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THE ATHEISM TAPES:
JONATHAN MILLER IN CONVERSATION

Mondays beginning 18 October 2004
Jonathan Miller meets up with some of the key contributors from his three-part Brief History of Disbelief in these half-hour extended conversations.

Arthur Miller   ARTHUR MILLER
Tuesday 29 February 2005 12.30am-1am (Monday night)
As a tribute to the recently deceased playwright Arthur Miller, another chance to see the discussion between Jonathan Miller and Arthur Miller about disbelief and their experiences of anti-Semitism, recorded in 2004.
 
 

FULL LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS

Colin McGinn   COLIN MCGINN
Monday 18 October midnight-12.30am; 2.30am-3am; Saturday 23 October 7pm-7.30pm
Jonathan Miller talks to the philosopher Colin McGinn about atheism and anti-Theism.

 
Steven Weinberg   STEVEN WEINBERG
Tuesday 26 October 12.05am-12.35am; 2.35am-3.05am (Monday night); Friday 29 October 7pm-7.30pm
The Nobel Prize-winning physicist discusses the role of science in the erosion of religious belief.

 
Arthur Miller   ARTHUR MILLER
Monday 1 November 11.40pm-12.10am; 2.10am-1.40am; Friday 5 November 7pm-7.30pm
Playwright Arthur Miller and Jonathan Miller talk about disbelief and their experiences of anti-Semitism.
 
Richard Dawkins   RICHARD DAWKINS
Tuesday 9 November 12.30am-1am; 3am-3.30am (Monday night); Friday 12 November 7pm-7.30pm
Biologist Richard Dawkins talks to Jonathan Miller about his implacable opposition to all religion.

 
Denys Turner   DENYS TURNER
Monday 15 November midnight-12.30am; 2.30am-3am; Friday 19 November 7pm-7.30pm
Christian theologian Denys Turner defends the case for God as the answer to the most important questions.

 
Daniel Dennett   DANIEL DENNETT
Monday 22 November midnight-12.30am; 2.30am-3am; Friday 26 November 7pm-7.30pm
Philosopher Daniel Dennett talks to Jonathan Miller about why people still believe in God.

 
 
BRIEF HISTORY OF DISBELIEF
Full details of the
three-part series
  Jonathan Miller's Brief History of Disbelief
DISBELIEF QUIZ
Who said "all thinking men are atheists"?
Disbelief Quiz

 DIRECTOR/PRODUCER INTERVIEW
Richard Denton on making the series

BBC Links

Atheism
bbc.co.uk/religion guide to the history and rituals

Devout Sceptics
Website for the Radio 4 programme with audio interviews

Miller: Master of all Trades
Profile of Jonathan Miller

External Links

The Atheism Web
Articles and links on the subject

British Humanist Association
For ethically concerned but non-religious people in the UK

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