The Sacred
Episodes
#33 Christina Patterson
27 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Christina Patterson is a writer and broadcaster. A former chief executive of the Poetry Society and columnist for The Independent, she now writes for ...
#32 James Cary
13 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
James Cary is a comedy writer. He has written sitcoms for BBC TV and radio, including Miranda, Bluestone 42, Think the Unthinkable and Hut 33. He is t...
#31 Shadi Hamid
30 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Shadi Hamid is a political scientist and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, in their Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World in the ...
#30 Ariane Sherine
16 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ariane Sherine is a comedy writer, journalist and in 2009 was creator of the Atheist Bus Campaign. She was written comedy for the BBC, Channel 4 and b...
#29 Nick Payne
02 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Payne is an award winning playwright and screenwriter. His plays 'Constellations', and 'If There is I Haven’t Found it Yet' have been performed...
Boxing Day Announcement
26 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There is no full episode of The Sacred as we are taking a break over Christmas. Instead, here's a short message from Elizabeth about dealing with diff...
#28 Andrew Copson
12 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Copson is Chief Executive of Humanists UK, previously known as the British Humanist Association, and was formerly Director of Education and Pub...
#27 Remona Aly
28 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Remona Aly is a journalist who writes for the Guardian, presents Pause For Thought on BBC Radio 2, Something Understood on BBC Radio 4, and the podcas...
#26 Seth Anziska
14 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Seth Anziska an American historian living in London. He is the Mohamed S. Farsi-Polonsky Lecturer in Jewish-Muslim Relations at University College ...
#25 Chine McDonald
31 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Chine McDonald is the media and PR lead for Christian Aid, one of the world's largest and best known non profit organisations. She was previously dire...
#24 Casper ter Kuile
17 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Casper ter Kuile is a host of the "Harry Potter and the Sacred Text" podcast, a show that dissects J.K. Rowling’s classic series as if it were the ...
#23 Michael Wear
03 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Wear is the founder of Public Square Strategies LLC, a consulting firm that helps businesses, non-profits, foundations, and Christian organiza...
#22 Teresa Bejan
19 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Teresa Bejan is Associate Professor of Political Theory in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford and a Fe...
#21 John Lloyd
29 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
John Lloyd is a television producer best known for his work on such comedy television programmes as Not the Nine O'Clock News, Spitting Image, The Hit...
#20 Timandra Harkness
15 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Timandra Harkness is a journalist, comedian and statistician. She is a regular on BBC Radio 4, writing and presenting How To Disagree, a beginner’s ...
#19 Ian Dunt
01 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Dunt is editor of politics.co.uk. He specialises in issues around immigration, civil liberties, democracy, free speech and social justice. He also...
#18 Krista Tippett
18 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Krista Tippett is an American journalist, author, and entrepreneur. She created and hosts the public radio program and podcast On Being, a podcast ab...
#17 Lois Lee
04 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Lois Lee is Research Fellow in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Kent. She is a sociologist whose work focuses on the empiri...
#16 Tom Shakespeare
20 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Shakespeare, is an English sociologist and broadcaster. He is Professor of Disability Research in the medical faculty at the University of East An...
#15 Ronan Harrington
06 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ronan is the founder of Alter Ego, a global network of progressive leaders exploring the connection between personal, cultural and political renewal. ...
#14 Claire Fox
23 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Claire Fox is a British writer, and the head of the Institute of Ideas think tank. She was formerly the editor of LM magazine, and is a panellist on t...
#13 Tom Chivers
09 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Chivers is a writer, who specialises in the intersection of science, philosophy and politics. He was a former staff writer at BuzzFeed UK and an a...
#12 Jonathan Derbyshire
25 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Derbyshire is Executive Comment Editor at the Financial Times. He was previously Managing Editor of Prospect, Britain’s leading monthly mag...
#11 Sally Phillips
12 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sally Phillips is an English actress, television presenter and comedian. She co-created and was one of the writers of sketch comedy show Smack the Pon...
#10 Neil Griffiths
27 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Neil Griffiths is a British novelist, and the founder of the Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses. He is the winner of the Authors' Club ...
#9 Dawn Foster
14 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Elizabeth is joined by Guardian columnist and writer, Dawn Foster. Dawn writes on politics and social affairs, and was one of the lea...
#8 Andy Crouch
28 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Crouch is a writer, editor, author and musician based in the United States. He was the editor of Christian Today, one of America's largest faith ...
#7 David Goodhart
14 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
David Goodhart is a writer, researcher, author and journalist, who currently serves as head of Integration Hub & Demography at Policy Exchange. He was...
#6 Benjamin Ramm
31 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Benjamin Ramm is a writer, broadcaster and journalist who has produced work for the BBC, The New York Times and OpenDemocracy. He also used to edit 'T...
#5 Giles Fraser
17 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Giles Fraser is an Anglican priest, a columnist, author, and broadcaster. It's unlikely you haven't come across his work in one way or another. He wro...
#4 Francis Spufford (Remastered)
02 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is a remastered edition of our conversation with award winning author Francis Spufford. Francis is a professor at Goldsmiths University, and the ...
The Sacred Francis Spufford
31 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, your host Elizabeth Oldfield (@theoselizabeth) talks to professor Francis Spufford. Francis teaches creative writing at Goldsmiths Un...
#3 Tim Farron
17 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Sacred, a new podcast about the things we cherish, hold dear, and how they bring us together. In this episode, Elizabeth speaks to for...
#2 : Pippa Evans
10 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of The Sacred, Elizabeth talks to comedian, writer and founder of the Sunday Assembly, Pippa Evans. Pippa is a regular on BBC ra...
#1: Jonathan Rowson
08 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Rowson is a Scottish Chess grandmaster, an author, and the director of Perspectiva, an organisation that aims to "research the relationship b...
The Sacred : Trailer
06 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, and welcome to The Sacred. The Sacred is a new podcast hosted by Elizabeth Oldfield, the director of Theos, the UK's leading religion and soci...