Unholy Histories: The Humanist Heritage Podcast from Humanists UK
Join Andrew Copson and Madeleine Goodall—alongside a host of expert guests—as they uncover the hidden histories and untold stories of the people, places, movements, ideas, and events that helped shape British humanism, secularism and freethought.
From radical reformers to forgotten dissenters, Unholy Histories explores how reason, skepticism, science, and activism helped build modern Britain—and how these values still shape our society today.
Unholy Histories is a Humanists UK Podcast, showcasing the Humanist Heritage Project and produced by Humanise Live.
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Episodes
6 episodes
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights with Bill Cooke & Francesca Klug
In the aftermath of two world wars, a new vision for humanity began to take shape, one grounded in shared dignity, freedom, and cooperation across borders. At the heart of that vision were humanist thinkers, from H.G. Wells, whose Rights of...
Born of Mary - LGBT Rights & Humanism In Britain with Lesley Hall and Peter Parker
Join Humanists UK: humanists.uk/joinThroughout modern British history, the movements for sexual freedom and freedom of belief have often converged, challenging moral orthodoxy and reli...
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Moral education without religion with Lois Lee & Susannah Wright
Education has always been central to humanist thought, from the founding of the Moral Instruction League in 1897 to Margaret Knight's scandalous 1955 BBC broadcasts on raising children without religion. This episode traces the long humanist tra...
Atheism before the Enlightenment with Michael Hunter and Patrick McGhee
Many people assume humanism began with the Enlightenment. But sceptical, rational, human-centred ideas have a much longer history. This episode travels back to the centuries before the so-called Age of Reason to meet the freethinkers, doubters,...
Heroines of freethought with Annie Laurie Gaylor & Nan Sloane
Throughout history, women have been leading voices for reason, equality, and human progress, even if their stories have too often been overlooked. Taking its title from Sara Underwood's 1876 collection, this episode sheds light on some of the w...
