Holy Smoke
The most important and controversial topics in world religion, thoroughly dissected by a range of high profile guests. Presented by Damian Thompson.
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From the Bible to Tolkien: the risks & rewards of collecting rare books (15.08.2025)
Previous Episodes
- How has John Henry Newman inspired Pope Leo XIV? 08.08.2025
- Massacres in Syria & the Congo: why aren't Western elites drawing attention to religious persecution? 31.07.2025
- Recovering the Sacred with Michael Gove, Revd Marcus Walker, Dr Cosima Gillhammer and many more 14.07.2025
- It’s time for Pope Leo XIV to make some tough decisions 01.07.2025
- Why are young Christians returning to tradition? 18.06.2025
- A Jewish guide to arguing 10.06.2025
- Is God an Englishman? 01.06.2025
- The mystifying process – and problems – behind choosing the next Archbishop of Canterbury 25.05.2025
- Finding spiritual treasure in César Franck 19.05.2025
- Does Pope Leo XIV represent continuity or change? 09.05.2025
- Conclave: who is likely to succeed Francis? 02.05.2025
- What can we expect from the papal conclave? 27.04.2025
- Pope Francis dies – what will his legacy be? 21.04.2025
- Easter special: in praise of faithful dissent, a conversation with Nigel Biggar and Mary Wakefield 18.04.2025
- Was Simeon of Jerusalem the first Christian in recorded history? 09.04.2025
- The tin ear of Justin Welby 01.04.2025
- A sick Pope and a paralysed Vatican: who is actually running the Catholic Church? 28.03.2025
- Christianity, culture wars and J.D. Vance: a conversation with James Orr 12.03.2025
- Conclave – what really happens when a pope dies? 25.02.2025
- Holy War and Antichrist: The rise of extremist rhetoric inside the Russian Orthodox Church 20.02.2025
