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Religion Podcast

Discussion of religious movements and the theories and individuals behind them.

Updated: occasionally
Episodes available: indefinitely

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    Wyclif and the Lollards

    Thu 16 Jun 2011

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss John Wyclif and the Lollards.

  • Islamic Law and its Origins

    Thu 5 May 2011

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the origins of Islamic law.

  • The Pelagian Controversy

    Thu 21 Apr 2011

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the church's most significant doctrinal disputes.

  • The Bhagavad Gita

    Thu 31 Mar 2011

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Bhagavad Gita, a key text of Hinduism.

  • Maimonides

    Thu 17 Feb 2011

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the medieval Jewish scholar Maimonides.

  • Daoism

    Thu 16 Dec 2010

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Daoism, the ancient Chinese philosophy and religion.

  • Foxe's Book of Martyrs

    Thu 18 Nov 2010

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Foxe's Book of Martyrs.

  • The Delphic Oracle

    Thu 30 Sep 2010

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Delphic Oracle.

  • al-Biruni

    Thu 10 Jun 2010

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Central Asian scientist and historian al-Biruni.

  • William James's 'The Varieties of Religious Experience'

    Thu 13 May 2010

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James.

  • Calvinism

    Thu 25 Feb 2010

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas of John Calvin and their impact.

  • The Siege of Munster

    Thu 5 Nov 2009

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Siege of Munster in 1534-35.

  • St Thomas Aquinas

    Thu 17 Sep 2009

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss St Thomas Aquinas.

  • Sunni and Shia Islam

    Thu 25 Jun 2009

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the origins of the split between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims

  • St Paul

    Thu 28 May 2009

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the influence of St Paul on the early Christian church.

  • The Siege of Vienna

    Thu 14 May 2009

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 1683 siege of Vienna by the Ottoman Army.

  • The Baroque Movement

    Thu 20 Nov 2008

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the culture of the Baroque.

  • Dante's Inferno

    Thu 23 Oct 2008

    Melvyn Bragg examines Dante’s β€˜Inferno’, a medieval journey through Hell’s nine circles

  • Miracles

    Thu 25 Sep 2008

    Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the history of miracles.

  • The Metaphysical Poets

    Thu 3 Jul 2008

    Melvyn Bragg examines the Metaphysical poets, including John Donne and Andrew Marvell.

  • The Arab Conquests

    Thu 26 Jun 2008

    Melvyn Bragg examines the Arab conquests which helped communicate Islam to the world.

  • The Dissolution of the Monasteries

    Thu 27 Mar 2008

    Melvyn Bragg examines Henry VIII's policy of the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

  • The Greek Myths

    Thu 13 Mar 2008

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Greek myths from Achilles to Zeus.

  • The Fisher King

    Thu 17 Jan 2008

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the enigmatic myth of the Fisher King.

  • The Nicene Creed

    Thu 27 Dec 2007

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the Nicene Creed which established the Divinity of Christ.

  • The Pilgrim Fathers

    Thu 5 Jul 2007

    Melvyn Bragg discusses what the Pilgrim Fathers and the Mayflower mean to Americans.

  • Ockham's Razor

    Thu 31 May 2007

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the ideas of William Ockham including Ockham's Razor.

  • Spinoza

    Thu 3 May 2007

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the Dutch, Jewish and Christian Philosopher, Baruch Spinoza.

  • St Hilda

    Thu 5 Apr 2007

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the 7th century abbess, St Hilda.

  • The Jesuits

    Thu 18 Jan 2007

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the Jesuits, β€œthe school masters of Europe”.

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