BBC Radio Documentaries

“Ministering Behind Bars”, Jun 2021

Lipika asks representatives of major world religions if they think the pathway to correction is through faith. The programme will bring you conversations between an inmate and his Christian worker; reflections of a rabbi, an imam, and a Buddhist meditation teacher about their methods to stop offenders from committing further crimes.

“Zoroastrianism and Death”, Aug 2020

The religious duty of every Zoroastrian is to focus on life, even at the time of death.

“Hebron’s Cave of Sacrifice”, Sept 2018

Lipika Pelham explores the city of Hebron and The Caves of the Patriarch which are central to the faith of both Jews and Muslims.

“The Good Samaritan”, Apr 2017

The Samaritans have made the holy land their home for the thousands of years. But who are they and why is it that by leaving the Samaritans means you can never return?

“Bahá’i – The World’s Faith”, Jan 2017

A faith without borders, most of the Bahá’is live outside of the birth place of the religion, Iran, where they are seen as apostates.

“Bangladesh’s Hidden Shame”, Jun 2016

Lipika Pelham travels to a remote part of south eastern Bangladesh to report on claims of human rights abuses against indigenous inhabitants of the area.

“When the Soul Goes Out”, Dec 2016

How one man is trying to change what it means to be dead in Judaism.

“Women in Love in Bangladesh”, 2016

Lipika Pelham investigates a marriage between two Bengali women, and asks what this extraordinary love story says about attitudes to sexuality in this conservative nation.