Something Understood Episodes Episode guide
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As I Was Young and Easy
John McCarthy uses Dylan Thomas's Fern Hill to explore timelessness in childhood.
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High Flight
Kester Brewin reflects on our yearning to fly.
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Beyond the Grey Towers
Samira Ahmed explores Durham Cathedral's enduring historical and spiritual significance.
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Commemoration
On Remembrance Sunday, Mark Tully investigates the psychological need for commemoration.
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Embracing The Classical
Mark Tully debates the cultural benefits of classical music with composer James MacMillan.
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The Fragile Contract
Playwright Polly Stenham reflects on our need for art.
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George Herbert
Mark Tully discusses the religious importance of metaphysical poet George Herbert.
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You Cannot Be Serious!
John McCarthy explores the merits of playfulness through a series of correspondence.
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Beating Time
Samira Ahmed drums her fingers and considers waiting, measuring and keeping time.
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May His Memory Be a Blessing
Michael Zev Gordon reflects on the idea of the persistence of memory.
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The Machines and Us
Mark Tully considers the practical implications of our relationship with machines.
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Grandparents
Mark Tully explores the relationships between grandparents and grandchildren.
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Seeing Mary
John McCarthy explores the role of the Virgin Mary in binding together different faiths.
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The prince who walked out of his fairy tale
Samira Ahmed explores the story of Siddhartha, the prince who became the Buddha.
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The Spoken Word
Sarah Cuddon explores the power and the magic of the spoken word and reading aloud.
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Ignorance
Mark Tully invites us to accept our own ignorance as a first step towards greater wisdom.
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Forests: Weaving Magic Secrets
John McCarthy explores our connectedness to forests, both real and imagined
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DNA and the Divine
Mark Tully asks whether the discovery of DNA is evidence for or against God.
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Translation
Mark Tully outlines the pitfalls and delights of translating ideas and emotions.
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Independently Dependent
Felicity Finch reflects on independence and starting a relationship in later life.
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Rocks that Fail
Mark Tully asks what happens when the things or people we rely on let us down.
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The Warmth of Other Suns
John McCarthy considers the emotional and human dimension of migration.
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The Outer Limits
Samira Ahmed reaches for the edge of the possible and explores the urge to exceed it.
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Exploration
British writer and mountaineer Stephen Venables considers the importance of exploration.
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In the World but Not of the World
John McCarthy shares experiences of being detached from everyday life.
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Manners
Mark Tully asks if manners are necessary. What would happen if we dispensed with them?
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Spirituality without God
Mark Tully asks to what extent we need God when seeking a spiritual approach to life.
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The Shelter of Each Other
Padraig O Tuama reflects on 'It is in the shelter of each other that the people live'.
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Labyrinths
John McCarthy makes his way to the centre of the labyrinth
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The Power of the Crowd
Samira Ahmed reflects on what being part of a crowd means to us as individuals.
