We’re talking about the dead and the supernatural on the morning of Samhain, the Gaelic festival marking the end of harvest and the beginning of winter. Why are so many of us afraid to talk about death and dying?We’re speaking to Jennifer Hamilton who managed a community crematorium and accompanied the departed on their final journey, speaking to the person in the coffin as she got them ready to leave this world.Our panel will unpack how modern society treats death, the language we use (and don’t use).Does belief in the everlasting change how people view death and their legacy? And how do we speak about what should happen ‘in the event of my death’?Questions that will be tackled by funeral celebrant Rachel Smith along with theologians Dr Elaine Storkey and Dr Joy Allan.Finally, Audrey Carville has been talking to historian Dr Martha McGill who studies the supernatural and explains how religion has shaped views of fairies, ghosts and the devil.

We’re talking about the dead and the supernatural on the morning of Samhain, the Gaelic festival marking the end of harvest and the beginning of winter. Why are so many of us afraid to talk about death and dying? We’re speaking to Jennifer Hamilton who managed a community crematorium and accompanied the departed on their final journey, speaking to the person in the coffin as she got them ready to leave this world. Our panel will unpack how modern society treats death, the language we use (and don’t use). Does belief in the everlasting change how people view death and their legacy? And how do we speak about what should happen ‘in the event of my death’? Questions that will be tackled by funeral celebrant Rachel Smith along with theologians Dr Elaine Storkey and Dr Joy Allan. Finally, Audrey Carville has been talking to historian Dr Martha McGill who studies the supernatural and explains how religion has shaped views of fairies, ghosts and the devil.

Death and the Supernatural

This week is Book Week in Northern Ireland, and we begin the programme by looking at the bestselling and most distributed book the world has ever seen. According to the Guinness Book of Records the Bible has sold between 5 and 7 billion copies and has been translated into thousands of languages. But how do we read the Bible today. As the literal word of God, as fiction or as a myth where the story may not always be true it points to bigger truths about God and humanity. Audrey is joined by writer and teacher Andrew Cunning, theologian Tina Beattie and Anglican Priest Cameron Mack. We also speak to Ronnie Convery from the Archdiocese of Glasgow about plans to halve the number of parishes and close dozens of churches due to declining attendance and falling numbers of clergy. What is a Christian Nationalist? The thinktank Theos tried to answer that question by surveying the UK population and their report came out last week. Audrey talks to Andrew Flanagan the Director of Christians in Politics about how the church is engaging with Christian Nationalism. And finally as part of Book Week, we talk to historians Elaine Farrell and Louise McCormack about their book Bad Bridgets which is now being turned into a movie about Irish Women in America who ended up on the wrong side of the law.

This week is Book Week in Northern Ireland, and we begin the programme by looking at the bestselling and most distributed book the world has ever seen. According to the Guinness Book of Records the Bible has sold between 5 and 7 billion copies and has been translated into thousands of languages. But how do we read the Bible today. As the literal word of God, as fiction or as a myth where the story may not always be true it points to bigger truths about God and humanity. Audrey is joined by writer and teacher Andrew Cunning, theologian Tina Beattie and Anglican Priest Cameron Mack. We also speak to Ronnie Convery from the Archdiocese of Glasgow about plans to halve the number of parishes and close dozens of churches due to declining attendance and falling numbers of clergy. What is a Christian Nationalist? The thinktank Theos tried to answer that question by surveying the UK population and their report came out last week. Audrey talks to Andrew Flanagan the Director of Christians in Politics about how the church is engaging with Christian Nationalism. And finally as part of Book Week, we talk to historians Elaine Farrell and Louise McCormack about their book Bad Bridgets which is now being turned into a movie about Irish Women in America who ended up on the wrong side of the law.

The Bible: literal word of God, fact, or myth?

Audrey and guests discuss their festive memories, and the true meaning of the season.

Audrey and guests discuss their festive memories, and the true meaning of the season.

Christmas past and Christmas present, nostalgia and reality

What motivates us to give to charity? Audrey and a panel of experts examine this thought

What motivates us to give to charity? Audrey and a panel of experts examine this thought

The season of goodwill – how far does your giving extend?

Audrey and a panel of experts, discuss the concept of free will

Audrey and a panel of experts, discuss the concept of free will

‘Of your own free will’ – but does it exist?

The United Nations has warned that global warming is the biggest threat to our existence on this planet - and the warnings aren't about the next thousand years - the impact is already being felt now and will undoubtedly be much more severe for our grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
The annual climate change negotiations take place next week in Dubai - COP28 as they're known. Will they make a difference or does a gathering of politicians simply amount to more hot air? Presenter Claire Graham in conversation with the economist Vicky Pryce, Professor John Barry and the CEO of Christian Aid Ireland Rosamond Bennett.

The United Nations has warned that global warming is the biggest threat to our existence on this planet - and the warnings aren't about the next thousand years - the impact is already being felt now and will undoubtedly be much more severe for our grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The annual climate change negotiations take place next week in Dubai - COP28 as they're known. Will they make a difference or does a gathering of politicians simply amount to more hot air? Presenter Claire Graham in conversation with the economist Vicky Pryce, Professor John Barry and the CEO of Christian Aid Ireland Rosamond Bennett.

Are the poor paying the price as the wealthy destroy the planet?

It is a simple question, that unwraps the bundle of complexity, that is a human life.

It is a simple question, that unwraps the bundle of complexity, that is a human life.

What does it mean to be human?

Audrey Carville and author James Walvin, explore one of the world's most enduring hymns.

Audrey Carville and author James Walvin, explore one of the world's most enduring hymns.

'Amazing Grace'

Would Christianity have acted differently had it always depicted Jesus accurately?

Would Christianity have acted differently had it always depicted Jesus accurately?

White Jesus?

Can those power really me honest brokers in any mediation?

How western powers have shaped the Middle East we know today.

Audrey Carville and a panel of experts, discuss the crisis in Israel/Palestine

Dehumanising The Enemy

Are the new regulations on sex education in schools a barrier between church and state?

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