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Sex and The Soul - Desire
A look at desire from a spiritual perspective
Sex and the Soul - Ecstasy
What links the sensuous and the sacred?
Sex and The Soul - Transformation
Love can transform into something new and different
Objects of Wonder - Hunting Coats
What can painted caribou hide coats tell us about Native American spiritual beliefs?
Objects of Wonder - Buddhist Sculpture
Martin Palmer talks about a 2000 year old Buddhist statue from Afghanistan
Objects of Wonder - Ruthwell Cross
The significance of a six-metre high carved cross dating from the 7th Century
Objects of Wonder - Czech Memorial Scrolls
How 1500 Torah scrolls survived the Holocaust in the basement of a synagogue in Prague
Brushes with Death - Hamza Yusuf
Sheikh Hamza Yusuf talks about how a serious car crash led to his conversion to Islam
Brushes with Death - Bishop Alexis Bilindabagabo
"It was very clear to me that there were very many orphans waiting to be helped"
Brushes with Death - Sue Bowes
After a plane crash, Sue Bowes reappraised her life, became a bereavement counsellor
Brushes with Death - Michael O'Sullivan
Michael O'Sullivan, a former soldier in the French Foreign Legion, became a counsellor
Stolen Lives - Tibet
A Tibetan talks about being recognised as a reincarnated lama at the age of three
Stolen Lives - Australia
Audrey Kinnear describes how she was forcibly removed from her family and her culture
Stolen Lives - Colombia
Consuela was arrested for anti-government work and resisted torture to protect others
Sense and The City - Tokyo
Caro, a career woman living in Tokyo, discovered Christianity while living in the US
Sense and The City - Berlin
The demands of life take their toll on Maria, but she has found solace in Buddhism
Sense and The City - Mexico City
The congregation of the Holy Virgin church Xochimilco revere a figure of the baby Jesus
I Believe - Part One
Listeners write in with their statements of belief, to create a global snapshot of faith
I Believe - Part Two
Listeners describe their belief in a traditional god
I Believe - Part Three
Statements of belief from those who choose to define god in their own way
I Believe - Part Four
Many listeners were keen to state their lack of religious belief
I Believe - Part Five
The World Service audience describes how and why the world came into being
I Believe - Part Six
A global snapshot of faith at the beginning of the 20th Century with statements of belief
Marjorie Agosín
The Latin American Jewish poet talks about her family and her faith
Tell Me My Future - Part One
Tony Singh and Esther Foreman see people who interpret their futures New Age-style
Tell Me My Future - Part Two
Esther gets advice from beyond the grave and Tony sees a numerologist
Tell Me My Future - Part Three
Tony meets an ayurvedic astrology and Esther meets a psychic
Tell Me My Future - Part Four
Esther sees a Chinese astrologer and Tony visits an African diviner
Mongolian Mysteries - Part One
Corine Sombrun's life was changed when she discovered her connection with Mongolian shamen
Mongolian Mysteries - Part Two
French composer Corine Sombrun describes her surprise at being a shaman
Mongolian Mysteries - Part Three
French composer, Corine Sombrun, talks about her life in Mongolia
