Ruth Peacock

Ruth is the leader of the Religion Media Centre project and oversees its work. After studying theology and teaching RE, she trained as a journalist on a local paper, freelanced in print and radio and then joined the BBC, working in many news departments, including the main newsgathering desk. She also worked on the BBC’s move into the new W1 building and studied organisational change.

Written Content

Religion news 15 September 2022

Seeing the Queen lying in state will stay with mourners for the rest of their lives; Expect tradition in the Queen’s funeral service; Bishops and the Chief Rabbi pay more tributes to the queen; Is the constitutional monarchy a Jewish invention?

Religion news 14 September 2022

“Latent spirituality” expressed in spontaneous mourning for the Queen; The Queen “never ceased to pray” for Northern Ireland; Final resting place explained

Religion news 13 September 2022

Services of remembrance for the Queen in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland; Tour of the nations – the Union at the heart of King’s concerns; The Queen – a valued neighbour and friend in Scotland; Bishops’ stories of the Queen bring laughter to the Lords 

Religion news 12 September 2022

Distinctive rituals in all faiths to mourn the sovereign; The Queen’s ‘very English, very Anglican form of religious belief’; The King on a visit to Cambridge: “There’s a lot of sense in the Quran” ; The churches which are part of the Queen’s final journey