Something Understood Episodes Episode guide
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Walls
Poet Michael Symmons Roberts asks if walls are a liability or asset.
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Piety
In the season of Lent, Mark Tully debates the achievability of religious piety.
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Shrines
Mark Tully considers the appeal of shrines and visits a popular Sufi shrine in Delhi.
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Heaven in Ordinary
Writer and priest Malcolm Doney explores the wonder in his everyday surroundings.
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The Wisdom of Mules
Mark Tully celebrates the nobility of these beasts of burden in folklore and reality.
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Divine Noise
Academic Dr Sarah Goldingay listens out for the spiritual impact of noise.
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Reading Between the Lines
Mark Tully looks between the lines to find the secret symbols and codes of everyday life.
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We're Not out of the Woods
Michael Symmons Roberts wonders what we mean when we say we are 'not out of the woods yet'
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Tales from the Forest
Mark Tully tells tales of forests, inspired variously by love, terror, divinity and magic.
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Seeing the Light
In the week of the Feast of St Paul's Conversion, Mark Tully considers sudden epiphanies.
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Remember You Are Dust
Malcolm Doney reflects on how the earth builds us and how we in turn shape the world.
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Immortality
Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand explores our fascination with immortality.
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In My Room
Frank Cottrell Boyce sits in his boyhood bedroom and reflects on life and his journey home
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Good Will
Mark Tully on the angels' message of goodwill at Christmas. Readings from Derek Jacobi.
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Is Art Good For Us?
The poet Michael Symmons Roberts asks whether the arts are good for us.
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Restoration and Transformation
Sarah Goldingay examines the transformative process of restoration and mending.
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Watching the River Flow
John McCarthy explores the therapeutic benefits of watching the river flow.
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The Unfamiliar
Mark Tully considers the mysterious appeal of unfamiliar things.
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Set Them Free
Writer Malcolm Doney examines the importance of affording our loved ones freedom.
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Rumi
Mark Tully assesses the worldwide popularity of the 13th-century Sufi mystic poet.
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Inside Out
Journalist Remona Aly explores the experience of being both an insider and an outsider.
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Loneliness
Mark Tully asks if we can draw anything positive from that most human problem, loneliness.
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Holding On to Our Dreams
Mark Tully asks whether dreaming is a waste of our time or the root of our achievements.
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Peace of Mind
Poet Michael Symmons Roberts questions the appeal of having peace of mind.
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Learning and the Reasons of the Heart
Theologian Jane Williams examines the relationship between learning and language.
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The Good Old Days
John McCarthy gazes back fondly and argues that nostalgia has a lot to offer us.
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Soul Food
Writer and priest Malcolm Doney cooks up a storm as he explores our relationship with food
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Working with Your Hands
Mark Tully asks if it is time to reassess the value of craftsmanship and manual skill.
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Poetic Rituals
Dr Sarah Goldingay looks for the transcendent in our everyday rituals.
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The Future of Our Planet
Former president of Ireland Mary Robinson examines climate change and human rights.
