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The Story of the King James Bible
The Legacy
James Naughtie on the enduring place of the King James Bible in British culture.
05 Jan 2011,·45 mins
Buddhism
Stories of Sukhavati in Buddhism and how they relate to reincarnation
28 Jun 1998,·13 mins
Samuel
The story of the first prophet to work with (and against) duly constituted kings.
16 Aug 2013,·15 mins
Women and Prisons, Bel Trew, Carnegie Libraries
Is society failing women who end up inside prison?
25 Oct 2026,·55 mins
Douglas Murray
Joan Bakewell is in conversation with journalist and commentator Douglas Murray.
03 Jan 2014,·30 mins
Buddhist Temple
First broadcast in 1996. A Buddhist Temple in Bangkok where people come to make offerings
30 Jun 1996,·28 mins
còmhla ris an Urr Pòl Moireach bhon Eaglais Shaor
Seirbheis Ghàidhlig còmhla ris an Urr Pòl Moireach, Eaglais Shaor Cheann a' Loch
25 Oct 2026,·30 mins
Church Building
The story of what happened after the death of Jesus
08 Apr 1994,·28 mins
John Donne
Pádraig Ó Tuama considers poet John Donne's relationship with belief and religion.
13 Mar 2022,·28 mins
Easter
Richard Coles, Kate Bottley and Giles Fraser swap shoptalk about Easter and coronavirus.
12 Apr 2020,·28 mins
Grey Wolf and Cresent Moon
Turkey's political and religious upheavals throughout the 20th century
02 Nov 1994,·28 mins
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Composer Sir James MacMillan considers Vaughan Williams’ complex faith life.
30 Dec 2021,·28 mins
Prògram 4
Taghadh de laoidhean is sailm a chaidh a chruinneachadh airson Bliadhna nan Òran.
22 Mar 2026,·30 mins
Passover & Judas
Telling the story of the arrest of Jesus and his betrayal by Judas Iscariot
18 Dec 1989,·13 mins
People of the Book
Why early religious tolerance in the Koran opens the door to dialogue between faiths
27 Feb 1995,·13 mins
Regaining Nuance
Oliver Burkeman asks how we can recover our nuance.
01 Jan 2021,·14 mins
Phil Jones: What Makes Us Human?
The Editor of Jeremy Vine on BBC Radio 2 answers the question for the final time.
26 Jan 2022,·24 mins
St Paul's Cathedral
An Anglican service recorded in St Paul's Cathedral, London
13 Oct 1988,·30 mins
Episode 3
James Jones asks if the crash of 2008 demands a rethink of capitalism.
05 Aug 2013,·28 mins
General Eva Burrows
Listeners put questions to General Eva Burrows about the Salvation Army
15 Sep 1991,·57 mins
Clashing of Faith
How can the world's Christians achieve more harmony and less discord?
20 Dec 1999,·28 mins
5. Exam skills - Buddhism
Gabrielle and Ben explore different types of Religious Studies exam questions.
03 Aug 2026,·12 mins
The Jewish Sukkot
The tradition that reminds Jews of the 40 years their ancestors spent in the wilderness
01 Jan 2000,·4 mins
Rejoice: Christ Is Risen
Interpreting the joy of the Resurrection through a Samuel Sebastian Wesley anthem
09 May 1988,·13 mins
Watford's Hare Krishna temple's future
What’s the future for Watford's Hare Krishna temple, Bhaktivedanta Manor?
13 Aug 2023,·4 mins
Street Angels
Worship led by Paul Blakey, the Founder of the Street Angels.
06 Jun 2021,·29 mins
Moksha
Moksha is liberation from the cycle of death, rebirth and all of the suffering
01 Feb 1992,·29 mins
Truth and Salvation
Religious notions of afterlife, and the concept of reward or punishment after death
15 Mar 1983,·29 mins
Living with Each Other
Neil MacGregor concludes his series on how shared beliefs have shaped societies.
26 May 2018,·17 mins
Seeing Visions, Dreaming Dreams
The outcome of a dream diary, and personal recollections of dreams and their potential meanings
25 Mar 2003,·13 mins
