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Religion & Ethics

Ethical and religious discussion that examines some of the larger questions of life

Ethical and religious discussion that examines some of the larger questions of life, taking a spiritual theme and exploring it through music, prose and poetry

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Something Understood: It's a Secret

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01/07/2018

It's a Secret

BBC Radio 4 - Something Understood, It's a Secret

Mark Tully considers the ethics of secrecy and the importance of secrets in everyday life.

From dishonesty to discretion and the currency of secrets, Mark Tully talks to Dr Patricia Lewis from Chatham House about the power of secrecy.

Is a secret always dishonest? Is transparency always advisable? Can keeping a confidence lead to greater openness? Mark Tully looks at the positive and negative power of secrets, in conversation with the physicist Dr Patricia Lewis, Research Director for International Security at the think tank Chatham House. 

Mark explores the subject further through the music of Camille Saint-Saens and Geoffrey Burgon, and with readings from WH Auden and AE Housman.

The readers are Paapa Essiedu and Emily Bowker.

Producer: Frank Stirling
Presenter: Mark Tully

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