Sunday Sequence Episodes Episode guide
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The long 'gap years' of old age social isolation
Why too much 'me time' is the last thing a pensioner needs in an ever lonely world.
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Military intervention
Did western intervention cause chaos, fear, displacement and radicalisation?
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Migration - serving a constant economic necessity?
Falling birth rates and a growth driven economy - do we need even more migrants?
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From politics to prayer - Martina Purdy
Ten years ago Martina Purdy left the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ to become a nun. Was it the right decision?
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Is it Christian to take offence?
Controversy at the Olympics opening ceremony?
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Freedom has its price
Freedom - nothin ain't worth nothin less its free but can we cope when freedom's lost?
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The science of freedom
Choice and freewill - do they really exist or are we programmed to conform?
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Defining freedom
Audrey Carville and guests discuss the meaning of freedom and what are its limitations?
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The people have spoken but what have they said?
Vote 24 Will a seismic change in Westminster mean much in Waringstown or West Tyrone?
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Should press freedom have its limitations?
Julian Assange - does he represent a triumph or a blow for press freedom?
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The rituals that shape our life
The rituals that shape our life.
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Finding hope in the long, lonely journey of Alzheimer's
Support, guidance, love and patience - some of the family tips after a dementia diagnosis.
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Is the world getting angrier?
It feels like we're at least more stressed, if not more angry
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Searching for hope amidst the despair in Gaza
Seven months of war in Gaza and 70 years of war before that. Is there any room for hope?
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Is truth on life support in the world of modern media?
Has social media democratised or distorted truth in news and current affairs?
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19/05/2024
Audrey Carville and guests debate the week's religious and ethical news.
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A Migrant's Tale - From Somalia to Ireland
Nadia Adan's journey from war-torn Somalia to business success in Ireland.
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Is there a more ethical way to cut the budget cake?
A new budget, but are parties avoiding the toughest decisions that would raise more cash?
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Prison break - what happens after jail?
When a prisoner is released, is it a new start or does the sentence never end?
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Crime & punishment - is jail too often the easy answer?
A bigger jail population - what's going wrong and can it be fixed?
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Project Children - The Legacy
Hundreds of children were flown to the USA during the Troubles - what is the legacy?
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Coming Together - God and Science?
From Galileo & Darwin to today - are science and religion reconciling?
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Gaza - six months on. What will it take to end this war?
Easter 2024. Gaza. 32,000 dead and a looming famine. Is the world just standing by?
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A Pick n Mix of Faith
What bits of other faiths do Christians, Muslims and Jews admire and would they swap?
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Too young for school at 5?
Would we learn more if we started school at a later age?
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Untapping the code in the memory game
Is science closer to unlocking the secrets of the brain?
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Has the west abandoned the world's 'good guy' role?
Who fears to speak of peace? Is the west culpable of moral cowardice in Ukraine and Gaza?
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A cinematic conversion - do film and TV Biblical dramas change hearts?
Are the great Biblical dramas just good entertainment or do they spread the faith?
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Is retirement becoming an impossible dream?
An ever longer wait for the state pension - will we be working until we drop?
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Betting against my family and my friends
'I lied to my family, I stole Β£1.3 million from my company', a gambler's road to ruin.