The religious fault-lines running through the foundations of modern Britain have rarely been so complex or so sensitive, making it a subject matter ripe for exploration. Channel 4 has taken an unorthodox and questioning approach, providing a regular platform for the defenders of many faiths and a window for the faithless majority to get a better view and a broader understanding of what they have chosen to reject. Building on the role of long running strands like Witness, more recent series such as Children of Abraham, The Root of all Evil? and The Cult of the Suicide Bomber have sought to examine, through the prism of religion, the geopolitical realities of the modern world, a task close to the heart of modern public service broadcasting.
In This Chapter
- Introduction
- From Gaza to London by Kevin Toolis
- Islam Today by Karen Armstrong
- The Magpie and the Bull by Michael Morpurgo
- Don’t Do As I Do, Do What I Say by Gwyneth Lewis
- Root of All Evil by Richard Dawkins
- The Spanish Sent an Armada by Ivo Stourton
- Gallery
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