Religion Podcast
Discussion of religious movements and the theories and individuals behind them.
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Baltic Crusades
Thu 24 Nov 2016
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss crusades against Baltic pagans from 12th Century onwards.
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Margery Kempe and English Mysticism
Thu 2 Jun 2016
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Margery Kempe, the medieval English mystic.
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Titus Oates and his 'Popish Plot'
Thu 12 May 2016
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Titus Oates and his fictitious Popish Plot.
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The Sikh Empire
Thu 7 Apr 2016
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Maharaja Ranjit Singh and the Sikh Empire.
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Mary Magdalene
Thu 25 Feb 2016
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Mary Magdalene, one of the best-known figures in the Bible
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Josephus
Thu 21 May 2015
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Flavius Josephus, author of The Jewish War.
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Matteo Ricci and the Ming Dynasty
Thu 16 Apr 2015
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Matteo Ricci's 16th-century travels in Ming China.
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Al-Ghazali
Thu 19 Mar 2015
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the medieval Islamic thinker Al-Ghazali.
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Zen
Thu 4 Dec 2014
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Zen, a distinctively East Asian form of Buddhism.
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Hildegard of Bingen
Thu 26 Jun 2014
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the medieval writer and mystic Hildegard of Bingen.
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The Talmud
Thu 29 May 2014
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Talmud, a major text of rabbinical Judaism.
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Bishop Berkeley
Thu 20 Mar 2014
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the 18th-century philosopher George Berkeley.
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The Trinity
Thu 13 Mar 2014
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Trinity, a central doctrine of Christianity.
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Hindu Ideas of Creation
Thu 5 Dec 2013
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Hindu ideas about the creation of the universe.
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The Book of Common Prayer
Thu 17 Oct 2013
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Book of Common Prayer.
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Gnosticism
Thu 2 May 2013
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Gnosticism, a sect associated with early Christianity.
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The Cult of Mithras
Thu 27 Dec 2012
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the cult of Mithras, the Roman mystery religion.
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The Upanishads
Thu 8 Nov 2012
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Upanishads, the sacred texts of Hinduism.
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The Ontological Argument
Thu 27 Sep 2012
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Ontological Argument for the existence of God.
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George Fox and the Quakers
Thu 5 Apr 2012
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the origins of Quakerism.
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Erasmus
Thu 9 Feb 2012
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Renaissance scholar Desiderius Erasmus.
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The Safavid Dynasty
Thu 12 Jan 2012
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Safavid Dynasty of early modern Iran.
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The Concordat of Worms
Thu 15 Dec 2011
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Concordat of Worms of 1122.
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Judas Maccabeus
Thu 24 Nov 2011
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the revolutionary Jewish leader Judas Maccabeus.
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