Location:
United Kingdom
Description:
Intelligent Christian broadcasting, by design.
Twitter:
@small_voice1
Language:
English
Contact:
447710149984
Website:
http://www.smallvoice.org.uk/
Episodes
sv podcast – kindness as an act of courage
9/24/2025
In this September podcast, Holly and Darren review not one, but TWO recent political biographies – one by Nicola Sturgeon, former First Minister of Scotland and the other by Jacinda Ardern, the former Prime Minister of New Zealand. As far as politics is concerned, ‘kindness’ might be the aspirational touchstone …
Duración:00:52:27
sv podcast – Searchlight Theatre
9/1/2025
Our roving reporter, Margaret, had a good few days out at the Edinburgh Fringe this year, and one of the shows she saw was the inspiration for this ‘small voice’. Searchlight Theatre Company aims to be “a light on the Fringe” and with seven plays over two weeks, they had …
Duración:00:24:57
sv podcast – Don’t Forget We’re Here Forever
8/12/2025
In our podcast for August, we discuss the new book, Don’t Forget We’re Here Forever: A New Generation’s Search for Meaning by the writer and journalist Lamorna Ash. It came out earlier this year and has, it has to be said, made quite the splash in Christian church circles. Also …
Duración:01:09:14
sv podcast – easter eggs and bedtime stories
7/8/2025
Our latest ‘small voice’ features inspiring work at the Family Centre at Polmont Prison and Young Offenders Institution in central Scotland. Our roving reporter, Margaret, went there and spoke with Sasha Groves, the Manager of the Centre who told her about the range of support given to friends and families. …
Duración:00:22:59
Summer recommendations, ahoy!
6/10/2025
In this podcast we review recent film-of-the-book, The Salt Path, which stars Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs. It’s based on Raynor Wynn’s best-selling memoir of the same name which we read and reviewed in 2019. We liked the book a lot – will the film live up to it? And …
Duración:00:52:07
sV podcast – to be a Pilgrim …
5/5/2025
In our slow-but-sure working through the year, it’s now May and in this month’s podcast Darren & Holly review two BBC TV series currently broadcasting in the UK: Pilgrimage and Race Across The World. They are both series about people on a journey and the things they learn about each …
Duración:00:51:37
sv podcast – science and faith in conversation
4/7/2025
OK, time to have a proper conversation …. we’re delighted to be joined by a very special guest – long-time friend of the podcast and actual scientist, Dr Gavin Merrifield. He joins Holly and Darren for a discussion about science & faith, Christians working in science – and, what we …
Duración:00:47:20
sv podcast – small voices in Malawi
3/30/2025
According to the Scotland-Malawi Partnership, 64% of people in Scotland have a direct connection with Malawi or know someone who does. It sounds like an overestimate, but when small voice presenter Margaret thought about her own connections – the daughter of a friend doing a medical elective there; two midwives …
Duración:00:29:37
sv podcast – “I’m not racist, but …”
3/11/2025
In this podcast Darren and Holly review the recent Channel 4 programme Go Back To Where You Came From, a four-part series which deals with attitudes to immigration in a way that has polarised opinion. Go Back To Where You Came From is a kind of reality show in which …
Duración:00:48:37
sv podcast – all at sea …
2/12/2025
It’s February (we’re getting there, folks) and in this podcast Holly and Darren review the award-winning book Maurice and Maralyn by Sophie Elmhirst, the true-life story of a couple shipwrecked at sea. And, given, well, EVERYTHING, we just can’t ignore the Big Orange One. We discuss how we’re all getting …
Duración:00:44:56
sv podcast – how to be a lazy genius (and choose a pope!)
1/15/2025
It’s January 2025 – amazingly! – and we kick off the year with a couple of reviews. First up is the thrilling film, Conclave, which stars so many fantastic character actors we can’t even start to list them. Holly & Darren lead us through all the drama about how to …
Duración:00:56:59
sv podcast – the little lord Jesus, some crying he makes
12/9/2024
A big welcome to Roz as our conversation partner for this December podcast! Roz is Assistant Chaplain at the University of Glasgow and she joins Holly and Darren to discuss all things Adventy – it’s that time of year, folks. Their starting point is Rachel Mann’s new Advent book, Do …
Duración:00:58:22
smallVOICE podcast – Bridgend Farmhouse (they know their apples)
12/5/2024
Our latest small voice feature – where we seek out people and organisations which are small but make a big difference – finds Margaret getting a fab tour of Bridgend Farmhouse on the outskirts of Edinburgh. It’s a community-owned and run charitable organisation with a mission to ensure their renovated …
Duración:00:18:56
sv podcast – where do we find our hope?
11/12/2024
OK, so we need to start hoping for some hope. Holly & Darren recorded this podcast on 7 November just after the US Election result and with a prior decision to reflect some more about Israel and Gaza (one year after we last made the war the main focus of …
Duración:00:38:16
sv podcast – the Vine Trust
10/15/2024
“Connecting People to Change Lives.” The Scottish charity the Vine Trust has years of experience organising building expeditions by school groups, church and community groups and companies. They went to build homes near Moshi and in the new village being created near Lake Victoria, mainly for families affected by AIDS. …
Duración:00:25:13
sv podcast – murder & the riddle of US politics
10/9/2024
This month, Darren and Holly have been reading We Solve Murders, the first novel in a new series by the omni-talented Richard Osman. How well has the Whodunnit been done? Is a bit of Cosy Crime the best antidote to … er, thinking about the US Election? Which we also …
Duración:00:42:36
sv podcast – leaning into lament
9/2/2024
We’re delighted to welcome back Laura to chat with us for September’s podcast! Regular listeners may remember that she is a hospice chaplain and spoke with us before about spiritual practices. For this podcast, Laura joins Holly and Darren, to help us navigate the concept and practice of lament. What are …
Duración:00:32:14
sv podcast- Doppelganger, Indigo Girls and some starry nights
8/11/2024
Lots of culture and deep thinking in this podcast, but, fear not, Holly and Darren will guide you through! They have been reading Naomi Klein’s latest book, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World, the winner of the inaugural Women’s Prize for non-fiction. Very much a ‘pandemic book’, it is …
Duración:00:40:42
sv podcast – peacemakers
8/4/2024
Welcome to our latest small voice feature – where we find people and organisations which are small but make a big difference. We’re delighted that for this podcast, Margaret met up with Peter and Heidi Gardner who are artists – and much more. Their interactive installation, ‘Peacemakers’ is a huge …
Duración:00:29:59
sv podcast – vote Doctor
7/8/2024
The month of July finds Holly and Darren in a very peculiar twilight zone … They recorded this podcast on July 4th 2024 and they are still waiting for the UK election result! A great opportunity, then, to discuss thresholds, liminal spaces, waiting and hope. Staying with the timey-wimey theme, …
Duración:00:46:00