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Gordon Brown; Bishop of Liverpool; Martyrs Book

Edward Stourton takes a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week.

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown makes the moral case for full employment in an exclusive interview for Sunday with the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ’s Harry Farley.

A week after the city of Liverpool moved into the Tier 3 system of Covid restrictions, Edward Stourton talks to the Bishop of Liverpool Paul Bayes about how people in the city are coping and how to rebuild trust which, he says, has broken down during the pandemic.

‘However awful their end, martyrs matter still,’ writes Catherine Pepinster in her new book "Martyrdom". Edward Stourton asks her why.

Producers: Catherine Earlam, Rosie Dawson
Series Producer: Amanda Hancox

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  • Sun 18 Oct 2020 07:10

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