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 British Library Podcasts British Library Audio webeditor@bl.uk Susan Whitfield on the Diamond Sutra http://www.bl.uk/whatson/podcasts/podcast92047.html The British Library The Diamond Sutra of 868, discovered in a cave in Dunhuang, China, is a priceless illustrated record of early Buddhist teaching. The Diamond Sutra of 868, discovered in a cave in Dunhuang, China, is a priceless illustrated record of early Buddhist teaching. It is the oldest dated printed book in the world: for early Buddhists, every copy produced of a sacred text meant more good karma. Susan Whitfield of the Dunhuang Project talks about this fantastic artefact. http://www.bl.uk/whatson/podcasts/podcast92047.mp3 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT 00:09:00 Scot McKendrick on Codex Sinaiticus http://www.bl.uk/whatson/podcasts/podcast92048.html The British Library The world's 'oldest complete Bible' is more than 'merely' a priceless third-century text. The world's 'oldest complete Bible' is more than 'merely' a priceless third-century text. It is also, as the British Library's Head of Western Manuscripts Scot McKendrick explains, a record of how the Biblical text evolved over centuries, as well as a book of unique emotional and spiritual significance to many people http://www.bl.uk/whatson/podcasts/podcast92048.mp3 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT 00:10:00 Alison Ohta on Sultan Baybars' Qur'an http://www.bl.uk/whatson/podcasts/podcast92049.html The British Library Royal Asiatic Society Curator Alison Ohta tells the extraordinary history behind an extraordinary sacred text. An awe-inspiring Qur'an written entirely in gold, illustrated by a eunuch, and commissioned by a Sultan who ruled for just a year before being executed... Royal Asiatic Society Curator Alison Ohta tells the extraordinary history behind an extraordinary sacred text. http://www.bl.uk/whatson/podcasts/podcast92049.mp3 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT 00:13:10 William Dalrymple on Bahadur Shah Zafar http://www.bl.uk/whatson/podcasts/podcast92050.html The British Library The wedding certificate of Bahadur Shah II is one of our most intriguing sacred texts. The wedding certificate of Bahadur Shah II is one of our most intriguing sacred texts. The last of the Mughal kings, deemed a fine poet but a political failure, he died in obscurity and despair. But, as his recent biographer William Dalrymple explains, his reputation is due for reappraisal. http://www.bl.uk/whatson/podcasts/podcast92050.mp3 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT 00:07:00 Vrej Nersessian on the Awag Vank' Gospels http://www.bl.uk/whatson/podcasts/podcast92051.html The British Library Some texts are even more than the relationship between the mortal and the divine. Some texts are even more than the relationship between the mortal and the divine. This one chronicles a nation too – Armenia, the world's first Christian country – in a unique script virtually unchanged since its invention 1600 years ago. British Library curator Dr Vrej Nersessian explains. http://www.bl.uk/whatson/podcasts/podcast92051.mp3 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT 00:06:18 Moira Goff on the Tyndale New Testament http://www.bl.uk/whatson/podcasts/podcast92052.html The British Library Moira Goff, Head of British Collections 1501-1800, has a great affection for the pocket-sized printed book that caused decades of controversy and intrigue, and she reveals its links with Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, Shakespeare and Handel. http://www.bl.uk/whatson/podcasts/podcast92052.mp3 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT 00:15:00 The Holkham Bible Fascimile http://www.bl.uk/whatson/podcasts/podcast92001.html The British Library Michelle Brown, leading expert on illuminated manuscripts, introduces a new facsimile of the lavishly illustrated 14th-century Holkham Bible. Michelle Brown, British Library curator and leading expert on illuminated manuscripts, introduces a new facsimile of the lavishly illustrated 14th-century Holkham Bible, a unique and humorous record in pictures of everyday life in London of Chaucer's time. It not only tells the story of Jesus, but also features the artist himself in a cameo, crooked barmaids getting their comeuppance, and complaints about working weekends. http://www.bl.uk/whatson/podcasts/podcast92001.mp3 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT 00:09:00 Saving St Catherine's Monastery Library http://www.bl.uk/whatson/podcasts/podcast92008.html The British Library The library of Saint Catherine’s Monastery on Mount Sinai has the world's most extraordinary collection of early Christian texts. The library of Saint Catherine’s Monastery on Mount Sinai, original home of the 'world's oldest Bible', Codex Sinaiticus, also has the world's most extraordinary collection of early Christian texts. Nicholas Pickwoad is one of the team helping preserve it for the future. In this talk he reveals some of the joys, frustrations and amusements of working there.Recorded in the Conference Centre on 4 September 2007 http://www.bl.uk/whatson/podcasts/podcast92008.mp3 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT 50 minutes Healing through Medicine and Faith http://www.bl.uk/whatson/podcasts/podcast92010.html The British Library Medicine and the faiths appear to be drawing closer in some areas. Medicine and the faiths appear to be drawing closer in some areas. A panel of experts discusses how might they work best together. Featuring Simon Dein, Rabbi Jeremy Gordon and Dr Liz Carmichael. Chaired by Zia Sardar.  More detailsRecorded on 1 August 2007 http://www.bl.uk/whatson/podcasts/podcast92010.mp3 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT 01:27:00 Holy Lands, unholy wars http://www.bl.uk/whatson/podcasts/podcast92011.html The British Library A panel of Times Literary Supplement editors and contributors, chaired by Mary Beard, produced a lively and opinionated debate about the shared history of the three faiths at the British Library Conference Centre. They also asked (and occasionally tried to answer) some searching questions about the exhibition's aims and achievements. Panelists: Simon Goldhill, Lucy Becket, Rupert Shortt, Francis Robinson, Robert Irwin and Ali Ansari.Recorded on 30 July 2007 http://www.bl.uk/whatson/podcasts/podcast92011.mp3 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT 88 minutes Religious broadcasting in the digital age http://www.bl.uk/whatson/podcasts/podcast92012.html The British Library Roger Bolton chairs a panel discussion about the future of faith-based programming. The BBC's Roger Bolton chairs a panel discussion about the future of faith-based programming. Featuring Adam Kemp, commissioner of religious music and arts programming at the BBC; Nick Stewart, head of religious programmes production company CDTC; OFCOM programme executive Stephanie Peat; and the commissioning editor at Channel 4, Aaqil Ahmed. Recorded on 18 July 2007 http://www.bl.uk/whatson/podcasts/podcast92012.mp3 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT 01:17:00 What is a religious text? http://www.bl.uk/whatson/podcasts/podcast92014.html The British Library Religious historian - and former nun - Karen Armstrong gives a fascinating talk on this thorny issue. Extremist Christians, Jews and Muslims have all quoted scripture to justify their aims. The vast majority of adherents of these religions say they are misusing the holy texts. What's going wrong? Religious historian - and former nun - Karen Armstrong gives a fascinating talk examining this thorny issue. Recorded on 4 June 2007 http://www.bl.uk/whatson/podcasts/podcast92014.mp3 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT 00:31:00 Neil Gaiman talks about the Ramayana http://www.bl.uk/whatson/podcasts/podcast92034.html The British Library Neil Gaiman, author of the Sandman stories and many others, talks about his film treatment of Ramayana. Neil Gaiman, author of the Sandman stories and many others, talks about his film treatment of Ramayana to Ravi Swami, animator, film maker and recent judge at the British Animation Awards.Recorded on 25 March 2008 http://www.bl.uk/whatson/podcasts/podcast92034.mp3 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT 00:45:00