Beyond Belief

BBC Radio 4

Series exploring the place and nature of faith in today's world

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362 episodes
Updated May 26

Episodes362

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Jul 30, 2024 · 27 min
Wine of the Gods
Is wine a spiritual gift or a very earthly pleasure?
Jul 23, 2024 · 27 min
Spreading the Word
Evangelist Marios Kaikitis explains why he stands on Leicester Square talking about Jesus.
Jul 23, 2024 · 27 min
Poetry: Reaching for Divine Heights
A panel of poets explore how poetry has tried to bridge the gap between ourselves and God.
Jul 10, 2024 · 27 min
Why We Walk
Why is walking spiritual a spiritual act?
Jul 10, 2024 · 27 min
More Than One Wife
Giles Fraser meets a British Muslim woman in a polygamous marriage.
May 20, 2024 · 27 min
Monsters and Gods
For centuries, monsters have snarled out of religious writings at us. Why?
May 20, 2024 · 27 min
Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir: Religion and Politics in India
What a new Hindu temple tells us about religion and politics in India.
May 8, 2024 · 27 min
Spiritual Seekers
Astrology, shamanism and sound baths: exploring the spiritual, but not religious.
May 7, 2024 · 27 min
Embracing Neurodiversity
A mum of two boys describes how their neurodiversity affects their faith practice.
Apr 16, 2024 · 27 min
Faithful Feet
The story of a firewalker introduces the theme of feet as a path to spiritual connection.
Apr 16, 2024 · 27 min
Assisted Dying
How faith influences our perspective on the legal right to choose when and how to die.
Apr 8, 2024 · 27 min
Interfaith: Can We Still Talk?
Giles Fraser hears about pressure on interfaith networks and why they should be saved.
Apr 8, 2024 · 27 min
What's so funny about faith?
Should religion be joked about, or are some subjects too sacred for satire?
Apr 8, 2024 · 27 min
Religion and War
Series exploring the place and nature of faith in today's world.
Apr 8, 2024 · 27 min
What Should We Teach in RE?
The quality of RE teaching is a 'postcode lottery'. What needs to change?
Jan 24, 2024 · 27 min
Women in Charge?
A female imam tells Aleem Maqbool about her pioneering work and the reaction she's had.
Jan 16, 2024 · 27 min
Stem Cell Steaks and the Scriptures
The CEO of a lab-grown meat company describes the place of his Jewish faith in his work.
Jan 16, 2024 · 27 min
Faith In The Psychedelic Renaissance
Aleem Maqbool meets Richard, who explored a connection to Jesus on a ayahuasca retreat.
Jan 11, 2024 · 27 min
Sacred Sounds
A university student wanders into a cathedral and is transformed by the music he hears.
Oct 3, 2023 · 27 min
Witches, Druids and Pagans
Aleem Maqbool speaks to Richard about his pagan spirituality.