Sunday Folgen

As protests to end the lockdown continue across some states in America, Edward Stourton speaks to two Christian pastors in Virginia who have responded differently to the stay-at-home order.Our correspondent in India reports on claims that Hindu nationalists are exploiting Covid-19 to ramp up prejudice against Muslims.Mud Orange – a new ‘creative agency’ launched at the start of this year's Ramadan - is, according to its founders, the first in the Western world to specialise in targeting the Muslim consumer, while aiming to reshape the public image of Muslims.The BFI’s 'Jewish Britain on film' is a free-to-view online collection of films which gives an insight into the life of British Jews over the last century. It brings together the earliest surviving depictions of Jewish characters in British cinema as well as documentaries and homemade cine films. Continuing our chaplains series, Fr. Dan Mason, National Catholic Chaplain to Gypsies, Roma and Travellers explains the issues affecting those communities during the pandemic.With a wide variety of online worship now available to anyone anywhere, Sunday offers a guide to where you can surf the services that meet your liturgical tastes: beginning with Protestant denominations.And intensive care doctor Mark Tan shares his ‘Telephone Lament for Coronavirus’.Producers: Dan Tierney Helen Lee

There’s no Passion play on the streets of Chester this year, so the city’s Mystery Plays go online for the first time. In an exclusive interview with the papal biographer and journalist Austin Ivereigh, Pope Francis has given an insight into his life under lockdown amid the Covid-19 pandemic.Also, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales and the BBC's Middle East correspondent Yolande Knell reflect on the impact that coronavirus has had on Easter celebrations here in the UK and across the Holy Land.There are growing concerns about the conditions inside prisons during the coronavirus lockdown with up to 4 thousand low-risk offenders set for temporary release. The Anglican Bishop to Prisons, James Langstaff explains his concerns.And the Jewish Chronicle, one of the longest running Jewish newspapers in the world has announced it has ceased trading with the loss of jobs.Producers: Amanda Hancox Louise Clarke-RowbothamPicture Credit: Neil Kendall

The Covid pandemic has created ‘battlefield’ conditions for UK doctors who may soon have to make very difficult decisions about who to prioritise for life-saving treatment. Edward Stourton discusses the underlying ethical principles with Dominic Wilkinson, Professor of Medical Ethics at Oxford University; and Rev Dr Brendan McCarthy, National Adviser on Medical Ethics for The Church of England.Urban naturalist Bob Gilbert uncovers some of the native plants and trees in Britain that have a close association with the Easter story. Comedian Paul Kerensa has been listening and watching some of the online services that have sprung up and reports on some of the holy howlers when things didn't go entirely to plan.There are calls for some churches to reopen for private prayer. As well as practical questions about health and safety, the lockdown raises theological questions about the meaning and importance of scared space. Catholic Journalist Tim Stanley and the Anglican Bishop of Hertford Michael Beasley discuss.With Ramadan less than three weeks away, British Muslims are preparing for a dramatically different experience during the Holy Month this year. Jehangir Malik, CEO of Muslim Aid explains how his family and his community are adapting to the crisis.Producers: Amanda Hancox Dan Tierney