The Essay

Series exploring parts of the Lord's Prayer. Five people examine each thought from a modern-day perspective, bringing theological knowledge, personal memory and poetic insight and imagination

Radio 3,5 episodes

Episodes

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On Earth, as It Is in Heaven
Art in Heaven
Author Ali Smith discusses the first lines of the Lord's Prayer.
30 Mar 2015,15 mins
On Earth, as It Is in Heaven
Thy Kingdom Come...
Muslim academic Mona Siddiqui explores the second section of the Lord's Prayer.
31 Mar 2015,15 mins
On Earth, as It Is in Heaven
Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread
Rabbi Julia Neuberger considers the middle section of the Lord's Prayer.
01 Apr 2015,15 mins
On Earth, as It Is in Heaven
Forgive Us Our Trespasses
Michigan-based poet and undertaker Thomas Lynch considers a line from the Lord's Prayer.
02 Apr 2015,15 mins
On Earth, as It Is in Heaven
Lead Us Not into Temptation
Poet and author Andrew Motion considers the penultimate lines of the Lord's Prayer.
03 Apr 2015,15 mins