Seen & Unseen Aloud: first new episode of the new year

Listen to curated to narrated articles. This week: the psychology of self-belief, the premier of One Life, and an answer to a particular question about assisted dying.

Nick Jones

Nick is the senior editor of Seen & Unseen.

A man in a blue jumper holds a yellow sign reading 'believe'.

Ted and that sign.

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As we return to a normal schedule after the holiday compilations, we hear Michael Wenham answer his brother's question about Esther Rantzen and the assisted dying/suicide movement. Krish Kandiah reflects from the London premiere of One Life and the extraordinary story of one man who saved the lives of hundreds of Jewish children. And Roger Bretherton dives into the era of "self belief" psychology and questions whether it works. We see you, Ted.

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12 November 2025

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Shame, Remembrance and Alice Roberts

New episode: listen to articles by Belle Tindall, Henna Cundill, and Jonathan Rowlands.

Natalie Garrett

Natalie produces and narrates The Seen & Unseen Aloud podcast. She's an Anglican minister and a trained actor.

Frankstein stares our from his covered face.

Jacob Elordi plays Frankenstein's monster

Netflix.

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About this episode

In this week's episode, Belle Tindall considers both Jacob Elordi and Zadie Smith's take on shame, and presents her own; Henna Cundill asks why too much emotional expression seems to be frowned upon at Remembrance and the Cenotaph; Jonathan Rowlands gives his personal (and very strong) opinions on Alice Roberts' book Domination: The Fall of the Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity

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