Podcast appearances and mentions of William Crawley

William Crawley talks to Cardinal Vincent Nichols ahead of the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV and hears from correspondent Bethany Bell in Rome. He hears what is causing a delay in appointing the new Archbishop of Canterbury. There's news of an historic vote to merge Liberal and Reform Judaism. And as talks get underway for a ceasefire in Gaza, we hear from Fr Gabriel Romanelli from the only Catholic parish in the strip.

Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines.

Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines.

Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines.

Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines.

Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines.

The world was watching as American Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, stepped out onto the balcony of St Peter's Basilica earlier this week. William Crawley, live from Rome, gathers reaction from around the world. He's joined by Austen Ivereigh, biographer of Pope Francis, and Professor Anna Rowlands, Professor of Catholic Social Thought & Practice at Durham University. British Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe gives his first interview after voting in the conclave and tells the programme how he found the experience. We hear the reaction from Catholics in the UK and around world and explore how an American Pope will shape not only the Catholic church, but global politics going forwards.Presenter: William Crawley Producers: Dan Tierney in Rome; Katy Davis & Rosie Dawson in Salford Studio Managers: Jonathan Esp and Amy Brennan Production Coordinator: Liz Poole Editor: Chloe Walker

While Sistine chapels' voting booth remains unpredictable, there are still potential runners and riders. To discuss these front runners as well as the intriguing internal politics of the papal conclave, William Crawley is joined by papal expert Edward Pentin and Vatican reporter Colleen Dulle.Also in the programme, we hear from the Gammarelli family, who have been dressing bishops, cardinals and popes for over 200 years. They were the personal tailors to Pope Francis, as well as his predecessors. William Crawley speaks to the shop owner, Lorenzo Gammarelli near the Pantheon in Rome.And William interviews Sister Nathalie Becquart, who has served as an undersecretary of the Synod of Bishops since 2021. She is the first woman to hold such an important position and the first to have voting rights in the Synod. Presenter: William Crawley Producers: Catherine Murray in Rome; Bara'atu Ibrahim & Ruth Purser in Salford Studio Managers: Phil Booth and Sharon Hughes Production Coordinator: Liz Poole Editor: Tim Pemberton

Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines.

William Crawley is live from St Peter's Square in Rome, reflecting on Pope Francis's funeral. He's joined by Austen Ivereigh, biographer of Pope Francis, and Professor Anna Rowlands, Professor of Catholic Social Thought & Practice at Durham University. The Venerable English College in Rome is the oldest British institution outside the United Kingdom. The college provides education and training for seminarians and priests from all over the world. This year the college doors are open for public tours for the first time in to mark the Catholic Jubilee year and William visits college Rector, Fr Stephen Wang to find out more.As well as speaking to pilgrims paying their final respects to Pope Francis earlier in the week, William hear speaks to the UK's most senior Catholic Cardinal Vincent Nichols on the upcoming Conclave and future of the church.Presenter: William Crawley Producers: Dan Tierney in Rome and Katy Davis and Bara'atu Ibrahim in Salford Studio Managers: Denis O'Hare in Rome and Nat Stokes and Carwyn Griffith in Salford Editor: Tim Pemberton

Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines.

William Crawley and guests debate the tactic of boycotting

Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines.

Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines.

Downing Street's virtual summit of Ukraine allies may have given those countries a greater sense of unity, but the war continues in Ukraine and President Putin is still prevaricating over the 30-day ceasefire proposed by the US and accepted by Ukraine. William Crawley explores how morally justified it would be to say 'no' to a ceasefire, with journalist and author Lucy Ash.Also on the programme, in his Times column for this year's Ash Wednesday, Giles Coren tells the story of his own waning atheism and gradual embrace of Christian faith. Though Giles was raised in a Jewish home he had “no Hebrew classes, no Jewish environment, no bar mitzvah”. He shares how he finds comfort within the traditions of English Anglicanism.The Dalai Lama, the 89-year-old spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, is worried that his successor could be chosen by the Chinese government. In his new memoir, he says he will choose to be reincarnated in a successor outside China, and instructs his followers to reject any successor chosen by China. Tibetan Buddhism now faces a very awkward possible future - with two competing Dalai Lamas. To discuss this on the Sunday programme is Professor Robert Barnett, one of the world's leading experts on Tibetan history.Presenter: William Crawley Producers: Bara'atu Ibrahim & Amanda Hancox Studio Managers: Amy Brennan and Sam Mills Production Coordinator: Kim Agostino Editor: Chloe Walker

Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines.

Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines.

Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines.

Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines.

Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines.

Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines.

Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines.

Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the verdict in France

The people of Syria have been celebrating again this weekend, with many protestors outside the largest mosque in Damascus deriding the former president, Bashar al-Assad, as a "Zombie". With a sense of relief that Assad is now gone, there is anxiety too about what might follow. William Crawley explores how the new regime will affect the religious make up of the country with Makram Rabah, Assistant Professor of History at the American University in Beirut.This week, the justice secretary has said that even under the government's plans to open 14,000 more prison places, they could still run out of space over the next few years. Oasis Restore school opened in the summer and aims to transform the justice system for young people by focusing on education and therapy, rather than punishment and retribution. The Founder, Baptist Minister Steve Chalke, says ‘The philosophy behind everything we do here is not, ‘What have you done wrong?' but, ‘What's happened to you?' For generations, a story has been told in Liverpool's Catholic community about a local man, wounded in the first world war, who went to Lourdes and returned with a miracle. Now, a hundred years after that previously paralyzed man, Jack Traynor, shocked everyone by carrying his own bags off the train at Lime Street Station, the Archbishop of Liverpool has officially recognised his healing as a miracle. Sunday hears from Alex Taylor Jack's great-great grandson, as well as Dr Kieran Moriarty, a British physician who reviewed the original case files and gave evidence to a canonical commission.Presenter: William Crawley Producers: Bara'atu Ibrahim & Catherine Murray Studio Managers: Nat Stokes & Sam Mills Editor: Tim Pemberton

Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines.

Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines.

Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines.

Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines.

Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines.

Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines.

Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines.

William Crawley chats with guests about the proposed extended Sunday trading pilot.

William Crawley chats with guests about the increasing traffic issues in Belfast.

William Crawley discusses the new survey from the Commissioner for Victims of Crime NI.

William Crawley chats to guests about the accessibility of public transport.

William Crawley speaks to guests Oleksandra Matviichuk and Mary Dejevsky.

William Crawley and guests discuss the class system in Northern Ireland.

William Crawley is joined by guests in studio for discussion.

William Crawley is joined by Paolo Hewitt, Oasis' official biographer and DJ, radio presenter Steven Rainey and journalist Miranda Sawyer.

William Crawley and guests chat about the ongoing unrest and trouble in Belfast.

William Crawley is joined by guests Goretti Horgan, Peter Bryson and Matthew Robinson.

William Crawley and guests talk about the tourist trade and rising prices in Portrush

Talkback with William Crawley and guests discussing street signs.

Prof John Barry and Henry Hill debate with William Crawley.

William Crawley and guests chat about the voting age in Northern Ireland.

William Crawley and guests discuss the general election results 2024

William Crawley discusses key election campaign moments and the future of democracy.

William Crawley discuss fiscal powers with Tim Cairns, Brendan Mulgrew and Ann Watt.

William Crawley and guests discuss BBC Northern Ireland's latest Spotlight programme.

William Crawley chats with guests about the news and current affairs stories of the day.