With the end in mind: dying, death and wisdom in an age of denial

Introduction

Reading the label

Patterns. Unpromising beginnings ; French resistance ; Tiny dancer ; Wrecking ball ; Last waltz ; Pause for thought : patterns

My way. That is the question ; Never let me go ; Hat ; Take my breath away ; Pause for thought : my way

Naming death. Second-hand news ; Slipping through my fingers ; Talking about the unmentionable ; The sound of silence ; Every breath you take (I'll be watching you) ; Beauty and the beast ; Pause for thought : naming death

Looking beyond the now. In the kitchen at parties ; Please release me

A side ; Please release me

B side ; Travel plans ; With love from me to you ; Pause for thought : looking beyond the now

Legacy. Something unpredictable ; The year of the cat ; Post-mortem ; Needles and pins ; Lullaby ; Pause for thought : legacy

Transcendence. Musical differences ; Deep dreams ; De profundis ; Perfect day ; 'Only the good die young' ; Pause for thought : transcendence

Last words.