Podcasts
George Fox and the Quakers
A BBC programme where Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the foundation of the Religious Society of Friends, otherwise known as the Quakers, in the 17th century.
Play time: 42 mins
The Quaker Way – Jennifer Kavanagh
David Blower of the Nomads podcast talks to Jennifer Kavanagh about the Quaker Way and her experience of Quakerism. In addition to covering many aspects of the Quaker Way, they discuss how to be a practical mystic, how to subvert hierarchies by being silent, how to be part of a Christian religion without being a Christian, how to have a church without a leader, and what not to call the Queen.
Play time: 35 mins
The First Abolitionist
According to Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook, Quaker Benjamin Lay may not have been the first abolitionist, but he is perhaps the first activist. In this episode of their podcast, The Rest is History, Tom and Dominic tell the story of this unlikely pioneer in the abolition of slavery. The episode also provides some interesting and unexpected insights into the the radical nature of early Quakerism.
Play time: 48 mins
BBC Great Lives – George Fox
In this episode of the BBC’s Great Lives Ann Limb and Jonathan Fryer talk to Matthew Paris about the life of George Fox and his role in founding the Quaker movement in the 17th Century.
Play time: 27 mins