Currently available on BBC iPlayer:

* Divine Women: 3-part documentary series on the divine feminine - goddesses, priestesses, and women in religion (part 2 just broadcast)
* Ancient Apocalypse: 4-part documentary series on the traumatic and dramatic sudden collapse of 4 ancient civilisations (part 1 just broadcast)
* Meet The Romans With Mary Beard: ( Read more... )

Close your eyes, and wonder at how co-operation creates such simple and rich beauty:

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One of the great albums of all time, and a huge part of my childhood.

 Now Ed Miliband is leader of the Labour party, I find myself wondering what would happen if Labour got elected again.

I mean, we'll see whether he's really going to lead the party back to its core values of fairness, equality, and justice for all.

What I mean is that Britain is officially Anglican.
The monarch is both the head of state AND the head ( Read more... )