William Crawley speaks to Bishop Guli Francis-Dehqani about US and Israel air strikes on the country she fled as a teenager, when the Islamic revolution was taking place.He also hears from Iranian academic Roxane Farmanfarmian and Anshel Pfeffer, Israel Correspondent for The Economist.A new film about a sacred Scottish tradition premieres at the Glasgow Film Festival. 'Psalms of the People' follows Rob MacNeacail on a personal journey as he explores the cultural heritage of Gaelic psalm singing. The Christian poet Harry Baker has written 100 poems for the first 100 days of his newborn son’s life, an ode to modern fatherhood in all its chaos, tenderness and bleary-eyed wonder. The book is called "Tender: 100 Poems for the First 100 Days of Life".PRESENTER: WILLIAM CRAWLEY
PRODUCERS: CATHERINE MURRAY AND KATY DAVIS
STUDIO MANAGERS: KELLY YOUNG AND BEN HOUGHTON
PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATOR: DAVID BAGULEY
EDITOR: CHLOE WALKER
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Folge vom 02.03.2026Bishop of Chelmsford on Iran; Gaelic Psalms; Christian poet Harry Baker
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Folge vom 22.02.202622/02/2026US civil rights activist and religious leader, Jesse Jackson is remembered, following his death at the age of 84. He campaigned alongside Martin Luther King in the 1960s, and later ran for president twice - his political message was infused with the traditions, and the cadences, of the Black Baptist church. A musical film called The Testament of Ann Lee was released in the UK this week. It explores the story of a woman from Manchester who preached gender and social equality as the founder of the Shakers movement. Dancing, singing and a search for ecstatic experiences were a central part of worship, as well as vows of celibacy. Documents in the US ‘Epstein files’ reveal that Donald Trump’s former adviser Steve Bannon discussed plans with Jeffrey Epstein to "take down" Pope Francis, even exploring a film based on a controversial book about the Vatican. The messages, reported by CNN and Religion News Service, cast the Vatican as a geopolitical pressure point in wider culture wars. Presenter: William Crawley Producers: Katy Booth and Bara'atu Ibrahim Studio Managers: Sam Biddle, Tom Clarke and Elijah Waddington Editor: Tim Pemberton
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Folge vom 15.02.2026The new leader of the RC church in England and Wales; war surgeon David NottArchbishop of Westminster Richard Moth gives his first interview since being installed on St Valentine's Day. The 67-year-old becomes the leader of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, taking over from Cardinal Vincent Nichols who retired last year. Ramadan and Lent are due to get underway around the same time next week - a coincidence that hasn't been seen in decades. We hear from two friends - one Christian and one Muslim - about what they have learned from the other's season of preparation and abstinence. Have you picked up or deepened a spiritual practice by exposure to another faith?War surgeon David Nott talks to Emily about the faith that motivates him to operate in the most dangerous situations, and the maverick Christian organisation, the Free Burma Rangers that enables his work in Myanmar.
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Folge vom 08.02.2026Epstein Files; Michelangelo; Apocalypse TropicsThe Epstein files has raised big questions beyond politics, Sunday explores the moral dimension of the latest revelations. Documents reveal that in 2017 the financier and convicted paedophile was sent fragments of a cloth used to cover the Kaaba - also known as the House of God - in the Great Mosque of Mecca. Edward Stourton discusses the revelation with Leicester imam Sheik Ibrahim Mogra. A hammer price of 23 million dollars is quite a lot to pay for a small chalk drawing of a foot. Michelangelo sketch was part of a study for the magnificent Sistine Chapel fresco. Jarda Da-man, a specialist in Old Masters at Christies, describes it for the Sunday audience.The BAFTA awards are a fortnight away and the documentary 'Apocalypse in the Tropics' is in the running. It is a story of religion and right-wing politics set in Brazil, and focuses on the rule of Jair Bolsonaro, who was the country's president from 2019 until 2023, before he was replaced by President Lula da Silva. Petra Costa directed the film and details the rise in evangelical Christianity against the setting of Brazilian politics.Presenter: Edward Stourton Producers: Bara'atu Ibrahim & Katy Booth Studio Managers: Lynsey Akehurst & Phillip Halliwell Editor: Tim Pemberton