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Easter in Ukraine and Gaza; 30 years of Father Ted

Easter in Ukraine and Gaza; Father Ted's impact on Irish Catholicism; Muslims cleaning up after Birmingham bin strikes.

As President Putin calls an Easter Truce, Emily Buchanan talks to writer Nadikya Gerbish celebrating Easter in Western Ukraine.

We hear from aid worker George Antone, also marking Easter in the midst of war in Gaza's only Roman Catholic parish.

Muslim groups in Birmingham on the spiritual urge to help keep Birmingham clean as the bin strike continues.

Hear how a theology lecturer in the US is familiarising his students with dead bodies to prepare them for a life in ministry.

Father Ted turns 30 and we talk about it's impact on Irish society with Lissa Evans who produced the comedy classic and academic Prof Eugene O'Brien.

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All the colours of the rainbow

All the colours of the rainbow

The Covid-19 rainbows painted by children today are part of a rich and ancient symbolism.

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