Faith in the World Week 2017
Sunday 22nd to Sunday 29th October
Who is my neighbour?
From Sunday 22nd to Sunday 29th October, Faith in the World Week explores ideas of what it means to be a good neighbour.
When you’ve got friends and neighbours the world is a happier place....just take your little troubles and share ‘em with the folks next door - Billy Cotton
What does it mean to be a neighbour? Do you even know who they are? Today our neighbours and neighbourhoods are no longer defined by the streets or places we live and work in. Affordable travel and technology means we can help, communicate and socialise with not just those living around the corner but thousands of miles away. So who do we call “my neighbour”? Through powerful stories and personal, heartfelt experiences we will be exploring some of these questions on Radio 2 and across the BBC.
Who is My Neighbour?
World Slam Champion, Harry Baker, performs his poem written especially for Faith Week
Faith in the World on BBC Radio 2
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Good Morning Sunday: 22nd October at 7am
Clare Balding launches Faith in the World Week. Guests include Nick Knowles, actor Eleanor Martin and Pastor Mimi, who helped to turn her neighbourhood away from gun culture.
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The Joy of Interfaith Friendships: 24th Oct at 13.00
Muslims and Christians in Britain have always lived side by side. We’re joined by two good friends, one from each faith, as they reflect on a year on tragedy in Britain and the power of interfaith friendship.
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Pause for Thought: 05:45 & 09:20am
Across the week Pause for Thought will reflect the theme with its regular contributors with Chris Evans and Vanessa Feltz.
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Who is my neighbour? 24th Oct at 10pm
Rev Kate Bottley takes to the streets to find out who knows their neighbour. She meets students leaving home for the first time and living in a strange city with people they have never met before—what does being a neighbour mean to them?
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Faith and Music in the Community: 26th Oct at 13:00
A Christian church in Cardiff has not been allowed to set up a new chapel because neighbours complained they would be disturbed by noisy singing.
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Good Morning Sunday - 29th Oct at 7am
Clare Balding wraps up Faith in the World Week which has been finding out who our neighbours really are in the 21st century. This week, she welcomes her faith guest, Alex Afnan.
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The Sunday Hour: 29th Oct at 6am
Rev Kate Bottley will play the best two personal stories from Local Radio and Harry Baker’s po- em in the show as drop-ins.
Latest Clips: 2017
England's Big Picture: 23 - 29 Oct
ComRes Poll
People in Britain like their neighbours to be friendly but also quiet.
An opinion poll by COMRES for BBC local radio and Faith in the World Week shows that:
- one in five (19%) of us says quietness is the quality we most admire in a neighbour.
- Half (50%) of the thousand (1,001) people surveyed said friendliness was the most important quality with thirteen per cent saying helpfulness.
- If we could decide who our next door neighbour was – excluding family members - nearly a quarter (24%) of us would choose a character from history .
- One in five (20%) would prefer a celebrity neighbour like a musician, actor or other performer.
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BBC Radio 4: Daily Service
In conjunction with the BBC's Faith in the World Week, the Daily Service will be exploring the theme 'Who is My Neighbour?'
