Things Unseen
Things Unseen grapples with a spiritual climate that no longer conforms to orderly patterns – with fewer of us attracted to formal religion, but many still believing that there’s more out there than meets the eye. Thought-provoking speech radio for people of faith – and those who just feel intrigued by the spiritual dimension to life.
Religion & Spirituality
Spirituality
Hinduism
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Other
Christian
Faith
- Update frequency
- every 21 days
- Average duration
- 16 minutes
- Episodes
- 218
- Years Active
- 2011 - 2025
ARCHIVE: TREVOR BARNES ON HEALTH AND SAFETY 'MADNESS'
Where exactly was common-sense while 'appropriately-trained personnel' had to be summoned to fish the body out of three feet of water?
[Image courtesy of Tomorrow Never Knows via flickr.com ©©]
00:03:15 |
Fri 02 Mar 2012
ARCHIVE: ASSISTED DYING DIGNITY IN DEATH OR SOCIAL PESSIMISM?
The clash on a call for legalised assisted dying, without fear of prosecution
00:17:23 |
Tue 28 Feb 2012
ARCHIVE: IMMIGRATION OPEN HOUSE OR CLOSED DOOR
Net migration into Britain this year reached 250,000.
On one side of the Immigration debate, capped levels, earned citizenship, ID cards, and annual migration reports - on the other, open borders,…
00:15:49 |
Mon 27 Feb 2012
ARCHIVE: TREVOR BARNES ON RICHARD DAWKINS
‘God exists, or doesn’t. It’s a 50-50 shot. Dawkins can’t call believers stupid for having taken a punt; after all, he did’.
00:03:18 |
Thu 23 Feb 2012
ARCHIVE: TREVOR BARNES ON UNIFORM MADNESS
‘Gender specific school uniforms can cause serious distress’ –
one more example of saying goodbye to reason and good sense.
[Image courtesy of Chris Millett via Flickr.com ©©]
00:03:11 |
Wed 15 Feb 2012
ARCHIVE: TREVOR BARNES ON SCHOOL LEAGUE TABLES
Preventing ‘sneakily enhancing’ a school’s ranking with ‘soft’ subjects is a good move – but
don’t put all the blame on schools
00:03:34 |
Fri 10 Feb 2012
ARCHIVE: TREVOR BARNES LAMBASTS ‘MONEY-SAPPING’ OLYMPICS
9 billion pounds for the sake of a tenth of a second, or a sponsorship deal...
And, as for the ‘legacy’, well, just consider the fortunes of Greece.
[Image courtesy of davehighbury via Flickr.com ©…
00:03:01 |
Thu 02 Feb 2012
ARCHIVE: TREVOR BARNES ON 'LUNATIC' WIND FARMS
‘Did nobody tell the energy secretary that on many of the coldest days the wind
does not blow? That the wind is not a reliable source of power?’
[Image courtesy of Davie Dunn via Flickr.com ©©]
00:02:59 |
Thu 26 Jan 2012
ARCHIVE: BLOODY SUNDAY REMEMBERED VIRTUE DIXON
Daughter killed. Born-again Christian who has forgiven those responsible. Mary Colwell reports.
00:07:58 |
Thu 26 Jan 2012
ARCHIVE: BLOODY SUNDAY REMEMBERED JOHN KELLY
Brother of Michael, 17, shot dead. He hasn’t forgiven the soldier responsible. Mary Colwell reports.
00:08:46 |
Thu 26 Jan 2012
ARCHIVE: BLOODY SUNDAY REMEMBERED GERRY O'HARA
Best friend killed next to him. Formerly commander of the junior wing of the IRA; now vice-chair of the Police Board. Mary Colwell reports.
00:10:15 |
Thu 26 Jan 2012
ARCHIVE: BLOODY SUNDAY REMEMBERED - KATHLEEN TRACY
Her brother was shot dead. Mary Colwell reports.
[Image courtesy of Mary Colwell. All rights reserved. ©]
00:04:12 |
Thu 26 Jan 2012
ARCHIVE: BLOODY SUNDAY REMEMBERED - ALASTAIR SIMPSON
Former General of the Apprentice Boys; today, lives in the all-Protestant The Fountain, set up after Bloody Sunday. Mary Colwell reports.
[Image courtesy of Mary Colwell. All rights reserved. ©]
00:08:04 |
Thu 26 Jan 2012
ARCHIVE: BLOODY SUNDAY REMEMBERED - JEANETTE WARKE
Forced out of her home in the unsettling days that followed; now a peace and reconciliation worker. Mary Colwell reports.
[Image courtesy of Mary Colwell. All rights reserved. ©]
00:08:03 |
Thu 26 Jan 2012
ARCHIVE: BLOODY SUNDAY REMEMBERED - PETER MCDONALD
At the age of 11, he saw the coffins lined up. He became an IRA activist; today, he’s a community development worker. Mary Colwell reports.
[Image courtesy of Mary Colwell. All rights reserved. …
00:05:54 |
Thu 26 Jan 2012
ARCHIVE: BLOODY SUNDAY REMEMBERED - RICHARD MOORE
Uncle shot dead; three months earlier he was blinded by a soldier’s rubber bullet. Founder of Children in Crossfire. Mary Colwell reports.
00:12:56 |
Thu 26 Jan 2012
ARCHIVE: BLOODY SUNDAY REMEMBERED - KAY DUDDY
Sister of victim Jackie, whose body was carried by friends and priest Edward Daley, waving a white handkerchief. Mary Colwell reports.
00:08:43 |
Thu 26 Jan 2012
ARCHIVE: BLOODY SUNDAY REMEMBERED: EDWARD DALY
The priest who administered the last rites to victim Jackie, 17, amidst gunfire.
An iconic photograph captured the scene. Mary Colwell reports.
[Image courtesy of Mary Colwell. All rights reser…
00:10:28 |
Thu 26 Jan 2012
ARCHIVE: WENDY ROBBINS ON ABU QATADA
A senior judge calls Muslim preacher Abu Qatada ‘a truly dangerous individual’, yet still we cannot insist that he is exported and tried in his home country...
[Image courtesy of :Dar via Flickrr.co…
00:03:05 |
Thu 19 Jan 2012
ARCHIVE: WENDY ROBBINS ON THE RACISM WE IGNORE
At a time when racism is in the headlines, why the media silence on ‘disturbing instances of racism against Jews’?
00:03:26 |
Thu 12 Jan 2012
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