Seen & Unseen Aloud

This week we explore the world of art in literature and drama: Jonathan Rowlands feels liberated by reading Don Quixote and Rachel Luckett is uncharacteristically effusive about her experience attending The Life of Christ at Wintershall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode, Lauren Windle goes to a Beyoncé concert and contemplates the idolatry of Queen B; Simon Burton-Jones explores how we may be extinguishing reality; and Giles Gough watches The Four Seasons and Dying for Sex to find the most common question of humanity: “What does it mean to live a full life?”   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Jessica Norman welcomes Lewis Capaldi back to the Glastonbury stage; George Pitcher introduces us to some Angels called Melanie and Dave; and Becky Ruth writes us a letter from Istanbul and talks neighbours Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Daniel Bey shares with us four things he's learnt from working with prisoners; Beatrice Scudeler has discovered Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 20 years on and unearths helpful wisdom for her own trauma; Graham Tomlin asks what will stop the culture of death that libertarian Britain has embraced? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we explore love from three very different perspectives: Barnabas Apsray considers Christian Nationalism - is it an oxymoron? Roger Bretherton talks about how 1 in 4 people pray or meditate daily and how beneficial that is to their life; Roger Standing walks us through Salt Path - from real life to book to movie - the story of love against all odds and what it teaches us about ourse...

This week we hear from Graham Tomlin explaining why it seems like the Church of England is taking ages to appoint a new Archbishop of Canterbury; Bear Grylls gives us a personal introduction to his new book, The Greatest Story Ever Told and Alexandra Kytka-Sharpe dives into the world of fashion to find out whether or not Anna Wintour should be our moral compass. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

This week's thought-provoking selection starts with Jamie Gillies asking suicide prevention organisations to get involved in the Assisted Dying debate; Beatrice Schudeler introduces us to Jane Austen-inspired novels of different times and genres and Graham Tomlin tracks the political history of Gaza back to the Roman Empire and still suggests that only politics can find a long term solution. Hoste...

In this week mix we mourn the demise of the semi colon (and all it represents) with Paul Bradbury; Lauren Westwood gets lost in the drama of BBC's Race Across the World and Belle Tindall asks why a book has changed the world (and her). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Ed Chan-Stroud explores Alex Warren's song, "Ordinary" for signs of the fundamentals of human longing; Jessica Norman goes to a Third Space gym and thinks about the cost of belonging and Graham Tomlin was at Pope Leo's inauguration and shares with us what he noticed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Rosie Phillips looks at how the human desire for truth and judgement plays out on Social Media; Giles Gough explores the unexpected depths of Marvel's latest unexpected blockbuster and Rachel Newham's own experience gets her asking questions about the relationship between mental and physical health. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Belle Tindall takes us to the Met Gala in NYC and asks whether the unseen exists; Graham Tomlin considers why the choice of the next Pope is so important and Callum Elwood asks if AI animation really is harmless fun? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this Bank Holiday Monday, Jonny Torrance comments on Last One Laughing, deciding we’re less in control than we think; Henna Cundill suggests that AI will never codify the many unruly exceptions to rules as they are what make us human; Jamie Mulvaney asks whether or not a Funeral is the appropriate backdrop for Diplomacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Jack Chisnall pays tribute to the late Pope Francis; Imogen Ball plots her year through the seasons celebrated by chocolate and asks what's next after Easter? Mark Gilbert confesses to being addicted to a game on his smartphone and asks why that's such a bad thing; Steve Dew-Jones marks the 75th anniversary of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by seeing it in the theatre and re...

This week, Graham Tomlin suggests the Spiritual Marketplace may be selling us short; Henry Corbett asks the important questions: Is Goodison Park a place of worship? Is football a religion? and Andy Hood suggests that anxiety has a long history and so perhaps needs an ancient solution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our final, Easter Day episode, Graham Tomlin looks into how and why the anthropologists miss the point of Easter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Easter Saturday, Barnabas Aspray explains why identifying as human has deadly implications. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the Good Friday episode of the Seen & Unseen Aloud Easter series, Yaroslav Walker takes us to the movies and tells us about his top 5 favourite Good Friday films. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode 5 of our Easter special, Andrew Davison takes us to the National Gallery and explores how Pesellino makes the vital visible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Easter episode 4, Julie Canlis suggests the big question is not, is there life after death, but what about life before death? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our third Easter episode, George Pitcher dives into the character of Pontius Pilate, lord of misrule Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the second episode of our Seen & Unseen Aloud Easter series, Lianne Howard-Dace takes us on a sensory journey through Lent and Easter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the Seen & Unseen Aloud Easter series. First up, for Palm Sunday, NT Wright explores the meeting of creation and justice Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Beatrice Scudeler revisits Kazuo Ishiguro’s brilliant novel, Never Let Me Go as the perfect Frankenstein story for today; Tom Dove invites us to visit the Friendship Lab and take risks by investing in our friends; Ryan Rodrigues introduces us to the people he believes will be most affected by legalising assisted dying. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's particularly eclectic mix, Katherine Amphlett shares what she's learnt about forgiveness from a Simnel Cake; Graham Tomlin brings Blaise Pascal into play in today's culture wars; Beatrice Scudeler finds the reality of Amandaland and Natalie Garrett lets loose with some Primary School Assembly Bangers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's eclectic mix, Lauren Westwood dives into Netflix's powerful new series, Adolescence ; Belle Tindall asks why we are so bewitched by witches and Rowan Williams invites us to "come and see" while he gives us a lesson in theological map-making. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.