Bishop Gene Robinson
Monday 28 April 2008 21:45-22:30 (Radio 3)
Paul Allen talks to Bishop Gene Robinson who, in 2003, was elected the Bishop of New Hampshire, and was the first openly gay man to be appointed to such a position. His new memoir, In the Eye of the Storm, reflects on his life and the controversy around his appointment.
The election provoked a major debate in the Anglican Church around the world. As a result, Bishop Robinson has been excluded from this July's Lambeth Conference and bishops from Uganda, Rwanda, Nigeria, Kenya and South America have said that they will boycott the conference in protest at the inclusion of the American bishops who were involved in Robinson's consecration.
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Bishop Gene Robinson
In 2003 Bishop Gene Robinson became the Bishop of New Hampshire. He was the first openly gay man to be appointed to such a position. The election has provoked a major debate in the Anglican Church; and as a result the bishop has been excluded from this July's Lambeth Conference. He talks about his new memoir, In the Eye of the Storm, which reflects on his life and the controversy around his appointment.
In the Eye of the Storm by Bishop Gene Robinson is published by Canterbury Press Norwich.
Dan Dare and the Birth of Hi-Tech Britain
Christopher Frayling reviews a new exhibition at the Science Museum in London which looks back to the post-war years when wartime advances like the jet engine, radar and penicillin were used to create new industries. How did this period lay the foundations for Britain today?
Dan Dare and the Birth of Hi-Tech Britain is at the Science Museum in London from 30 April.
John Hoyland Exhibition
John Hoyland has a new exhibition opening this week in London. He has been one of our greatest living artists for 40 years and a powerful force on both sides of the Atlantic after an influential visit to New York in the sixties. He is sometimes described as Britain's answer to Rothko, but does not see his paintings as abstract. He talks about the paintings in the exhibition and his influences.
The John Hoyland exhibition is at the Beaux Art Gallery in London from 30 April.
The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments
George Johnson's book looks at the beauty behind the scientific reasoning of the ten most fascinating experiments in the history of science including those by Galileo, William Harvey, Isaac Newton and Michael Faraday. Philip Ball will be in the studio to discuss the idea of beauty in science and why these experiments were chosen.
The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments by George Johnson is published by The Bodley Head Ltd.
