Tradition
- Attribution
- Posted26 December 2021
- AttributionCBeebies
- AttributionBBC Scotland
Scarlett Moffatt Wants to Believe. The origins of Halloween. Audio, 33 minutes
How far back can we trace the spooky rituals associated with October 31st?
- AttributionBBC Radio 1
- Available for over a year
Arts & Ideas. Rationality & Tradition. Audio, 45 minutes
Steven Pinker on Rationality and Tim Stanley on Tradition - Anne McElvoy hosts
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
For Peat’s Sake. Video, 28 minutes
Interwoven lives during the peat-cutting season on the Isle of Lewis.
- AttributionBBC Scotland
- Available for 21 days
- Attribution
- Posted19 July 2021
- Attribution
- Posted6 April 2021
Sketches: Stories of Art and People. Remaking. Audio, 28 minutes
Reinvention, rebuild, remake and repair!
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Comb. When are you getting married? Audio, 24 minutes
Pressure, prayers and persistent questions: The stigma of being unmarried
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted16 December 2020
Music Life. Recording tradition with Derya Yildirim, Yousra Mansour, Hasan Nakhleh and Merve Erdem. Audio, 34 minutes
What can music tell us about tradition?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted14 September 2020
A Charmed Life: The story of Gris-gris Wrestling. Video A Charmed Life. Video, 00:07:41
Why do Senegalese wrestlers believe mystical ritual is as important as physical training?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Posted23 May 2019
A Charmed Life: The story of the Nazar. Video A Charmed Life. Video, 00:07:07
Nazars are believed to avert the evil eye, but how are they made and who uses them?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Posted9 May 2019
A Charmed Life: The story of Omamori. Video A Charmed Life. Video, 00:05:11
Do these tiny covered prayers offer protection from the stress of modern life?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Posted8 May 2019
A Charmed Life: The story of the Wishbone. Video A Charmed Life. Video, 00:05:21
The haunting legend of wishbones and absent friends in New York's oldest Irish bar.
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Posted9 May 2019
A Charmed Life: The story of Worry Dolls. Video A Charmed Life. Video, 00:04:32
Can these traditional dolls really take a child's worries away?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Posted8 May 2019