here and I'm going to be telling you about the song I wrote for King Charles III in this edition of the Happy Pod from the BBC World Service.

  • I'm Bernadette Keough and in this edition...

  • I knew I wanted a chorus that was uplifting and a kind of a rallying cry that says that yes we do have pals,

  • the actions that we can all take.

  • Inspiring action to help the planet with a song written and performed especially for King Charles.

  • Newfound optimism

  • for controlling Alzheimer's disease with dozens of potential treatments being trialled.

  • Thinking about patients of today and the patients of tomorrow just really gives me hope and propels me on.

  • Why astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary have an unusual crewmate and...

  • They get to meet all kinds of people, all kinds of energy, learn to be calm and confident.

  • We're able to expose them to different situations where they can be really well-rounded dogs.

  • Using tourism to help stray dogs in Mexico.

  • We begin with a young musician given the daunting task of writing and performing a song that was fit for a king and could inspire people to take action to help the planet.

  • Jack Pepper, who's 26, is one of Britain's youngest commissioned composers.

  • He's been writing for orchestras since his early teens.

  • And it was a significant honour when he was approached by the charity,

  • the King's Foundation,

  • and asked to compose a piece inspired by the King's environmental philosophy.

  • The result is Harmony,