A source at the BBC has said that the Bible could be
discarded as one of the standard items given to guests to take with them on the
long running Radio 4 programme Desert Island Discs, reports The
Independent.
Since the programme’s inception over 70 years ago, the Bible – along with the complete works of Shakespeare – has been given to ‘castaways’. They are then asked to choose their eight favourite records and a luxury item to take to the fictional island.
Do this - and I shall never listen to it again!
Since the programme’s inception over 70 years ago, the Bible – along with the complete works of Shakespeare – has been given to ‘castaways’. They are then asked to choose their eight favourite records and a luxury item to take to the fictional island.
But according to a source at the BBC this long running format of the much
loved show could be scrapped.
Scottish writer Allan Massie has commented that scrapping the Bible would be “tantamount to a rejection of our inherited culture”.More > Christian Concern.
Scottish writer Allan Massie has commented that scrapping the Bible would be “tantamount to a rejection of our inherited culture”.More > Christian Concern.
