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There’s a lot of fear about at the moment: fear of a global pandemic; fear of flooding in the wake of the climate emergency; fear of economic collapse, and much more. Between traditional media and social media we now have the capacity to generate and nurture fear as never before. There are plenty of reasons we could be fearful – but do we need to be? How reliable is fear as a guide to actual danger? And what place should it have for people of religious faith? Roy Jenkins discusses the issue with a panel of guests who’ve each experienced or observed fear in different expressions.

Colonel Robbie Hall, a former bomb-disposal expert, is now a Baptist pastor in Bridgend. In his former profession, he faced many tense situations. Lorraine Cavanagh is a Church in Wales priest, a former university chaplain, and the author of a book on living with fear. United Reformed minister Phil Wall is one of the many people in Pontypridd and other communities, coping with the aftermath of devastating floods. Michael Munnik is a former journalist, and currently a Cardiff University lecturer specialising in religion and the media.