Listen Now - 04012009 | Download Audio - 04012009
Herod's lavish palace 450 metres above the Dead Sea was also the site of the Zealots' last stand against the Romans in 73 CE. Masada is on the UNESCO World Heritage List and our archaeological guide, Walter Zanger, takes us through this remarkable site. Read Transcript
Listen Now - 28122008 | Download Audio - 28122008
The Society of St Vincent de Paul began in France in 1833 but its 19th century champion in Australia was the eminent architect and politician Charles O'Neill. Read Transcript
Listen Now - 21122008 | Download Audio - 21122008
For its last broadcast, The Ark brings you five of the best, from its 300 programs since 2003. "Mrs God" makes an appearance, along with the magus, William Butler Yeats, the amazing Kimberley Plan for a Jewish homeland in Australia, the controversial Hindu rite of Sati, and we head inside the hallowed halls of Westminster Abbey.
Listen Now - 14122008 | Download Audio - 14122008
Professor Tudor Parfitt of the University of London has already discovered what he calls a "lost tribe" of Israel, the Lemba people in Southern Africa. Now it appears they are the missing link to the Ark of the Covenant, an elusive sacred treasure which Parfitt believes he's finally found. Read Transcript
Sunday 3.45pm
repeated Wednesday 8.35pm
Presented by
Rachael Kohn
Sunday 11 January 2009
The popular advocate and water expert, John Archer, has turned his attention to the waters that flow through almost all the spiritual traditions of the world. From clouds and rivers and rainbows, to dew-drops and thunder, water is a universal and ancient motif in religion.
9am AEDT
Life Matters
with Richard Aedy
Informed debate on real life issues, with contributions, opinions and ideas from listeners
