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Sermons by the Rev Richard McCall, PhD on the Sunday Readings of the Episcopal Revised Common Lectionary continuing the tradition begun during Summers at the Church of the Atonement, Quogue, NY.
Lionel Barber, the former Editor of the Financial Times, is hosting a brand-new podcast series - What Next? with Lionel Barber. In his first broadcast venture since the FT, What Next? with Lionel Barber focuses on life after COVID-19 and sees the multi-award-winning journalist and author discover how the world is adapting to the pandemic, what needs to change and, most importantly, what lessons we have learnt that will shape our lives for the future. Each week, Lionel will be speaking to som ...
This podcast features Open Book and A Good Read. Open Book talks to authors about their work. In A Good Read Harriett Gilbert discusses favourite books.
Zoe and the team pick their highlights of the week including the biggest showbiz guests!
Sermon for the Second Sunday after the EpiphanyBy The Rev Richard McCall PhD
Bryan Washington, Natalie Haynes, Trauma in fiction with Rebecca Watson & Peter Ho DaviesBy BBC Radio 4
Sermon for the Feast of the EpiphanyBy The Rev Richard McCall PhD
Sermon for the Second Sunday after ChristmasBy The Rev Richard McCall PhD
Reading in 2020By BBC Radio 4
Sermon for the Feast of the Nativity of Our LordBy The Rev Richard McCall PhD
Juliet Davenport is one of the UK's leading voices on Climate Change and is founder of the country's first 100% renewable energy company, Good Energy. In this episode Juliet shares her vision for a greener Britain and discusses the types of jobs and infrastructure that will be created as a result.
Johny Pitts and guests explore the dazzling brilliance of Charles DickensBy BBC Radio 4
Sermon for the Fourth Sunday of AdventBy The Rev Richard McCall PhD
The former GCHQ Director Sir David Omand joins Lionel for this episode of 'What Next?' to discuss his new book How Spies Think. Sir David was the first UK Security and Intelligence Coordinator, leading on counterterrorism. This conversation provides a great insight into how intelligence analysts think and why Britain is world-beating in this area.…
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Jonathan Lethem; Sylvia Townsend Warner; Edna O'Brien
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Jonathan Lethem; Sylvia Townsend Warner; Edna O'BrienBy BBC Radio 4
Semon for the Third Sunday of AdventBy The Rev Richard McCall PhD
Lord Browne is one of Britain's most influential industrialists. As a former Chief Executive of BP he discusses the Government's challenges when it comes to creating a Green Industrial Revolution.Speaking to Lionel, Lord Browne is optimistic when it comes to reaching targets and in this episode examines how we need to look at changing energy system…
Sermon for the Second Sunday of AdventBy The Rev Richard McCall PhD
Dame Carolyn McCall is the CEO of ITV and former boss at EasyJet.In this episode we hear Dame Carolyn’s thoughts on the future of the aviation industry, especially when it comes to the green agenda. We also get an insight into life at ITV during the pandemic and what it takes to reinvent those big live shows.…
The journalist and the critic nominate favourite booksBy BBC Radio 4
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Jenny Erpenbeck, Margaret Atwood on a classic dystopia, Paintings in fiction
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Jenny Erpenbeck, Margaret Atwood on a classic dystopia, Paintings in fictionBy BBC Radio 4
Sermon for the First Sunday of AdventBy The Rev Richard McCall PhD
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A Good Read: Alexander McCall Smith & Prof Lucie Green
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Alexander McCall Smith, author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, & Professor Lucie Green, presenter on The Sky At Night, discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.By BBC Radio 4
Elizabeth is leading on the next generation of work to support the United Nations. She has served for several years at the U.S Mission to the UN in New York.In recent months her attentions have turned to Covid-19. Elizabeth has spoken out over President Trump's decision to leave the World Health Organisation and has been part of this year's biggest…
Johny Pits asks writers Carys Bray and Diana McCaulay how stories offer hope and motivate action to address environmental crisisBy BBC Radio 4
Sermon for the Feast of Christ the KingBy The Rev Richard McCall PhD
In episode 5, Lionel's guest is Timothy Garton Ash - historian and author.In this episode the Professor of European Studies at the University of Oxford discusses life after Merkel and what the furture holds for Germany.Their conversation also focuses on how the UK will be seen on the world stage after the 31st December. Plus how will the younger ge…
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A Good Read:Vanessa Kisuule & Jonathon Porritt
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Poet Vanessa Kisuule and environmental writer Jonathon Porritt talk books with Harriett.By BBC Radio 4
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Jonathan Coe, Radical Fairy Tales, Alex Wheatle
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Chris Power talks to Jonathan Coe about bringing Billy Wilder to life in his new novel.By BBC Radio 4
Sermon for the Twenty-fourth Sunday After PentecostBy The Rev Richard McCall PhD
Lionel is joined by Evan Osnos, leading political journalist for The New Yorker and author of Joe Biden - The Life, the Run and What Matters Now.After days of 253 etched in our brains as we glared at the ticker across our tv screens - news outlets finally called it for President Elect Joe Biden.In this episode Osnos discusses the personal tragedies…
Travel and food writer Yasmin Khan and novelist David Mitchell talk books.By BBC Radio 4
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Rumaan Alam, Words and Photography, Bookshop.org
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Rumaan Alam, Words and Photography, Bookshop.orgBy BBC Radio 4
Sermon for the Twenty-third Sunday After PentecostBy The Rev Richard McCall PhD
The comedian and novelist choose favourites including The Sellout by Paul Beatty.By BBC Radio 4
Lionel Barber is joined by Tony Blair.‘We were too slow to lockdown but I can understand that.’In this episode we hear from the former Prime Minister on the issues surrounding testing in the U.K. and compares how other countries have handled this. He discusses how Covid-19 has accelerated how we work and the important role technology plays in how b…
Sermon for the Feast of All SaintsBy The Rev Richard McCall PhD
Daliso can't believe Jonathan's never read a fantasy novel before his choice, Seventh SonBy BBC Radio 4
Ian Bremmer joins Lionel Barber this week as we hit the final countdown to the US Election result - or do we? Ian is a leading American political scientist and journalist who has advised US presidential candidates as well as world leaders on US foreign policy. He's had his own TED Talk, Editor-at-Large for Time and is the president and founder of E…
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Hilary Mantel, Lee Child and Andrew Grant, Editors Pick
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Sara Collins talks to Hilary Mantel about her essay collectionBy BBC Radio 4
Sermon for the Twenty-first Sunday After PentecostBy The Rev Richard McCall PhD
Toni Morrison's Beloved and Elizabeth Strout's Olive Again are the books on the tableBy BBC Radio 4
In episode 1, Lionel speaks to one of the lead co-ordinators for the Covid-19 vaccine, Dr Richard Hatchett, as he discusses plans for a rollout of the vaccine within the first half of next year and reassurances surrounding it's safety. Dr Richard Hatchett has been part of the Homeland Security team under President Obama and President Bush and explo…
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Armando Iannucci and John Mullan on Dickens; John Lanchester; new Black British writing
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Armando Iannucci and John Mullan on Dickens; John Lanchester; new Black British writingBy BBC Radio 4
Sermon for the Twentieth Sunday After PentecostBy The Rev Richard McCall PhD
Romance in Marseilles, Butterfly Politics & This is Pleasure.Harriett Gilbert talks booksBy BBC Radio 4
Lionel Barber, the former Editor of the Financial Times, is hosting a brand-new podcast series - What Next? with Lionel Barber.In his first broadcast venture since the FT, What Next? with Lionel Barber focuses on life after COVID-19 and sees the multi-award-winning journalist and author discover how the world is adapting to the pandemic, what needs…
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Jennifer Makumbi, New Dutch Writing, Barbara Kingsolver and Wild Swimming in literature
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Jennifer Makumbi, New Dutch Writing, Barbara Kingsolver and Wild Swimming in literatureBy BBC Radio 4
Sermon for the 19th Sunday After PentecostBy The Rev Richard McCall PhD
Ruth Jones and Dominic Cooke share their favourite reads with Harriett Gilbert.By BBC Radio 4
Sermon for the 18th Sunday After PentecostBy The Rev Richard McCall PhD
Martin AmisBy BBC Radio 4
Rose Tremain; Science in FictionBy BBC Radio 4
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Donal Ryan, Libraries in Fiction, Campus Novels
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Donal Ryan, Libraries in Fiction, Campus NovelsBy BBC Radio 4
