Nadim Ednan-Laperouse talks to Emily Buchanan about his extraordinary religious experience when his daughter, Natasha, died from an allergic reaction. Show more
Amazing travels of the first Englishman in India & a hunt for a lost poetic masterpiece.
The hymns are performed by singers including Hom Bru, The North Ness Boys and Eve Maguire. Christian Tait & Bruce Eunson read the lessons which they have translated into dialect.
Sushma Puri reveals why many British Hindus make the expensive pilgrimage to India to have the ashes of their departed loved ones scattered in the holy River Ganges. Show more
Former choristers share their memories of singing the Once in Royal David's City solo at the beginning of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols broadcast on Christmas Eve. Show more
Rapper Nova Scotia the Truth and games journalist Jordan Middler discuss their fears for the future with drag artist Lawrence Chaney and poet Iona Lee. Show more
Three children of Catholic priests share their experiences of a secretive childhood. Show more
When Katie Glass lost her father, she began her own search for a Jewish identity and place in the world. But what kind of Jewish soul is she and where does she belong? Cue anxiety! Show more
Tricky
Are We Addicted to Social Media?
26 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Actor and comedian Paul Black rapper, Nova Scotia the truth, podcast maker Sean McDonald and social media consultant Kumba Dauda discuss if we've become addicted to social media? Show more
All Things Considered
Milestone Moments Part 2
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio Wales FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Wales MW
Available for over a year
Maya Angelou and R.S. Thomas feature in this recollection of powerful and poignant moments of recent decades marking the 40th birthday of Radio Wales. Show more
How to be a Muslim Woman
Episode 3: My father empowered all his daughters
26 minutesFirst broadcast:
Available for over a year
Sayeeda Warsi speaks to Maz Saleem about Muslim women, and Muslim men. Show more
How to be a Muslim Woman
Welcome to How to be a Muslim Woman
2 minutesFirst broadcast:
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British Muslim women speak to Sayeeda Warsi about how to be a British Muslim woman today.
How to be a Muslim Woman
Episode 1: Patriarchy: now that’s a British value
26 minutesFirst broadcast:
Available for over a year
In the first episode of her new podcast, Sayeeda Warsi speaks to spoken word poet Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan about Islam, patriarchy and why she wasn't sure about taking part.
How to be a Muslim Woman
Episode 2: The Army helped me find my place in Islam
28 minutesFirst broadcast:
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Sayeeda Warsi discusses the challenges facing British Muslim women in 2018 with trainee Army medic Ammani Bashir, who explains how the Army helped her find her place in Islam.
35 minutesFirst broadcast:
Available for over a year
Now well into their fasting, how are Yasser, Shehz and Zayna finding it? Are they even able to string a sentence together?
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Living with the Gods
The Beginnings of Belief
18 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia
Available for over a year
Neil MacGregor begins his series on the role and expression of shared beliefs in communities around the world with the Lion Man, an ivory sculpture which is about 40,000 years old Show more
Living with the Gods
Fire and State
18 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia
Available for over a year
Many societies have seen the mesmerizing phenomenon of fire as a symbol of the divine. Show more
Living with the Gods
Water of Life and Death
18 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia
Available for over a year
How water became an essential part of religious practise in Christianity, Islam and Judaism. Show more
Living with the Gods
Here Comes the Sun
18 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia
Available for over a year
The importance of the sun, from the very earliest days of humanity with Neil MacGregor, former Director of the British Museum. Show more