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Religious affairs programme, tackling the thornier issues of the day in a thought-provoking manner

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Flags, faith and identity: Christianity in a Changing...

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2025/11/16

In September the ‘Unite the Kingdom’ rally, organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson, drew many thousands of people to London. Advertised as the UK’s biggest ‘Free Speech Festival’, speakers made calls to reaffirm Britain’s Christian foundations. Many held wooden crosses and flags with Christian slogans, and the crowds were led in reciting the Lord’s Prayer. In response to the march, a group of Church of England bishops and senior clergy joined leaders from across denominations to write a

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The Quantum Universe

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2025/11/09

This is Unesco's International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, marking a century and more since this fascinating branch of physics came to transform our understanding of the world. Not only that, for people of faith quantum science has arguably transformed our understanding of the nature of God and the nature of humanity. Rosa Hunt investigates the strange, and sometimes downright weird world of quantum uncertainty, dead-and-alive cats, and the possibility of multiverses.Her guests include

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Cherry Vann: Beyond the Headlines

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2025/11/02

On November 8th, Cherry Vann will be enthroned as the 15th Archbishop of Wales. Her appointment has been covered in an abundance of headlines, as it has come in the midst of a turbulent time for the Church in Wales. The former archbishop stood down amidst problems in Bangor Cathedral. But, her appointment is also hailed by many as a new era for the Church.A few weeks before her enthronement, Jonathan Thomas sat down with the new Archbishop of Wales at the Bishops office in Newport, to find out who

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Shattering the Stained Glass Ceiling: Women in Faith...

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2025/10/26

In light of the recent appointment of the Bishop of London, Dame Sarah Mullally, as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury, Azim Ahmed and guests examine whether women have shattered the glass ceiling of faith leadership.To discuss the issues Azim is joined by a panel of female faith leaders; the Very Reverend Dr Sarah Rowland Jones, Dean of St. David’s Cathedral. Chine McDonald who is the Director of the Theos think tank. Zara Muhammed made history as the first woman to lead the Muslim Council

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Faith and Menopause

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2025/10/19

October is World Menopause Awareness Month; Menopause tends to begin between the ages of forty-five and fifty-five but for some it can start much earlier in life. It’s a process that can be tiring, confusing, annoying, frightening and even alienating. But what part can faith play in this rite of passage that half the world’s population go through? Can faith be helpful for people navigating the menopause or is it a form of suppression, with the changes to our bodies rarely being talked about in our

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Sight Loss Sunday

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2025/10/12

Jonathan Thomas visits the Torch Fellowship Group in Ammanford, speaks to volunteers of Guide Dogs UK, and interviews others about the experience of sight loss in the church. He also remembers the life and ministry of Peter Jackson, a blind pianist. All music performed by Peter Jackson for BBC Radio Wales Celebration in 1995 and 2013.

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Assembly Bangers

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2025/09/28

This summer huge crowds gathered at Glastonbury Festival to sing along to a set of 'Assembly Bangers'; beloved songs from primary school. Musician and music teacher James B. Partridge led the field with classics including 'One More Step Along the World I Go', 'He's Got the Whole World in his Hands' and 'Lord of the Dance'. The popularity of these songs goes beyond music festivals, and this autumn in his Homecoming concert Mal Pope will include an 'Assembly Banger' slot with singer and songwriter

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Is Peace Possible?

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2025/09/21

The twenty-first of September is the UN International Day of Peace, and this year’s theme is “Act Now For a Peaceful World.” Delyth Liddell and guests discuss if peace is possible.Usman Manan is an Imam serving with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Cardiff.Rosemary Kellison, is an associate professor at Florida state university in the department of religion and is a specialist in religious ethics, ethics of war and feminist ethics. Nick Megoran is a Professor of political geography Newcastle

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Katharine Hill

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2025/09/14

Jonathan Thomas interviews Katharine Hill about schools and smartphones. Katharine Hill is the UK director of Care for the Family. She is a well-known speaker, broadcaster and author of a number of books, including Left To Their Own Devices: Confident parenting in a digital world and A Mind of Their Own: Building your child’s emotional wellbeing in a fast-changing world.

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Lost Hymns

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2025/08/10

Azim Ahmed and guests shine a light on a collection of ‘Lost Hymns’; long forgotten Welsh-language folk hymns recorded by oral historians at St. Fagan’s National Museum of History in the 1960s. When musician and composer Lleuwen Steffan came across these recordings she immediately realised that they were no longer featured in contemporary hymn books. She embarked on a decade long project to track down the descendants of those recorded, and to compose music inspired by these songs. Today she brings

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Sacred harmonies: Psalm singing in Wales

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2025/08/03

For centuries the singing of psalms has been a cornerstone of Christian worship and in Wales today psalms are sung in the splendour of great cathedrals and in the quiet devotion of Catholic monasteries. While the singing of psalms has long been cherished, in some churches and denominations psalm singing has been replaced by more modern songs and worship. But a new movement called 'Psalm Roars' is challenging that notion. Led by vicar Tim Vasby Burnie, 'Psalm Roars' aim to make psalm singing

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Is the Church in Crisis?

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2025/07/27

Procedures are in process to find a new Archbishop of Canterbury and a new Archbishop of Wales. Both of whom retired amidst controversies over the handling of safeguarding issues, although there are no suggestions that they behaved inappropriately themselves. Azim Ahmed and guests discuss - is the Church in Crisis?Dr Andrew Graystone is an advocate for survivors of abuse in the Church and is the author of “Bleeding for Jesus : John Smyth and the cult of the Iwerne Camps” Dr Michael J Kruger is

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Tom Holland

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2025/07/20

Jonathan Thomas is joined by the award-winning historian, biographer and broadcaster Tom Holland. Tom is the co-presenter of the world’s most popular history podcast 'The Rest is History', a bi-weekly podcast that explores everything from the Norman Conquest to Nazi Germany. The series is downloaded an astonishing eighteen million times every month. Tom Holland has written many best-selling books include 'Millennium' and 'Rubicon', but in the programme Tom discusses 'Dominion', a book that explores

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Masculinity

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2025/07/13

Recent decades have seen seismic changes to traditional gender roles, leading to deep and sometimes difficult questions about what it means to be a man today. Some argue it’s provoked a ‘crisis in masculinity’. This term is debated, but there are growing rates of loneliness, poor mental health, and even suicide, in men. At the same time troubling forms of so called ‘toxic masculinity’ are being promoted by some online influencers.Delyth Liddell and guests examine the issues. Is masculinity under

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The Story of the William Morgan Bible

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2025/07/07

Join Rosa Hunt as she journeys to the breathtaking St Davids Cathedral to uncover the remarkable story of a book that changed a nation - the 1588 William Morgan Welsh Bible. Often credited with standardising and even saving the Welsh language, this historic translation is more than just one of many - it’s a cultural cornerstone.We speak with Library Development Officer Mari James and the Dean of St Davids, the Very Revd Dr Sarah Rowland Jones, to explore the Bible’s legacy and the impact it has had

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Voice of Change: Elinor Wyn Reynolds in Conversation

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2025/06/29

Join Azim Ahmed for a powerful and thought-provoking interview with poet and author Elinor Wyn Reynolds, as she prepares to step into history as the first layperson in over a century —and the first woman ever— to become General Secretary of the Union of Welsh Independent Churches.Who is Elinor Wyn Reynolds, and what vision does she bring to one of Wales’s most historic religious institutions? In this candid and wide-ranging conversation, Elinor opens up about her journey through culture, grief,

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Multi-faith Merthyr

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2025/06/15

Merthyr Tydfil is a well-known town in South Wales with a rich history. In the 18th century, it was a small hamlet – just a collection of Welsh-speaking farmsteads dotted along the mountains. But within a hundred years, it became an industrial powerhouse with a booming and multicultural population. In this programme, Delyth Liddell, visits Merthyr to find out how that development affected the local religious communities, and still affects it today. We are guided by local historian, Huw Williams

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Christian Aid at 80

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2025/05/25

Jonathan Thomas discusses the 80 year history and ongoing work of Christian Aid, the relief and development charity founded by British and Irish churches to help refugees following the Second World War.We also hear about Gwynne Hodge, the Japanese Prisoner of War from Mumbles who returned home and set up the first Christian Aid group in Wales.

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Phillip Henry: Rastafarian Beekeeper

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2025/05/18

Rosa Hunt talks to Phillip Henry, a Rastafarian Beekeeper in Cardiff, about religion and biodiversity.Nestled on a rooftop overlooking Cardiff Bay, Sankofa scientist, Phillip Henry, is helping to create biodiversity corridors for pollinators - bees. Rosa Hunt met with Philip to talk about his background, Rastafarian beliefs, beekeeping, and restorative justice. In this wide ranging discussion, they look at the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, the history of mining in Wales, and slavery. Phillip

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Does God Do Maths?

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2025/05/11

It can inspire fear and dread in many of us, but for others there is a beauty in maths that is sometimes closely related to matters of faith. Rosa Hunt hears from four mathematicians whose mathematical research has helped to support their religious faith. Professor Larry Lesser gives some fascinating insights into the mathematics of Judaic peoples as reflected in the Torah and the Talmud. For mathematician and bishop's chaplain Rev. Dr Emma Whittick one of the most curious numerical sequences is one

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