April 30th, 2010
The brand new BBC Radio 2 comedy show hosted by Alex Lowe (Barry from Watford on Steve Wright, Peter Serafinowicz Show, Phoenix Nights, The Late Edition, Clare In The Community) alongside a new double-act partner for the night, will be recorded next Tuesday, 5 May.
Expect characters, sketches and old-fashioned double-act banter between Alex and his new side-kick. The mystery guest for the first recording is top-secret but he is certain to make a Big Impression.
The Alex Lowe Double Act is produced by Ashley Blaker for BBC Radio 2.
April 7th, 2010
Clive Anderson is joined by Dinah Rose, Helen Mountfield and Aina Kahn to discuss the often controversial interface between English law and religious belief.
Disputes in which articles of faith clash with the law of the land have arisen over the carrying of sacred knives, employment law, adoption, gay rights and cremation.
One of the first acts of the new Supreme Court was to rule that one of Britain’s most successful faith schools had racially discriminated against a 12-year-old boy who was refused admission because the school did not recognise him as Jewish. When individuals choose to have their disputes resolved in religious courts, such as Sharia or Beth Din, what kind of oversight should the secular courts of the United Kingdom exercise?
This programme explores the extent to which secular law accommodates the “irrationality” of religious belief. Should it be more accommodating as the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams has suggested?
Unreliable Evidence is produced by Brian King for Above the Title.
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