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Episode 9

Episode 9 of 19

Sian Williams is joined by an opinionated panel of guests who debate the big ethical, moral and religious stories of the week.

1 hour

Is multiculturalism working?

This week the report into over 16 years, predominately by men from Pakistani听heritage included the suggestion that some council officials thought might 鈥渢hreaten community cohesion鈥. The case has led to some questioning of multiculturalism, blaming segregation of some cultures within Britain. So is multiculturalism part of the problem?


That's the question for our vote this week -听Is multiculturalism working? You can or via SMS during the live show.

This week's panel

Joining Sian Williams on this week鈥檚 panel are:听

Vivienne Westwood -听Fashion designer and activist

Owen Jones -听Guardian columnist

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown -听Journalist and broadcaster

James Dellingpole -听 Executive Editor of Breitbart London

Jagraj Singh -听 Basics of Sikhi video blog

Nick Grealy听- Director of No Hot Air Energy Consultancy

Abhijit Pandya -听 Free speech campaigner听

Also on the programme...

Do religions inspire war or peace?

The Archbishop of York . John Sentamu is particularly concerned about the conflicts in the Middle East. He clearly has no doubt about the power of prayer and the good that can bring. But Islamic State extremists are preaching intolerance and hatred, a doctrine rejected by mainstream Muslim opinion as not representing their faith.听听听


So, does religion inspire war or peace?听

Levi Roots

Life centred around drugs and prison for Keith Graham, before he rediscovered his religion whilst in jail.

As a born again Rastafarian he changed his name to Levi Roots and years later entered the Dragons Den and became . Levi shares his story with Sian.

Is fracking the energy the future?

Anti-fracking campaigners against proposals to extract shale gas.听British fashion icon Vivienne Westwood has been a long-time supporter of their cause. But听UK Onshore Oil and Gas (UKOOG) found 57% were in favour of fracking.听


Is energy more important than concerns about the environment?


Special Report

Bobby Friction will join the show live from London Mela, one of the biggest multicultural events in Britain.听 He will get the views of some of the performers and locals on this week鈥檚 topics.

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