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“The Remains of a Negro”: Edward Lamb Parsons and his mysterious companion in death
(14 minutes) Adam Brocklehurst went digging to discover some of the human faces involved in the transatlantic slave trade.
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Painting eternity: what can art tell us about the afterlife?
(5 minutes) Joseph Evans listened in to a discussion about art, death and what might follow it between people of widely different backgrounds and beliefs.
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A death observed
(3 minutes) As the UK parliament debates a proposal which seeks to legalise euthanasia, Ronnie Convery chronicles the death, both ordinary and extraordinary, of a simple Glaswegian woman.
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The Privatisation of Death
(8 minutes) Campaigners for the legalisation of assisted suicide argue that the choice to end one’s life is ultimately a personal decision. But is the choice to die ever just personal? asks Joseph Evans.
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Learning death: the importance of connection
(5 minutes) Jenny Sinclair describes how her mother’s efforts to support her dying husband, Jenny’s father, taught her how relationships with each other and with God make it easier to face the natural reality of death. And also about the meaning of life.
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A death observed
(2 minute read) As the Scottish parliament debates a proposal which seeks to legalise euthanasia, Ronnie Convery chronicles the death, both ordinary and extraordinary, of a simple Glaswegian woman.
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Embracing the scars
(3 minute read) Nicole Law says we need to acknowledge and embrace our sadness when we lose someone we love.
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Epitaph for a single woman
(5 minute read) Adam Brocklehurst examines the single life in fact and fiction.
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We are all stronger if we learn to grieve
(3 minute read) A shocking child murder in Singapore has left a country struggling with its grief. Nicole Law explains why, in the face of tragedy, it’s ok not be ok.
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Death of a prince: and now …?
The passing of Prince Philip marks not only the end of an era, but, as Alex Osborn notes, raises important questions about the future of the British Royal Family.
