Category: Podcast

Briefing: Church leaders, asylum seekers and conversions in Britain

Church leaders have hit back at allegations that they are naively backing fraudulent asylum claims by accepting the validity of fake conversions

Briefing: National Churches Trust on saving church buildings

In this briefing, our panel discuss the National Churches Trust manifesto calling for urgent action to save the UK’s church buildings

Briefing: How will the Media Bill affect religious broadcasting in the UK?

In this briefing, our panel discuss the new Media Bill and the campaign to ensure hours of religious programming continue to be catalogued and reviewed

Briefing: Look ahead to news stories about religion in 2024

Reporters on religion joined our panel to look ahead at the stories likely to make the headlines in 2024, within the UK and around the world

Briefing: Church of England trial services for same-sex blessings

The Church of England has agreed to introduce standalone services for blessing same-sex couples following a 10-hour debate at general synod

Briefing: 50 years of reporting religion on the BBC’s Sunday programme

In this RMC Briefing, past reporters, presenters and producers remember the stand-out moments over 50 years of the BBC’s Sunday programme

Briefing: Budget cuts by Meta and BBC ‘a hammer blow’ to community journalism

In this RMC briefing, we discuss the value and importance of community reporting, why it is under threat, and how it can continue

RMC Big Interview: Robert Jones – The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and why America needs to get to grips with them

Rosie Dawson speaks to Robert Jones about his latest book “The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future”

Briefing: Shortage of RE teachers in ‘dangerous cycle’ within education

In this Religion Media Centre briefing, teachers, academics and RE advisers discussed the state of RE and how to secure its future

RMC Podcast: Onjali Rauf, children’s author, on the legacy of Tintin

Children’s book author Onjali Rauf told the Religion Media Festival 2023 that children should not be overly protected from the problems of the world today