Lent Talks
First broadcast from 19990224 to 20100317.
six monologues for Lent inspired by ideas of temptation.
- This is one of those programmes where it makes more sense to have the year as the series number - after all, Lent is only once a year.
- It's disturbing that so many otherwise intelligent and interesting people are included in this series.
48 episodes
| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 01 | Temptation. Becoming | 20050213 | 20050219 | Fiona Shaw reads Ruth Scott's short story. |
| 2007 | 01 | Armando Iannucci | 20070228 | 20070303 | Armando Iannucci, writer and comedian, on the devil and temptation. |
| 2000 | 01 | 20000311 | 20000313 | `Faith in the Future'. Six eminent speakers explore the direction of faith in the 21st century, considering its impact on society and the individual. With commitment to organised religion in decline, there has been a growing interest in personal spirituality. Many see this as their personal hope for the new millennium. 1: Don Cupitt, Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. | |
| 2000 | 02 | 20000318 | 20000320 | Six eminent speakers explore the direction of faith in the 21st century. They approach spirituality from contrasting perspectives, considering its impact on society and the individual. 2: Professor Ursula King of the University of Bristol. | |
| 2000 | 03 | 20000325 | 20000327 | Six eminent speakers explore the direction of faith in the 21st century. They approach spirituality from contrasting perspectives and consider its impact on society and the individual. 3: Bob Holman. | |
| 2000 | 04 | 20000401 | 20000403 | Six eminent speakers explore the direction of faith in the 21st century. 4: Professor Mary Grey. A look at spirituality which speaks to all life forms. | |
| 2000 | 05 | 20000408 | 20000410 | Six eminent speakers explore the direction of faith in the 21st century. 5: Donah Zohar. | |
| 2000 | 06 | 20000415 | 20000417 | In the last of six programmes in which six eminent speakers explore the direction of faith in the 21st century, Professor Philip Sheldrake asks whether the Christian faith can respond to the individualistic nature of faith in the 21st century. | |
| 2005 | 02 | Temptation. Firestarter | 20050220 | 20050226 | The second of Jean Alexander reads Richard Cameron's short story. |
| 2005 | 03 | Arise Jones | 20050227 | 20050305 | Michael Maloney reads Jim Burke's short story on the temptation to be too religious. [Rptd Sat 7.45pm] |
| 2005 | 04 | 20050306 | 20050312 | Miriam Margolyes is Miss Munday in Charlotte Cory's short story on the desire for revenge. | |
| 2005 | 05 | The Miracle Worker | 20050313 | 20050319 | Siobhan Redmond reads Jeanette Winterson's story about a life ruled by things to do. |
| 2005 | 06 LAST | Expectations | 20050320 | 20050326 | Monologues for Lent inspired by ideas of temptation. Patrick Malahide reads Ruth Scott's story about a man tempted to make his fantasies reality. 6/6. Expectations: Monologues for Lent inspired by ideas of temptation. Patrick Malahide reads Ruth Scott's story about a man tempted to make his fantasies reality. [Rpt of Sun 5.40pm] Expectations: A series of monologues for Lent inspired by ideas of Temptation. 6/6. Patrick Malahide reads Ruth Scott's story about a man tempted to make his fantasies reality. [Rpt of Sun 5.40pm] |
| 2006 | 01 | 20060308 | 20060312 | A series of talks for Lent, recorded in Jerusalem. 1/6. From the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Daniel Rossing reflects on the encounter of Jews and Christians to the Easter story. | |
| 2006 | 02 | Via Dolorosa - Jesus Wept | 20060315 | 20060319 | Rev Clarence Musgrave, vicar of St Andrew's Church of Scotland in Jerusalem, reflects on the place where Jesus began his journey to the cross and looked out over Jerusalem and wept. |
| 2006 | 03 | Via Dolorosa - Garden Of Gethsemane | 20060322 | 20060326, RptofWed8.45pm | A series of talks for Lent, recorded in Jerusalem. 3/6. Via Dolorosa - Garden of Gethsemane Fr Jamal Khada reflects on the two Lenten themes of suffering and reconciliation. |
| 2006 | 04 | 20060329 | 20060402, RptdSun12.30am | A series of talks for Lent, recorded in Jerusalem. 4/6. Via Dolorosa - Jesus Meets His Mother Professor Mustafa Abu Sway, Director of the Islamic Research Center at Al-Quds University, reflects on how Muslims have understood the life and death of Jesus; and the co-existence expressed every day between Islam and Christianity on the streets of Jerusalem. | |
| 2006 | 05 | 20060405 | 20060409, RptofWed8.45pm, RptdSun12.30am | A series of talks for Lent, recorded in Jerusalem. 5/6. Via Dolorosa - Jesus Meets the Women A reflection by Fr Michael McGarry, Rector of Tantur Ecumenical Institute, on the significance of women in the Passion of Christ and in the city of Jerusalem itself. | |
| 2006 | 06 LAST | Via Dolorosa - The Church Of The Holy Sepulchre | 20060412 | 20060416 | Dr Maria Khoury, from the Greek Orthodox Church of St George in Taybeh, reflects on the worldwide significance of the empty tomb and the celebration of the Holy Fire witnessed each year on Holy Saturday. |
| 2007 | 02 | Chas Bayfield | 20070307 | 20070310 | Advertising guru Chas Bayfield takes the story of Jesus overturning the tables in the temple, to ask questions about the relationship between God and commerce, and the true nature of religion. |
| 2007 | 03 | Cherie Booth | 20070314 | 20070317 | Cherie Booth QC reflects on the story of Zacchaeus, and finds in it elements of Restorative Justice programmes which seek to mediate between offenders and their victims. |
| 2007 | 04 | Shami Chakrabarti | 20070321 | 20070324 | Director of Liberty Shami Chakrabarti finds uncomfortable similarities between the trial of Jesus and the treatment of suspects in western democracies. |
| 2007 | 05 | 20070328 | 20070331 | Douglas Hurd puts himself in the shoes of Pilate, forced to choose between the sacrifice of an innocent man and a mass uprising. | |
| 2007 | 06 LAST | 20070404 | 20070407 | Jeffrey John, Dean of St Albans, challenges the idea that suffering is God's punishment for sin. | |
| 2008 | 01 | 20080213 | Jude Kelly, artistic director of London's Southbank, puts her case for a mandatory 40 days in the wilderness for the rich and powerful. | ||
| 2008 | 02 | Terry Eagleton | 20080220 | Professor Terry Eagleton argues that self-fulfilment lies at the heart of the Gospel message. But that asks more of us than giving up smoking for Lent ever could. | |
| 2008 | 03 | Mary Loudon | 20080227 | Writer Mary Loudon challenges society's attitudes to mental illness in her appreciation of Jesus's dealings with the demon-possessed. | |
| 2008 | 04 | 20080305 | Human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith draws on his experience of representing prisoners on death row to reflect on the story of Jesus. | ||
| 2008 | 05 | 20080312 | Ann Widdecombe MP meditates on the psychological agony of Jesus on the cross in witnessing the suffering of those who had loved him. | ||
| 2008 | 06 LAST | 20080319 | Tom Wright, Bishop of Durham, reflects on the interval between Jesus's death and resurrection. | ||
| 2009 | 01 | In No God's Land | 20090304 | 20090308 | Six well-known figures explore ideas of the absence of God from their own perspective. Martin Bell reflects on his experience in war zones. Martin Bell reflects on his experience in war zones. |
| 2009 | 02 | Crave For Less | 20090311 | 20090315 | Six well-known figures explore ideas of the absence of God from their own perspective. Richard Holloway searches for the reality of God's presence in absence. Richard Holloway searches for the reality of God's presence in absence. |
| 2009 | 03 | Does God Make Mistakes? | 20090318 | 20090322 | Six well-known figures explore ideas of the absence of God from their own perspective. Sister Frances Dominica, founder and trustee of Helen and Douglas House hospice, reflects on her experiences alongside children and their families. |
| 2009 | 04 | The Eyes Of God | 20090325 | 20090329 | George Pattison, Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at Oxford University, reflects on the benefits of God's absence. |
| 2009 | 05 | A Godless Society? | 20090401 | 20090405 | Six well-known figures explore ideas of the absence of God from their own perspective. Frank Field MP reflects on a society that chooses to root its moral behaviour apart from God. Frank Field reflects on a society that chooses to root its moral behaviour apart from God. |
| 2010 | 01 | Will Self | 20100224 | 20100228 | Series of talks by eminent thinkers exploring how faith and religion interact with a variety of aspects in society. Novelist Will Self reflects on the relationship between art and religion. |
| The Dove Descending | 19990224 | 19990329 | `The Dove Descending'. Writers from a variety of religious perspectives offer their views on the Easter story. In this programme, left-wing playwright David Edgar talks movingly about the story of his wife's illness and death during Lent last year and relates this time to Gospel accounts of the Passion. | ||
| The Dove Descending | 19990303 | 19990405 | `The Dove Descending'. Writers from a variety of religious perspectives offer their views on the Easter story. In this programme, Daily Mail columnist Angela Lambert squares up to death - her own, her friend Ruth Picardie's and that of a young man who was crucified 2,000 years ago. | ||
| The Dove Descending | 19990310 | 19990412 | `The Dove Descending'. Writers from a variety of religious perspectives offer their views on the Easter story. Controversial novelist and journalist Will Self considers the story of the Passion and Resurrection from a secular point of view, and discovers a striking resemblance to science fiction. | ||
| The Dove Descending | 19990317 | 19990419 | `The Dove Descending'. Writers from a variety of religious perspectives offer their views on the Easter story. Novelist and critic Andrew O'hagan reflects on one of the season's hidden themes - doubt. Could Jesus have had more in common with his own disbelievers than they imagine? | ||
| The Dove Descending | 19990324 | 19990426 | `The Dove Descending'. Writers from a variety of religious perspectives offer their views on the Easter story. Actress Imogen Stubbs offers a personal reflection on the meaning of Easter, recalling a childhood that filled her with a love of church music, but not much belief. | ||
| The Dove Descending | 19990331 | 19990503 | `The Dove Descending'. Writers from a variety of religious perspectives offer their views on the Easter story. In the last of the series, novelist Rhidian Brook relates how a sun-drenched, drug-hazed trip to Trinidad caused him to question accounts of the Resurrection. | ||
| God Present In Absence? | 20090408 | Six well-known figures explore ideas of the absence of God from their own perspective. Jewish feminist theologian Melissa Raphael wonders what Jesus' cry of abandonment on the cross says about God's absence and how it connects with the experience of many Jews in the Holocaust. Melissa Raphael considers the idea of God's absence for many Jews in the Holocaust. | |||
| God Present In Absence? | 20090411 | Six well-known figures explore ideas of the absence of God from their own perspective. Jewish feminist theologian Melissa Raphael wonders what Jesus' cry of abandonment on the cross says about God's absence and how it connects with the experience of many Jews in the Holocaust. Melissa Raphael considers the idea of God's absence for many Jews in the Holocaust. | |||
| Andreas Whittam Smith | 20100303 | 20100307 | class="blq-clearfix"> Series of six talks by eminent thinkers exploring how faith and religion interact with a variety of aspects in society. Financial journalist Andreas Whittam Smith explores the temptations of the financial world. | ||
| Maajid Nawaz | 20100310 | Series of six talks by eminent thinkers exploring how faith and religion interact with a variety of aspects in society. Maajid Nawaz, co-director of the Quilliam Foundation, reflects on pluralism in society. | |||
| Maajid Nawaz | 20100314 | , co-director of the Quilliam Foundation, reflects on pluralism in society. Series of six talks by eminent thinkers exploring how faith and religion interact with a variety of aspects in society. Maajid Nawaz, co-director of the Quilliam Foundation, reflects on pluralism in society. | |||
| Sr Elizabeth Obbard | 20100317 |
Series of six talks by eminent thinkers exploring how faith and religion interact with a variety of aspects in society. Sr Elizabeth Obbard, a Carmelite solitary at Aylesford Priory in Kent, explores how people's personal faith is affected and shaped by formal religion. Sr Elizabeth Obbard explores how people's personal faith is shaped by formal religion. |