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BBC Local Radio on Easter weekend
Ashley Peatfield
Editor, Religion, BBC Local Radio
Ashley Peatfield, Editor, Religion, BBC Local Radio , reveals some surprising information about listening habits on local radio and previews whats to come on Easter weekend.
In conversation with The Rev'd Kate Bottley
Jon Jacob
Editor, About the BBC Blog
The Reverend Kate Bottley is travelling to Jerusalem for a special programme on BBC Two investigating Judas Iscariot and the Easter story. We spent half an hour talking to her about her experiences making the programme, and hearing how the sitcom ‘Rev’ helped create a more realistic image of the...
Commissioning BBC One's 'The Battle for Christianity'
Aaqil Ahmed
Head of BBC Religion & Ethics
The Battle For Christianity (Tuesday 22 March, BBC One, 10.45pm) examines the reasons behind a rise in popularity in Christianity in the UK, in a documentary which shows how confident, assertive faith is replacing traditional churches in the UK. In this post, originally written for the Independe...
From two pennyworth to the Mediterranean
Stuart Prebble
Executive Producer
Executive Producer Stuart Prebble explains how My Mediterranean with Adrian Chiles came about.
A new Songs of Praise
Aaqil Ahmed
Head of BBC Religion & Ethics
As we enter the 54th year of Songs of Praise - BBC One’s inspirational Christian music and features series - you will notice that the weekly Sunday afternoon series will look a little different. From Sunday 16th November, we are introducing some changes that I hope will excite and please viewers both old and new.
The Ottomans: Europe's Muslim Emperor, the story behind the documentary
Aaqil Ahmed
Head of BBC Religion & Ethics
Commissioning Editor for Religion and Head of Religion and Ethics, Aaqil Ahmed reveals the process behind making a documentary for BBC Two about the Ottoman Empire.
BBC RE:THINK 2012: What Does Britain Believe?
Aaqil Ahmed
Head of BBC Religion & Ethics
The BBC's Head of Religion & Ethics, Aaqil Ahmed, introduces BBC RE:THINK 2012 festival.
Religious programming on the BBC this Easter
Aaqil Ahmed
Head of BBC Religion & Ethics
Easter this year on the BBC is all about passion. It's the name of our two big highlights and it's a reflection as well of all the effort that has gone into making this Easter a stand out in the calendar for our listeners and viewers. The year before I started at the BBC, there had been so...
Songs of Praise at fifty - and the use of BC and AD
Aaqil Ahmed
Head of BBC Religion & Ethics
This Sunday at 5.30pm on BBC One the 50th anniversary programme of Songs Of Praise, Songs Of Praise: 50th Birthday Celebration transmits. Fifty years in broadcasting is an incredible achievement. From humble beginnings broadcast from the Tabernacle Welsh Baptist Church in Cardiff on October 1 ...
