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Sunday: William Shatner, Bahá’is in Iran, Class in the Church of England

21/08/2022

William Shatner, Bahá’is in Iran, Class in the Church of England

BBC Radio 4 - Sunday, William Shatner, Bahá’is in Iran, Class in the Church of England

How do we preserve memories of loved ones after their death? An innovative new technology has been developed that allows people to interact virtually with someone who has recorded answers to a series of questions before their death. We discuss the moral implications and hear from the actor William Shatner who has documented his own life in a video for future generations. 

In Iran, there are reports that authorities have arrested several leaders from the Bahá’i community and demolished homes. William Crawley speaks to Oxford law professor Dr Nazila Ghanea, who was recently appointed the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief and Iqan Shahidi, a Baha'i from Iran, who was imprisoned for 5 years for campaigning for the right of Baha’is to a university education. 

Does the Church of England have a class problem? We ask bricklayer turned curate, Revd Luke Larner, and Dr Liz Graveling who has recently commissioned a study on the experience of working class clergy.

Producers: Katharine Longworth and Dan Tierney.

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