In this special bonus episode, John chats to Mima Merrow, an alternative folk artist from Glasgow, about the song she wrote in response to the podcast. Mima’s debut EP Good Grief is out on the on the 4th of December. One of the five tracks on i

Ep 4, Retold: A Bible Story

Jun 22nd, 2020 34m 6s

This is the final episode. In it, I speak to Maureen about how difficult leaving the manse was for them – Ron’s health was deteriorating, she had a new home to set up on the other side of the country, and they were awaiting a diagnosis for his

Ep 3, Retold: A Bible Story

Jun 15th, 2020 24m 47s

The bible is already back and Maureen, Ronald Stitt’s wife, has agreed to talk to me about it. It turns out the bible was not only significant to Ron but to her, too. This is the first of two episodes where I speak to Maureen. We attempt to wor

Ep 2, Retold: A Bible Story

Jun 8th, 2020 17m 45s

It feels like I’ve made loads of progress and no progress at all. I have the bible I found on the dump, I have the name of the person whose bible it is – The Reverend Ronald Stitt, I have spoken to someone who knew him when he got it in 1974, b

Ep 1, Retold: A Bible Story

Jun 1st, 2020 23m 48s

When you find a bible on the dump, you only have a few options. Firstly, you can throw it back or take it home? I’m not religious, but I wasn’t for throwing it back. Whatever your persuasion, a bible is a sacred object. So I took it home. It sa

Retold: A Bible Story Trailer

May 8th, 2020 2m 19s

The first episode will be released on Monday the 1st of June, then every Monday after that. When I left my job at the BBC, this is the first thing I undertook. I had time, a lot of curiosity, and a leather bound bible with someone’s name on it.

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