Shrouds of the Somme, Anti-Semitism Report, A Chaplain's Week at Westminster
Including an artist's memorial for every man killed on day one of the Battle of the Somme, the Labour Party's report on anti-Semitism, and a chaplain's week at Westminster.
Following the EU referendum there has been an upsurge of racism towards minority groups in the UK. Bishop Richard Atkinson, Co-Chair of the Inter Faith Network tells Edward why he is concerned about these incidents.
After a difficult press conference to launch a report into anti-semitism in the Labour Party, Edward asks Jonathan Arkush, President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews and John Mann MP if the report's recommendations are enough to rebuild relationships.
The Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin is Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons. She tells Edward about a dramatic week at Westminster and her pastoral role in the Palace.
On the 1st July 1916, Walter Shaw of the 15th West Yorks Regiment was killed at The Somme. We hear his final letter to his sweetheart Ethel and the reply he never received. In Exeter, Trevor Barnes attends the opening of the '19240 Shrouds of the Somme' exhibition. Artist Rob Heard has hand-made a small figurine to represent every man killed.
Aung San Suu Kyi has asked the United Nations to stop referring to Myanmar's Muslim minority as Rohingyas. She would prefer, "Muslim community in Rakhine State". Azeem Ibrahim is the author of a new book called The Rohingyas: Inside Myanmar's Hidden Genocide.
麻豆社 correspondent Akbar Hossain has the latest news from Bangladesh after the attack on a caf茅 in Dhaka.
Ahead of Church of England Synod next week religious affairs journalist Ruth Gledhill joins Sunday to discuss the big issues on the agenda.
Producers:
David Cook
Dan Tierney
Series Producer:
Amanda Hancox.
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Somme Letters
Duration: 05:07
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Rose Hudson-Wilkin
Duration: 02:06
Chapters
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Synod
Ahead of Synod journalist Ruth Gledhill discusses the big issues on the agenda.
Duration: 04:00
Somme Letters
Walter Shaw was killed at The Somme. We hear his final letter to his sweetheart Ethel.
Duration: 05:46
Rohingyas
Burmese leader asks the UN to stop referring to Myanmar's Muslim minority as Rohingyas.
Duration: 05:08
Hate Crime
Following the EU referendum there has been an upsurge of racism towards minority groups.
Duration: 05:40
Bangladesh
麻豆社 correspondent Akbar Hossain has the latest news after the attack on a caf茅 in Dhaka.
Duration: 03:51
Anti-Semitism
Are recommendations from an anti-Semitism report enough to rebuild relationships?
Duration: 06:55
Shrouds of the Somme
Trevor Barnes attends the opening of the '19240 Shrouds of the Somme' exhibition.
Duration: 06:16
Rose Hudson-Wilkin
Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons talks about a dramatic week at Westminster
Duration: 04:34
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- Sun 3 Jul 2016 07:10麻豆社 Radio 4
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Sunday
A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week