All Things Considered

Azim Ahmed hosts a panel discussion with a live audience recorded on 27th February at BBC Wales in Cardiff Central Square to mark Ramadan 2026. Ramadan is the holiest month of the Islamic calendar, marked by a month of fasting and prayer. But what’s it like to work in the media industry during this time? Azim Ahmed is joined by a panel of media professionals to hear first-hand what it is like. Is it difficult to balance fasting with work? Do Muslims face stereotypes in the work place? How do media professionals balance their work with their faith and what can we can we expect from religious broadcasting? On the panel Azim is joined by Mariyah Zaman, the co-founder of 'Now in a Minute Media' an independent media platform for and by Welsh Muslims. Shafin Basheer is an Assistant Producer at Slam Media. Dr Nadia Haq is a research fellow at Cardiff University. She looks at the representation of Muslims and Islam in the press from a journalistic perspective. Shazia Ali studied at the Cardiff School of Journalism and now works as a newsroom journalist at BBC Wales. The programme was recorded on 27th February.

As part of the BBC's AI Unpacked Week, Azim Ahmed and a panel of guests unpack whether Artificial Intelligence belongs in worship. Is there a place for it in our mosques, churches and temples, in our heartfelt prayers or songs of praise?Azim is joined by: Gary Bunt, Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David and author of the book “Islamic algorithms”. Professor Beth Singler, Assistant Professor in Digital Religion(s) at the University of Zurich and author of “Religion and AI: An Introduction” Matthew Harvey Sanders, chief executive of Longbeard and the creator of Magisterium AI, who's Catholic Mal Pope, broadcaster, singer songwriter and Christian

Rosa Hunt is joined by Graham Daniels, general director of Christians in Sport. The charity supports sportspeople in competitive and elite sport to live out their Christian faith, as well as working with churches, schools, and clubs to integrate faith and sport. Born in Llanelli and growing up in the 1970s, rugby was ingrained in the social fabric of Graham's community. But from a young age he dreamt of being a professional footballer. He went on to achieve this ambition in a highly competitive field, playing for Cambridge United, and he is now a director of the club. In 1984, Graham became a Christian, a moment that sparked a journey into ministry and shaped a lifelong commitment to living out his Christian faith through sport. Rosa and Graham share a warm hearted conversation to mark fifty years since the foundation of the charity.

This weekend we’ve just had Valentine’s Day – for some it’s very much a romantic occasion, but for many others the day isn’t anything to celebrate at all – it compounds their sense of loneliness. In this week's programme the guest presenter Richard Littledale, a retired Baptist minister and a writer and podcaster working in Colwyn Bay, explores the subject from a personal perspective. Nine years ago his wife Fiona died of cancer and loneliness has been a fact of life for him ever since. During the programme, Richard visits a café, a farm and a hospice and talks to a psychology student who's has battled loneliness. And, Richard introduces us to a polar bear called Arthur.

With a live audience at the Womens' Healthy Lives community event organised by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board from Cardiff City Stadium, Delyth Liddell and guests explore if faith can have an effect on access to healthcare. Delyth is joined by Dr Amara Naseem, a GP based in the Grangetown area of Cardiff who's Muslim, Dr Shylasree a gynae-oncologist at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff from a Hindu background; and Alice Lovering, a sexual health nurse, working in the city of Newport who was raised Catholic.