Something Understood Episodes Episode guide
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God Loves a Drunk
Poet Imtiaz Dharker examines the phenomenon of divine intoxication.
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Passion
Mark Tully searches for a contemporary understanding of the word 'passion'.
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Sermons in Stone
John McCarthy explores the power of sacred architecture through music, prose and poetry.
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Counterpoint
Composer David Owen Norris explains and plays musical counterpoint to Mark Tully.
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Shadows
The poet Michael Symmons Roberts explores the unsung wonders of the world of shadows.
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Creatures of the Wind
Mark Tully hears how winds like El Nino, the sirocco and the trade winds connect us all.
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Not Good Enough
Mark Tully interprets the doom-laden phrase which can end childhood and adult ambitions.
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Brilliant Mistakes, Blessed Failures
Abdul-Rehman Malik explores how mistakes can lead to unexpected insights.
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Grace
Award winning poet, Michael Symmons Roberts explores the deep meanings of grace.
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In the Slipstream of God
Mark Tully meets an artist and a scientist who argue that religion and science intertwine.
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Image and Identity
Priest Joanna Jepson examines the construction of image and the search for identity.
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Heresy
Poet Michael Symmons Roberts reflects on heresy from Utopia to the Sex Pistols.
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Joy
Lord Sacks, the former chief rabbi, reflects on the powerful human emotion of joy.
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Legitimacy
Mark Tully asks what makes a government, a religion or even a friendship legitimate.
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Deterrence
Mark Tully wonders why deterrence often fails to deter, whether globally or personally.
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Healing Moments
Academic Dr Sarah Goldingay explores the spiritual aspects of healing.
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Death Be Not Proud
The poet Michael Symmons Roberts explores the mystery and inevitability of death.
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The Twilight Zone
Journalist Malcolm Doney explores how humans respond to the mystical world of twilight.
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Changing the Climate
Mark Tully asks if climate change offers an opportunity to change our lives for the better
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The Suspension of Disbelief
Award-winning novelist Rachel Cusk reflects on the importance of suspending our disbelief.
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Mercy
Abdul-Rehman Malik reflects on mercy through sacred texts and music.
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Reunions and Recognitions
Dr Rowan Williams reflects on reunions and recognitions and the meaning of Easter.
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Hunger for the New
On an Easter Day in early spring, Mark Tully looks at our appetite for embracing the new.
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The Last Waltz
A meditation on endings and beginnings.
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I Sat Down and Wept
Samira Ahmed explores the ambiguous power of tears in myth and music.
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On Reflection
John McCarthy explores the act of encountering one's own self-image.
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A Walk in the Woods
Rikke Houd takes a walk in the forest - a place to get lost and a place to find oneself.
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Repeat After Me
Poet Ross Sutherland explores the consequences of repeating oneself.
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A Wing and a Prayer
John McCarthy explores the sacred and profane place of birds in our daily lives.
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The Hidden 36
John McCarthy explores the Jewish legend of the hidden saints who keep the world turning.
