BBC
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The BBC at a critical juncture
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Renewing the BBC’s mission in a divided, digital world. For more than 100 years the BBC has been at the…
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Understanding the world through belief and broadcasting
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Documentaries that delve into belief systems around the world deepen our understanding of both other cultures and our own At…
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Songs for Easter
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Every Easter the Sandford St Martin Trust partners with the Radio Times magazine to host a special competition in which…
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Eid Live on TV
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This spring in celebration of Eid al-Fitr 2025, the BBC broadcast two special programmes from Bradford, the UK City of…
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A Letter from Ukraine
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In addition to a (rather splendid) trophy, the winning production teams in the four categories of our Sandford St Martin…
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Reflecting the Nation: The BBC’s efforts to represent the UK’s diversity
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Ofcom research indicates a steady decline in the hours of Religion & Ethics programming between 2010 and 2022. In short, there…
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Keeping the Faith
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Religion still deserves its place on the airwaves, says ‘Sunday’ host Edward Stourton For more than fifty years, BBC Radio…
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In Our Time: One Thousand (and one) Radio Programmes
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Blogging about the Alf Layla wa Layla – or the Thousand and One Nights – for Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Dr Shazia Jagot…
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Public Service Broadcasting in the UK is unique
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This year has seen two of the UK’s unique and most important cultural institutions celebrate important anniversaries. The BBC and Channel…
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Lenny Henry and what the BBC is for
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We’ve just announced that Sir Lenny Henry is to be one of this year’s winners of the Sandford St Martin Trustees…
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Heidi Thomas: Creator of Call the Midwife
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‘In Conversation with Heidi Thomas’: a Sandford St Martin Media Salon Listen to the full audio from our Media Salon…
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Jimmy McGovern: getting ‘Broken’ on TV
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Just over a week ago, the great Hollywood screenwriter William Goldman died in New York at the age of 87. …