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Celibacy

Episode 2

When did celibacy become mandatory for the priests in the Catholic Church? We examine the unmarried life of the priest.

• 26 mins

Faith And Football

Richard Coles explores the role faith plays in football and asks how realistic it is to expect football to be secular.

• 26 mins

Buddhist Temple Bells

There are thousands of Buddhist temples in Japan and most have huge bronze bells, bonshou, which are cherished and revered.

• 26 mins

Fame, Blame And Shame

Episode 1

Michael Ford explores the spiritual dimensions of Fame, Blame and Shame through vivid stories from different cultures & faiths.

• 26 mins

Fame, Blame And Shame

Episode 2

Michael Ford explores the spiritual dimensions of Fame, Blame and Shame through vivid stories from different cultures & faiths.

• 26 mins

Fame, Blame And Shame

Episode 3

Michael Ford explores the spiritual dimensions of Fame, Blame and Shame through vivid stories from different cultures & faiths.

• 26 mins

New Jewish Life In Berlin

Through the eyes of Berlin's new Jews, Kristine Pommert portrays the Jewish community in what used to be Hitler's capital.

• 26 mins

Bosnia's War Babies

Episode 1

The story of teenagers 'born from hate', as a result of war rape in Bosnia, who are now experiencing mental trauma.

• 26 mins

Bosnia's War Babies

Episode 2

The story of teenagers 'born from hate', as a result of war rape in Bosnia, who are now experiencing mental trauma.

• 26 mins

A Dictatorship Of Relativism

Edward Stourton examines claims that the tolerance which moral relativism is supposed to foster has turned into a new extremism.

• 26 mins

Recite!

Razia Iqbal takes a fresh look at the rich oral and artistic traditions surrounding the Quran - the holy book of Islam.

• 26 mins

Rise And Rise Of The Georgian Orthodox C

Tom Esslemont explores the astonishing renaissance of Georgia's Orthodox Church following the end of Communism.

• 26 mins

Christianity In China

Episode 1

Christopher Landau tells the story of the rapid growth of state-sanctioned Christianity in China, and its impact on society.

• 26 mins

Christianity In China

Episode 2

Christopher Landau tells the story of the rapid growth of state-sanctioned Christianity in China, and its impact on society.

• 26 mins

Why Remain A Catholic? 1

Edward Stourton asks how Catholics negotiate their own moral paths in a church which many feel is deeply discredited.

• 26 mins

Hasidic Pilgrimage

Daniel Gordon looks at the pilgrimage to Lizhensk, resting place of the Rabbi who popularised Hasidic Judaism in Poland.

• 26 mins

Right Livelihood

A look at how people in Australia are employing Buddhist ethics and practices in their workplaces to make work more satisfying.

• 26 mins

Women In The Madrassa

Zaiba Malik explores the work, and the social revolution, of the Mourchidat - female Muslim leaders in Morocco.

• 26 mins

The Whoop

Jessica Alpert discovers The Whoop - a musical, emotional, non-intellectual method of preaching the Word of God.

• 26 mins

Ground Zero Mosque

Linda Pressly traces the development of a controversy that engulfed New York and the US in the run-up to the mid-term elections.

• 26 mins

God And The Tea Party

Matt Wells explores how the Tea Party movement in the US may affect the traditional Christian influence on conservative politics

• 26 mins

Bolivia - Day Of The Skulls

Andres Schipani reports on a colourful collision of ancient indigenous ritual with Catholicism in La Paz, involving human skulls

• 26 mins

The Mourner's Kaddish

Rabbi Naftali Brawer explores the history and meaning of the Mourners Kaddish, the Jewish prayer for the dead.

• 26 mins

Hajj On Wheels (Heart And Soul)

Meena Bakhtash on Muslims who have completed the Hajj in a wheelchair, fulfilling the 5th pillar of Islam despite disability.

• 26 mins

Eco Asceticsm

A new spiritual focus on lifestyle changes that reduce personal consumption and carbon footprint, termed "Eco-Asceticism"

• 26 mins

The Holocaust Deniers

Episode 1

Wendy Robbins takes a personal journey, examining fears that history is being rewritten, threatening the Jewish community.

• 26 mins

The Holocaust Deniers

Episode 2

Wendy Robbins takes a personal journey, examining fears that history is being rewritten, threatening the Jewish community.

• 26 mins

Bede

Francis Spufford looks at how Bede, an obscure English monk from the 8th century, shaped the history of Christianity.

• 26 mins

Being Joseph

Step-parenting has become far more common, but has it become any easier emotionally to bring up another man's child?

• 26 mins

The Buddhist Dilemma

Chaplain Thomas Dyer converted to Buddhism, and became first Buddhist chaplain in the American military.

• 26 mins