Listen "William Blake's Jerusalem"
Episode Synopsis
Will Ernie Rea and guests sing William Blake's "Jerusalem" at Last Night of the Proms? In Beyond Belief this week Ernie discusses how the poem of a fiery non-conformist has become the beloved anthem of such disparate groups of people - from union-jack-waving Promenaders to the English Defence League and the Women's Institute. Billy Bragg tells Ernie why he would like "Jerusalem" to be England's National Anthem. Ernie is also joined by the novelist Catherine Fox, poet Malcolm Guite and historian William Whyte.Producer, Rosie Dawson.
More episodes of the podcast Beyond Belief
Consciousness
21/10/2025
Prison Conversions
21/10/2025
Faith versus Fear
23/09/2025
Cultural Religiosity
22/04/2025
Claiming Christianity
15/04/2025
Faithful Food
08/04/2025
Mixed Blessings
01/04/2025
Pharisees: a byword for hypocrisy?
14/01/2025
Divine Comedy
07/01/2025
The Religion of Detection
31/12/2024
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.