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
A-Z of Things Unseen: R is for Reading
Fr Christopher Jamison, a Benedictine monk and former abbot, reflects on treating sacred texts as a delicacy best savoured slowly – and allowing them to challenge and transform us.
00:04:58 |
Tue 09 Feb 2016
A-Z of Things Unseen: Q is for Quaker
Ruth Scott has been an Anglican priest since 1994, yet a traumatic experience drew her to the silence which is at the heart of Quaker meetings. Here she explains why.
00:05:00 |
Tue 02 Feb 2016
A-Z of Things Unseen: P is for Patience
Ayisha Malik, author of the romantic comedy, Sofia Khan is Not Obliged, reflects on patience through the prism of Islam and how it helps answer life’s biggest question.
00:05:00 |
Tue 26 Jan 2016
A-Z of Things Unseen: O is for Overcome
Christian gospel hip-hop artist Faith Child on how he draws encouragement from the Bible and writing gospel songs to overcome personal struggles.
00:04:53 |
Tue 19 Jan 2016
Christmas: In Search of Mary
A Protestant who grew up in Ian Paisley’s Northern Ireland, where any devotion to Mary was scorned; a cradle Catholic and former friar; and a Muslim who loves Christmas, but approaches Mary very much…
00:39:01 |
Mon 21 Dec 2015
A-Z of Things Unseen: N is for Names of God
What’s in a name? Rabbi Naftali Brawer considers the naming and not-naming of God, and explores the meaning of those names. He explains how the names he has used for God have charted his own spiritua…
00:04:51 |
Thu 17 Dec 2015
A-Z of Things Unseen: M is for Mysticism
Minna Salami, a blogger popularly known as Ms Afropolitan, explains how an automatic writing experience led her to explore mysticism, and why artists like Fela Kuti and Frida Kahlo have helped her on…
00:04:53 |
Tue 08 Dec 2015
A-Z of Things Unseen: L is for Lalibela
Alison Hilliard, a regular Things Unseen presenter, tells the story of Ethiopia’s astonishing rock-hewn churches, which were created in a mere 23 years in the 12th century and remain one of the most …
00:05:00 |
Tue 01 Dec 2015
A-Z of Things Unseen: K is for Khalsa Aid
Khalsa Aid is a humanitarian relief agency which has helped destitute people in disaster areas from Haiti to Iraq and Bosnia. Its founder, Ravi Singh, was inspired by the teachings of the Sikh gurus,…
00:04:23 |
Wed 25 Nov 2015
The Faith-Friendly Atheist: Jim Al-Khalili
Jim al-Khalili is the son of a Muslim father and a Christian mother. He is also a public atheist - the outgoing President of the British Humanist Association - a science writer and broadcaster and Pr…
00:26:28 |
Tue 17 Nov 2015
A - Z of Things Unseen: J is for Journalism
Ruth Gledhill, who used to be the Times’ religious affairs correspondent and now works for the news website, Christian Today, reflects on combining her love of religion and journalism and has some ad…
00:04:57 |
Tue 10 Nov 2015
A - Z of Things Unseen: I is for Interfaith
In this addition of our A to Z, Mohammed Ali Amla, founder of Christian and Muslim Encounters – an interfaith network that seeks to bring together academics and activists in shaping dialogue and rese…
00:04:57 |
Tue 03 Nov 2015
A - Z of Things Unseen: H is for History
In this edition of our A to Z, the ‘Mail on Sunday’ columnist Peter Hitchens visits Trafalgar Square to get a perspective on a key time in the UK’s history. But he is not looking at Nelson. Instead h…
00:04:44 |
Tue 27 Oct 2015
A - Z of Things Unseen: G is for Gold
Jason Smyth was born in Northern Ireland into a Mormon family. At the age of 8, he was diagnosed with Stargardt’s disease, which robbed him of his central vision, leaving him legally blind. Yet he ha…
00:04:47 |
Tue 20 Oct 2015
A - Z of Things Unseen: F is for Farewell
Psychotherapist and priest Chris Scott on why he thinks it’s time to say farewell to God.
00:05:00 |
Wed 14 Oct 2015
A - Z of Things Unseen: E is for Easter
Lucy Winkett, rector of St James’s Church Piccadilly in Central London, reflects on how a C S Lewis quote, a story about the mother of Judas, the traitor, and even chocolate Easter bunnies contribute…
00:04:42 |
Wed 07 Oct 2015
A - Z of Things Unseen: D is for Doubt
A regular Things Unseen presenter, Mark Dowd is no stranger to doubt. In this edition of our A-Z, he recalls what happened when, as a young friar, he was overcome by it one Easter day.
He also ref…
00:04:59 |
Tue 29 Sep 2015
A - Z of Things Unseen: C is for Creativity
Navid Akhtar is the founder and chief executive of Alchemiya Media – an online TV channel which aims to showcase the best of Islam and Muslim life. Navid is also an award-winning documentary producer…
00:04:59 |
Fri 25 Sep 2015
A - Z of Things Unseen: B is for Blessing
In the second edition of our A-Z of Things Unseen, the Revd. Sally Hitchner, chaplain at Brunel University London, reflects on the concept of blessing from a Christian perspective – and explains why …
00:04:59 |
Fri 18 Sep 2015
A - Z of Things Unseen: A is for Awe
In the first of our A-Z of Things Unseen, Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg from the New North London Synagogue reflects on the concept of awe from a Jewish perspective – and argues that this sense of being …
00:04:58 |
Tue 25 Aug 2015
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