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First broadcast: Monday 13 February, 12.25AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks 'Should gay couples be allowed to marry in places of worship?' Ian Goggin and Kristin Skarsholt's Quaker beliefs promote equality and the belief that access to civil partnership and marriage should be the same for everyone, irrespective of sexuality.
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First broadcast: Saturday 11 February, 7.10PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks 'Should gay couples be allowed to marry in places of worship?' Gay Rabbi Mark Solomon left his Orthodox Jewish life for Liberal Judaism, a religious community that would be open to his homosexuality. Mark looks forward to a day when gay people of any religious faith can marry in their chosen places of worship.
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First broadcast: Friday 10 February, 6.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks 'Should gay couples be allowed to marry in places of worship?' Laura McLachlan discovered she was gay at the age of 11 and came out at 18. Two years later her twin sister Louise came out too. Laura believes that marriage is about love, not sexual orientation, and that gay couples should have exactly the same rights as anyone else.
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First broadcast: Thursday 09 February 2012, 6.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks 'Should gay couples be allowed to marry in places of worship?' When Heather Peace came out as a lesbian, she felt she had to leave her Catholic upbringing behind. She believes the Catholic church has put itself in a dangerous place by ostracising gay people.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 08 February 2012, 6.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks 'Should gay couples be allowed to marry in places of worship?' Church of England minister John Richardson believes homosexuality is against human biology. In his view gay couples should not be allowed to marry in church because marriage must not be redefined to suit the wants and desires of the homosexual community.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 07 February 2012, 6.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks 'Should gay couples be allowed to marry in places of worship?' Catholic Kevin Maxwell believes that marriage should be open to everybody and that religious discrimination towards gay couples is unjustifiable.
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First broadcast: Monday 06 February 2012, 6.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks 'Should gay couples be allowed to marry in places of worship?' Catholic Anthony McCarthy believes that any attempt to redefine marriage poses a threat to society. In his view gay couples should not be allowed to marry in places of worship as it would undermine the Christian model of marriage between one man and one woman.
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First broadcast: Sunday 05 February 2012, 6.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: what's the point of charity? Ben Rawlence is a human rights activist who believes that taxpayers and governments have a moral and ethical obligation to ensure that foreign aid does not fall into the hands of corrupt regimes.
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First broadcast: Saturday 04 February 2012, 7.05PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: what's the point of charity? Inderjit Singh Bhogal's charity work is guided by the Sikh tradition of Seva: the voluntary act of giving. Inderjit maintains that the altruism of Seva has a healing effect on the brain and is beneficial to both the giver and the receiver.
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First broadcast: Friday 03 February 2012, 6.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: what's the point of charity? Joy Carter was an infant when British missionary workers rescued her from civil war in Nigeria. Joy believes that without the charity of her adoptive parents, she would not be alive today.
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First broadcast: Thursday 02 February 2012, 6.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: what's the point of charity? Muslim aid worker Salah Aboulgasem has witnessed the devastation caused by humanitarian crises. Salah believes people in Britain have a responsibility to try to break the cycle of poverty.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 01 February 2012, 6.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: what's the point of charity? Alessandra Pigni is a psychologist and former aid worker who believes that it's naïve to think that we're being selfless when we try and save the world.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 31 January 2012, 6.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: what's the point of charity? Mohamed Ali Ugas was five years old when he was brought to the UK as a refugee from Somalia. He believes those who've received charity have a moral responsibility to give something back.
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First broadcast: Monday 30 January 2012, 6.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: what's the point of charity? Sophie Maxwell was 16, homeless and dependent on drugs when a stranger's kindness transformed her life. Sophie believes the simplest act of charity can help turn a person's life around.
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First broadcast: Sunday 29 January 2012, 5.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: does faith healing work? Canon Tony Butterworth has worked in the healing ministry of the Church of England for over three decades. Tony says the church avoids putting emotional pressure on anyone seeking healing and that he's opposed to those who make wild claims that cannot be sustained.
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First broadcast: Saturday 28 January 2012, 6.35PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: does faith healing work? Ann Fergusson believes that a spiritual healer freed her from back pain and brought comfort to her husband when he was suffering from terminal cancer. Ann believes there is a force for good in the universe, which can be tapped into by healers.
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First broadcast: Friday 27 January 2012, 7.30PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: does faith healing work? Manjula Sood is Chair of the Leicester Council of Faiths and a Hindu who believes bogus holy men are cheating vulnerable members of the British Asian community by taking money for prayers. Manjula believes the best faith healer of all is God.
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First broadcast: Thursday 26 January 2012, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: does faith healing work? Jenny Bartle is a humanist who can't understand how any rational person can believe in faith healing. Jenny puts her trust in mainstream medicine and draws her inspiration from science rather than religion.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 25 January 2012, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: does faith healing work? Damian Stayne is a Catholic Charismatic preacher who believes God has worked through him and his ministry to physically heal thousands of people worldwide. Damian says he has witnessed the blind see, the deaf hear and the lame walk through the power of Jesus.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 24 January 2012, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: does faith healing work? Professor Chris French is a psychologist and an atheist who is disgusted that some faith healers have made a lot of money by exploiting the uneducated, the poor and the sick. Chris is convinced the evidence for so-called miracle cures doesn't stand up to serious scrutiny.
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First broadcast: Monday 23 January 2012, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Some faith healers believe God can and does perform miracles, curing people of all kinds of physical disease, even cancer. Sceptics are infuriated by such claims, insisting they are dangerously irresponsible and unsubstantiated by hard evidence. 4thought.tv asks: does faith healing work? Pastor Moby Mathew is a pentecostal Christian who believes God can heal where medicine cannot.
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First broadcast: Sunday 22 January 2012, 5.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: Are there too many people in the world? Ecological scientist Dr Stephan Harding believes that, if we don't radically reduce our consumption, we're heading for catastrophe, with most of the Earth left an uninhabitable desert. Stephan thinks family size is less important than a low impact lifestyle.
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First broadcast: Saturday 21 January 2012, 6PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: Are there too many people in the world? Susan Long was brought up in China and approves of the Chinese government's one-child policy to control their population. Susan believes other countries should consider incentives and rewards for small families, to help save the planet
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First broadcast: Friday 20 January 2012, 7.30PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: Are there too many people in the world? Roya Kashefi is an Iranian who believes her country deliberately doubled its population in the past, ignoring the social consequences. Roya believes it is wrong to use people as a political tool and wants to see every country plan and provide adequately for its population.
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First broadcast: Thursday 19 January 2012, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: Are there too many people in the world? Engineer Tim Fox believes there's no need for any country to restrict its population size. Tim thinks existing technology can provide all the food, water and energy the world needs, if the political and financial will is there.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 18 January 2012, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: Are there too many people in the world? Chairman of Population Matters Roger Martin believes the world faces dire consequences because of the enormous levels of consumption in western society. Roger thinks UK families should not have more than one or two children, for the good of the planet.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 17 January 2012, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: Are there too many people in the world? As a Catholic, and the mother of 14 children, Teresa Crabtree rejects the idea there are too many people on earth. Teresa is confident that God will not send more people to the world than we can look after.
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First broadcast: Monday 16 January 2012, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: Are there too many people in the world? Charlie McCann is a single Catholic who never wanted children and chose to be sterilised when she was 30. Charlie thinks child-free people are doing their bit for an overcrowded planet and should be given credit for it.
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First broadcast: Sunday 15 January 2012, 6.55PM on Channel 4
British children share their experiences of child poverty. Twelve-year-old traveller Johnny says child poverty is something that affects all cultures. He currently lives on an unofficial campsite without proper toilets or washing facilities.
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First broadcast: Saturday 14 January 2012, 7.40PM on Channel 4
British children share their experiences of poverty. Nine-year-old Matilda is angry at the people who have made children poor. Matilda thinks that people who are already rich in certain types of jobs are taking all the money and that just isn't fair.
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First broadcast: Friday 13 January 2012, 7.30PM on Channel 4
British children share their experiences of child poverty. Nine-year-old Josephine lives in a council flat with her mum and three brothers and thinks poverty among children is worsening.
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First broadcast: Thursday 12 January 2012, 7.55PM on Channel 4
British children share their experiences of child poverty. Nine-year-old Samuel has spent four years living in Ecuador with his missionary parents, where he has seen extreme child poverty.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 11 January 2012, 7.55PM on Channel 4
British children share their experiences of child poverty. Lily is 11 years old. She thinks that every child, no matter what their background, should be given a fair chance in life.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 10 January 2012, 7.55PM on Channel 4
British children share their experiences of child poverty. Eleven-year-old Naphysa has been hospitalised with scurvy, and there have been times when her family haven't had enough to eat.
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First broadcast: Monday 09 January 2012, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Today 2.5 million children are living in poverty across Britain. Seven of them share their experiences with 4thought.tv. Tommy, 11, is frightened his mum won't be able to afford the rent.
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First broadcast: Sunday 08 January 2012, 5.45PM on Channel 4
Is it right to ask God to make us rich? Sikh Dr Spinder Dhaliwal compiles the British Asians Rich List and says she is unashamed to pray for prosperity, provided the wealth is used wisely.
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First broadcast: Saturday 07 January 2012, 6.35PM on Channel 4
Is it right to ask God to make us rich? Feng shui expert and Chinese astrologer Ting-Foon Chik believes that luck, and not prayer, determines whether someone becomes rich.
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First broadcast: Friday 06 January 2012, 7.25PM on Channel 4
Is it right to ask God to make us rich? Reverend Bridget Adams works with successful Christian businesses and believes that creating wealth and riches is part of doing God's work.
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First broadcast: Thursday 05 January 2012, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Is it right to ask God to make us rich? Rabbi Josh Levy believes it is a legitimate desire to ask God for a wealthy life but there is a duty to acquire the money honestly and use it wisely.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 04 January 2012, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Is it right to ask God to make us rich? Baptist pastor Chris Hand believes churches that promote the Prosperity Gospel and personal gain are acting against the teachings of the Bible.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 03 January 2012, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Is it right to ask God to make us rich? Born-again Christian Julia Doe says God doesn't have a problem with us having nice things and money has helped her to make the world a better place.
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First broadcast: Monday 02 January 2012, 5.25PM on Channel 4
In a time of economic uncertainty, 4thought.tv asks: Is it right to ask God to make us rich? Franciscan friar Brother Paul Coleman has taken a vow of poverty and shuns private possessions.
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First broadcast: Sunday 01 January 2012, 5.55PM on Channel 4
Comedian Milton Jones is a Christian who believes Christmas is a time to reacquaint ourselves with Jesus Christ the man, in spite of the dodgy company he sometimes kept.
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First broadcast: Saturday 31 December 2011, 7.05PM on Channel 4
Sarah Hagger Holt is a gay Christian who spends Christmas with her partner, their daughters and the girls' biological fathers. Christmas helps Sarah reflect on the blessing of her family.
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First broadcast: Friday 30 December 2011, 7.25PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv hears why Christmas is still relevant to people of faith. DJ Kelechi Amadi and his son Jordan use rap music to celebrate Christmas as the birth of the saviour Jesus Christ.
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First broadcast: Thursday 29 December 2011, 7.25PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv hears why Christmas is still relevant to people of faith. Rachel Howse Binnington is a Jewish convert from Christianity for whom Hanukkah means much more than Christmas.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 28 December 2011, 7.25PM on Channel 4
Nathanael Watchorn is the fifth generation of his family to be a member of the Salvation Army. Nathanael believes we can show God's love at Christmas by giving back to the community.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 27 December 2011, 7.25PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv hears why Christmas is still relevant to people of faith. For Lindsay West, the frontman of Christian hip hop band LZ7, Christmas is all about celebrating Jesus' birth.
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First broadcast: Monday 26 December 2011, 6PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv hears why Christmas is still relevant to people of faith. Canon James Rosenthal wants Christians to reclaim St Nicholas as a true symbol of their faith at Christmas.
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First broadcast: Monday 26 December 2011, 1.05AM on Channel 4
Ian Thompson is the conductor of the Hackney Secular Singers. He says he doesn't need belief to enjoy Christmas, which for him represents the spirit of life amplified for a few days.
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First broadcast: Saturday 24 December 2011, 7.10PM on Channel 4
Lucy Porter is a writer, comedian and atheist who is due to give birth on Christmas Eve. She doesn't believe in the redemptive power of Christmas shopping but loves the festive season.
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First broadcast: Friday 23 December 2011, 7.40PM on Channel 4
Dharmender Singh is an atheist Sikh who believes most of our Christmas customs are pagan in origin and that Christmas is simply a way for people to celebrate the human experience.
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First broadcast: Thursday 22 December 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
John Hunt is a minister in the First Church of Atheism and believes the Christian version of Christmas is nonsense. He harks back to a time when Christmas had its place and knew its place.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 21 December 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Helen Arney is a musical comedian who says that although she can do without the religious part of Christmas she could never give up the rest, whether it be huge Christmas trees or family arguments.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 20 December 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
What does Christmas mean to non-believers? Kat Affleck is an atheist, vegan and animal rights activist who believes turkeys suffer terribly in the name of Christmas.
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First broadcast: Monday 19 December 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
What does Christmas mean to non-believers? David Baddiel is a writer, comedian and Jewish atheist who likes religion, loves the rituals of Christmas, and believes in Santa.
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First broadcast: Sunday 18 December 2011, 5.40PM on Channel 4
Christian Shirley Chaplin took early retirement from her job as a nurse after she was told she could not wear her crucifix while working.
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First broadcast: Saturday 17 December 2011, 6.55PM on Channel 4
Stephen Holland is an Evangelical Baptist Pastor who says Christians should be free to preach publicly from the Bible, even if it offends modern sensibilities on issues such as homosexuality.
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First broadcast: Friday 16 December 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Gerard Philips turned away from the church because of its teachings on homosexuality. He believes religion is a private matter that should not be expressed in public.
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First broadcast: Thursday 15 December 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Sergeant Kashmira Singh Mann is a Sikh police officer who would resign from his job if he were not allowed to wear his turban, which is a key symbol of his faith.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 14 December 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Should we be free to express our religion in public?' Yudong Gao is a member of the spiritual movement Falun Gong, which is banned by the Chinese government.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 13 December 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Laura Stuart was raised as a Christian but has converted to Islam. She always wears the full face veil or niqab in public, and says no one has the right to tell her how to dress.
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First broadcast: Monday 12 December 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Should we be free to express our religion in public?' Dr Taj Hargey, Imam of the Oxford Islamic Congregation, says the Muslim face veil has no place in modern society.
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First broadcast: Sunday 11 December 2011, 8.10PM on Channel 4
Alcoholism and huge debts resulted in former newsreader Ed Mitchell becoming homeless. Having put his life back together, Ed warns that homelessness can strike anyone.
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First broadcast: Saturday 10 December 2011, 6.55PM on Channel 4
Michael Bray found himself homeless after being released from prison. He spent nine years sleeping rough in London and says he was lucky to escape alive from an inhuman life on the streets.
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First broadcast: Friday 09 December 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Catherine Brogan has been squatting for almost three years. She wants to know why we have a million empty properties when there are so many people lacking adequate housing.
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First broadcast: Thursday 08 December 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Does everyone have a right to a home?' Randeep Lall's faith has led him to believe a home is a basic entitlement without which it is impossible to integrate into society.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 07 December 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Does everyone have a right to a home?' Paul Marsh became homeless after splitting up with his girlfriend and subsequently losing his job.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 06 December 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Does everyone have a right to a home?' Big Issue co-founder John Bird says the homeless should be given the chance of self-help rather than rely on handouts.
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First broadcast: Monday 05 December 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Does everyone have a right to a home?' Former fashion designer Paula Daly became homeless in just 18 months after losing her job and having her home repossessed.
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First broadcast: Sunday 04 December 2011, 5.50PM on Channel 4
Muslim Obadah Ghannam is a medical student who balances his ethical obligations and his faith when preparing to advise patients on abortion. Obadah believes that a woman's family doctor must provide impartial and unbiased counselling, irrespective of their own beliefs.
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First broadcast: Saturday 03 December 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Matt O'Connor is founder of Fathers 4 Justice and believes that fathers have a fundamental right to be involved in decisions about abortion. Matt thinks that people dealing with unwanted pregnancy should be able to receive counselling from sources free of financial interest.
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First broadcast: Friday 02 December 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Ed Rennie is a Catholic pro-life activist who believes that women considering an abortion should have access to independent counselling, because they may opt to continue with their pregnancy.
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First broadcast: Thursday 01 December 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Dr Evan Harris strongly believes that abortion clinics, as health service providers, provide the best source of information and counselling for women faced with an unwanted pregnancy.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 30 November 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Mara Clarke helps women from Ireland and Northern Ireland seeking an abortion in the UK. She challenges the notion that women need counselling when considering abortion.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 29 November 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Kate Cooper was 20 and a student when she had a termination. She thinks it's ridiculous that women still need two medical signatures to access an abortion.
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First broadcast: Monday 28 November 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Should abortion clinics be stopped from providing counselling to pregnant women? Tanya Ray was 15 when she had an abortion. She believes abortion clinics put women under unfair pressure.
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First broadcast: Sunday 27 November 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Should creationism be taught in schools?' Professor of science education Michael Reiss welcomes open discussion of creationism in the classroom, provided it is made clear that it has no scientific basis whatsoever.
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First broadcast: Saturday 26 November 2011, 8.10PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Should creationism be taught in schools?' Muslim Abdul Aziz is a maths teacher who believes evolution is not convincing as a scientific theory. Abdul wants creationism presented alongside evolution in the classroom, so that children get the opportunity to make up their own minds.
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First broadcast: Friday 25 November 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Should creationism be taught in schools?' Laura Horner is an Anglican and the founder of CrISIS - Creationism in Schools Isn't Science. Laura started the group after a creationist movement visited her son's school. Laura believes creationism discredits religion as much as it discredits science.
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First broadcast: Thursday 24 November 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Should creationism be taught in schools?' Reverend Canon Rosie Harper believes teaching creationism to children is selling them short. Rosie thinks literal interpretations of the Bible are dangerously wrong-headed and risk bringing mainstream Christianity into disrepute.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 23 November 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'should creationism be taught in schools?' Creationist Randall Hardy wants children to be taught that God made the world in six days and rested on the seventh. Randall thinks evolutionists and atheists fear creationism being taught in schools because children will find it convincing.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 22 November 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Should creationism be taught in schools?' Stephen Law is a lecturer in philosophy who believes creationism is scientific nonsense. Stephen says it is wrong to teach children something he thinks is quite clearly false.
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First broadcast: Monday 21 November 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
With the number of creationists on the rise in this country, leading scientists have called for a ban on creationism in the British education system. 4thought.tv asks: 'should creationism be taught in schools?' Young Earth Creationist Sam Scott Perry believes the world is only between 6000 and 10,000 years old and that dinosaurs roamed the land with humans. Sam thinks creationism should be included in schools in order to allow children to make up their own mind.
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First broadcast: Sunday 20 November 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Should the church side with the protestors at St. Paul's?' Church of England rector and communist Father Paul Butler believes Christians cannot serve both God and capital, and that the church should fully support the protestors outside St Paul's Cathedral in their fight for a fairer society.
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First broadcast: Saturday 19 November 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Should the church side with the protestors at St. Paul's?' Alison Ruoff is a lay member of the General Synod of the Church of England. Alison believes the church's failure to go among the protestors spreading the word of God reveals a crucial lack of confidence in the gospel.
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First broadcast: Friday 18 November 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Should the church side with the protestors at St. Paul's?' Ian Chamberlain is a Quaker who has joined the protest outside St Paul's Cathedral. He believes the Church of England should support the protestors, because Christians have an obligation to join the struggle to protect the poor against the powerful.
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First broadcast: Thursday 17 November 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Should the Church side with the protestors at St. Paul's?' John Barstow is a trade union shop steward who wants the protestors outside St Paul's Cathedral evicted by force. He believes the Church of England has failed to ensure that St Paul's remains a place for prayer and quiet reflection rather than noisy protest.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 16 November 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Should the church side with the protestors at St. Paul's?' Philosopher Baroness Mary Warnock believes the Church of England has totally mishandled the protest outside St Paul's Cathedral. She says Christianity must be on the side of the poor and the dispossessed, not the greedy rich.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 15 November 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Should the church side with the protestors at St. Paul's?' Dave Landrum of the Evangelical Alliance thinks the protestors camping outside St Paul's Cathedral are abusing the goodwill of the church, and have failed to recognise that clergy from St Paul's have done more than most to challenge the excesses of casino capitalism.
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First broadcast: Monday 14 November 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Should the church side with the protestors at St. Paul's?' Dr Eve Poole, author of The Church on Capitalism, has worked for the investment arm of the Church of England, which has a £5 billion share portfolio. Eve believes the church must support the Occupy London protestors camped outside St Paul's Cathedral because they share core values.
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First broadcast: Sunday 13 November 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Is everyone entitled to welfare?' Orthodox rabbi Dr Naftali Brawer believes that welfare can be a corrosive influence. He thinks everyone is entitled to basic needs like shelter, food, health and education, but able-bodied people who receive benefits without giving anything in return are effectively stealing.
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First broadcast: Saturday 12 November 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Is everyone entitled to welfare?' Youth worker Emeka Egbuonu works with the unemployed in Hackney and believes benefits are essential to help them turn around their lives. He thinks most young people are desperate to work and welfare payments provide a stepping stone to realising their ambition.
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First broadcast: Friday 11 November 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Is everyone entitled to welfare?' Author and journalist James Bartholomew believes the welfare state has been a disaster for Britain, leading to an increase in unemployment, crime, uncivil behaviour and alienation. He thinks universal benefits have caused a culture of dependency and trapped people in unhappy, unfulfilled lives.
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First broadcast: Thursday 10 November 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Is everyone entitled to welfare?' Colin works at an unemployed workers' centre in Derbyshire and believes the welfare system needs to be defended and strengthened. He thinks benefit claimants are being unfairly picked on and that government economic mismanagement is to blame for the rise in unemployment.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 09 November 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Is everyone entitled to welfare?' Sheikh Ibrahim Mogra is an imam from Leicester. He believes we need to take individual responsibility and not rely on the state. He says we should look after the poor and do charitable acts for the needy but the Koran condemns those who are lazy, depend on others and don't use their god-given skills and ability.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 08 November 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Is everyone entitled to welfare?' Mother-of-two Sue Marsh suffers from the chronic and incurable Crohn's Disease. She says welfare payments are a lifeline for thousands of people and believes the sick and disabled are unfairly labelled as 'benefit scroungers'.
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First broadcast: Monday 07 November 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
The creation of the modern welfare state promised to look after everyone from 'the cradle to the grave'. But with social security funding soaring to £200billion a year, some are asking if universal benefits are an essential safety net or if we have created an underclass who abuse the system and who have become totally dependent on the state. 4thought.tv asks: 'Is everyone entitled to welfare?' Baroness Shreela Flather believes the benefits system causes idleness and has led to a generation of people who have never worked. She says some people are abusing the system by having large families in order to claim extra welfare payments.
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First broadcast: Sunday 06 November 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: Could your God be a woman? Chris Green is director of the pro-feminist White Ribbon campaign aimed at reducing violence against women. He believes God is a woman and wishes the established religions would embrace this idea.
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First broadcast: Saturday 05 November 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: Could your God be a woman? Bharti Tailor is secretary-general of the Hindu Forum of Britain and says her God is a woman. Bharti says Hindus have many female deities and her own favourite is Saraswati, the goddess of spiritual knowledge.
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First broadcast: Friday 04 November 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: Could your God be a woman? Ellie Hughes is a 23-year-old pagan who prays to the God and Goddess equally. As a young woman she is most drawn to the Greek maiden huntress Artemis, whom she sometimes worships at the full moon.
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First broadcast: Friday 04 November 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Nineteen-year-old Vicky Vekaria loves her younger brother Shayle, and has looked out for him ever since their parents split when Vicky was 13.
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First broadcast: Thursday 03 November 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: Could your God be a woman? Catholic nun Sister Hyacinthe rejects the idea of a female God. Sister Hyacinthe's faith is shaped by the belief that God came among us as a man. But she also regards Mary, mother of Jesus, as the greatest ever human being.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 02 November 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: Could your God be a woman? Reverend Charles Raven is an Anglican rector and writer who flatly rejects any attempt to suggest God could be a woman. Charles thinks those who try to re-image God as a woman are saying they know better than God.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 01 November 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: Could your God be a woman? Poet Nicola Slee champions female images of God in her book Seeking the Risen Christa. Nicola says her God is as much female as male and that there's nothing blasphemous in a female Jesus.
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First broadcast: Monday 31 October 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Hindus and pagans worship both gods and goddesses but Christian and other major faiths have traditionally held to the view that God is a male figure. 4thought.tv asks: Could your God be a woman? Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers uses male and female language for God, who she says is beyond gender. When Debbie alternated between he and she for God in a sermon it became a talking point in her congregation.
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First broadcast: Sunday 23 October 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks 'If the world ends, what do you believe will happen?' Úna Hussey is a follower of the Bahá'i faith who thinks that the world in which we live is morally bankrupt and in need of regeneration. Úna thinks all religions need to adopt one universal moral code in order to survive in the new world.
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First broadcast: Saturday 22 October 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks 'If the world ends, what do you believe will happen?' Pastor Jaipaul Ebenezer Daniel preaches in the Seventh Day Adventist Church and believes that there are signs that suggest that the end of the world is coming soon. Pastor Daniel thinks that those who believe in God¿s plan of salvation will be saved, but those who do not believe will perish for all eternity.
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First broadcast: Friday 21 October 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks 'If the world ends, what do you believe will happen?' Lee Banks has been a Satanist for 13 years and believes that theistic religions and the wars that they produce will eventually be the cause of the end of the world. Lee cannot understand how modern human beings can buy into an afterlife when there is no proof that it exists.
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First broadcast: Thursday 20 October 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks 'If the world ends, what do you believe will happen?' Atheist Diana Fleischman is an evolutionary psychologist who does not believe that the world will end any time soon. She thinks that when humanity becomes extinct, certain species of animals have the capability to occupy the niche once filled by humans.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 19 October 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks 'If the world ends, what do you believe will happen?' Mohamed Osman is a devout Muslim who believes that when the world ends, the sun will rise in the west, the earth will become flat, and Allah will judge each individual based on their deeds in their human life. Mohamed thinks that people should seek forgiveness before the end of the world.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 18 October 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks 'If the world ends, what do you believe will happen?' Jeanne Rathbone was born and raised as a Catholic but converted to Humanism in her early teens. Jeanne thinks that religious ideas of an afterlife patronise individuals into believing in something that doesn't exist and ultimately denies the reality of death.
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First broadcast: Monday 17 October 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks 'If the world ends, what do you believe will happen?' Born-Again Christian Pastor Vincent Jan Ten Bouwhuis believes that people should be prepared for the second coming of Christ. He believes the Biblical prophecy that Jesus's return will be followed by a seven-year period of tribulation for the world.
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First broadcast: Sunday 16 October 2011, 5.55PM on Channel 4
It's a time of economic hardship when charities are feeling the pinch, and many of us have little cash to spare. 4thought.tv asks: When it comes to charity, who should we give our money to? Robert Golbert has worked for a variety of different Jewish charities throughout his career. He supports Alzheimer charities in keeping with the Jewish tradition of giving at least 10% of income to good causes.
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First broadcast: Saturday 15 October 2011, 7.15PM on Channel 4
It's a time of economic hardship when charities are feeling the pinch, and many of us have little cash to spare. 4thought.tv asks: When it comes to charity, who should we give our money to? Richard Wellings from the Institute of Economic Affairs says we need to do our homework before making any donations. He believes this will help ensure our charity money is being spent in accordance with our wishes and not used to fund political campaigns we may not agree with.
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First broadcast: Friday 14 October 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
It's a time of economic hardship when charities are feeling the pinch, and many of us have little cash to spare. 4thought.tv asks: When it comes to charity, who should we give our money to? In September 2005 Major Matthew Bacon was killed in Basrah while on duty in Iraq. His father Roger Bacon feels it is important to give to charities that support military families, as we owe them an enormous debt.
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First broadcast: Thursday 13 October 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
It's a time of economic hardship when charities are feeling the pinch, and many of us have little cash to spare. 4thought.tv asks: When it comes to charity, who should we give our money to? Humanist Sam Butler is a street fundraiser. He says despite the recession people are still giving. Sam believes when it comes to charity we should be giving to the worst off and most vulnerable in our society.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 12 October 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
It's a time of economic hardship when charities are feeling the pinch, and many of us have little cash to spare. 4thought.tv asks: When it comes to charity, who should we give our money to? Jade Brede was just 14 when she was hit by a car and suffered a serious brain injury. When it comes to giving, Jade feels it is important to support children's charities.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 11 October 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
It's a time of economic hardship when charities are feeling the pinch, and many of us have little cash to spare. 4thought.tv asks: When it comes to charity, who should we give our money to? Sam Chandlers is a passionate supporter of animal charities, and has an assortment of pets at her home in Hertfordshire. She thinks if we treat animals unfairly and cruelly we are demeaning ourselves as humans.
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First broadcast: Monday 10 October 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
It's a time of economic hardship when charities are feeling the pinch, and many of us have little cash to spare. 4thought.tv asks: When it comes to charity, who should we give our money to? Nehal Bhatt's five-year-old son Aarin was diagnosed with a very aggressive tumour in 2009. Nehal believes it is important we give to cancer charities.
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First broadcast: Sunday 09 October 2011, 6.05PM on Channel 4
Is Britain a place where we are willing to risk our own safety to help a stranger? What would you do when confronted with a violent or challenging situation - help the victim or protect yourself? Should you always be a Good Samaritan? Bernard Hare will never forget the Good Samaritan who helped him get home when his mother was on her deathbed. Bernard says the act of kindness changed his own outlook on life for ever.
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First broadcast: Saturday 08 October 2011, 7.25PM on Channel 4
Is Britain a place where we are willing to risk our own safety to help a stranger? What would you do when confronted with a violent or challenging situation - help the victim or protect yourself? Should you always be a Good Samaritan? Rashpal Singh risked his own safety to intervene when he saw two women being attacked on the street. He says he'd do the same again as Sikhism teaches that you should help others without seeking reward.
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First broadcast: Friday 07 October 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Is Britain a place where we are willing to risk our own safety to help a stranger? What would you do when confronted with a violent or challenging situation - help the victim or protect yourself? Should you always be a Good Samaritan? Richard Phillips isn't sure he'd be prepared to put his life in danger to help a stranger without a powerful incentive. Richard knows it's unpopular to admit, but he says he values his life too much to risk losing it.
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First broadcast: Thursday 06 October 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Is Britain a place where we are willing to risk our own safety to help a stranger? What would you do when confronted with a violent or challenging situation - help the victim or protect yourself? Should you always be a Good Samaritan? Brian Paddick spent 30 years as a police officer and believes there's no point in wading into a violent attack if you may then become another victim. But, as a gay man, Brian objects to people who let race or sexual orientation influence their decision to intervene.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 05 October 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Is Britain a place where we are willing to risk our own safety to help a stranger? What would you do when confronted with a violent or challenging situation - help the victim or protect yourself? Should you always be a Good Samaritan? Phil Joslin is still devastated by the loss of his son David, who died trying to break up a street fight. Phil wishes David had crossed the street and called 999 rather than stepped in as a Good Samaritan.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 04 October 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Is Britain a place where we are willing to risk our own safety to help a stranger? What would you do when confronted with a violent or challenging situation - help the victim or protect yourself? Should you always be a Good Samaritan? Denise Rhodes stepped in to tackle a burglar robbing an old lady. Denise thinks the instinct to look out for each other is what makes us a society rather than a bunch of individuals.
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First broadcast: Monday 03 October 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Is Britain a place where we are willing to risk our own safety to help a stranger? What would you do when confronted with a violent or challenging situation - help the victim or protect yourself? Should you always be a Good Samaritan? Les Isaac belongs to a group of London street pastors who've been attacked while trying to help others. Les believes we have to be prepared to put our lives on the line if we're to follow the example of Jesus.
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First broadcast: Sunday 02 October 2011, 6.25PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Should we raise children in mixed marriages?' Minna Salami was raised by a Christian mother from Finland and a Muslim father from Nigeria. She says being exposed to both faiths has broadened her perspective on life, and that she feels privileged as the child of a mixed marriage.
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First broadcast: Saturday 01 October 2011, 7.20PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Should we raise children in mixed marriages?' Former Apprentice contestant Saira Khan is a British Muslim married to a white Briton. She admits that being in a mixed marriage can be tough for the couple, but believes that in the long term children of mixed marriages get the best of both worlds.
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First broadcast: Friday 30 September 2011, 6.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Should we raise children in mixed marriages?' Mizan Raja runs a Muslim marriage service called Islamic Circles. He believes Muslims should only marry other Muslims and that mixed marriages place too much stress on the couple and deny their children clarity and stability.
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First broadcast: Thursday 29 September 2011, 6.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Should we raise children in mixed marriages?' Christie Watson is a white Briton whose partner is a Muslim from Nigeria. She is convinced that having this dual heritage has been enriching for her children, but she is shocked by the racism and intolerance her family suffers.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 28 September 2011, 6.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Should we raise children in mixed marriages?' Aarathi Prasad is a scientist and the mother of a mixed-race child. She believes that racial diversity can only benefit the children, our society and humanity.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 27 September 2011, 6.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Should we raise children in mixed marriages?' Pastor Tapiwa Muzvidziwa has been a born again Christian for more than 10 years. He believes raising children in an inter-faith marriage is prohibited in the Bible and that a child raised by parents of different faiths will be confused and lack a moral compass.
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First broadcast: Monday 26 September 2011, 11.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Should we raise children in mixed marriages?' Ravinder Dhesi is Sikh and married to a Muslim. She believes that marrying outside her faith has been enriching for her and her children and that having a happy, stable marriage is more important than marrying within your religion.
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First broadcast: Sunday 25 September 2011, 6.45PM on Channel 4
Do we get the press we deserve? Author of Chavs and political activist Owen Jones believes the British public does not get the press it deserves because newspaper owners and their journalists are an elite and have no real connection with their readership.
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First broadcast: Saturday 24 September 2011, 7.25PM on Channel 4
Do we get the press we deserve? Celebrity agent Jonathan Shalit believes it is hypocritical for us to criticise the press when they're just giving us what we want. Jonathan thinks the British press is fundamentally good. He wants balanced regulation that won't stop independent and investigative journalism.
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First broadcast: Friday 23 September 2011, 7.30PM on Channel 4
Do we get the press we deserve? Environmental activist Lily Kember was sent death threats after some newspapers caricatured her as a 'posh protestor'. She believes the British press have a legal and moral obligation to behave ethically.
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First broadcast: Thursday 22 September 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Do we get the press we deserve? Islamic Human Rights Commission Chairman Massoud Shadjareh believes Muslims are unfairly demonised by some sections of the British press in the wake of any terrorist attack.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 21 September 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Do we get the press we deserve? Richard Peppiatt left the world of tabloid journalism because he was convinced that it had become morally bankrupt. But, he says, it's the public's appetite for gossip that drives the press into the gutter.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 20 September 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Do we get the press we deserve? Mr Paparazzi Darryn Lyons says we should be grateful for our tabloid newspapers, and points out that more of us spend our Sunday mornings reading about salacious gossip than going to church.
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First broadcast: Monday 19 September 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Do we get the press we deserve? Ex-motorsports boss Max Mosley became a privacy campaigner after the News of the World exposed his extra-marital sex life. Max thinks the British public has finally realised that the press needs to be properly controlled.
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First broadcast: Sunday 18 September 2011, 6.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Should embryonic stem cell research be allowed?' Professor Pete Coffey is using a single embryo to find a cure for age-related macular degeneration, which causes blindness in over 700,000 people in the UK. He believes those who oppose his work are unable or unwilling to accept that embryos used in medical research are merely a bunch of cells.
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First broadcast: Saturday 17 September 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Should embryonic stem cell research be allowed?' Niamh Moloney is a practising Catholic who runs a fertility clinic that uses only natural methods. She is opposed to IVF and believes that using embryos in medical research is exactly the same as killing an adult or a child to find a cure.
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First broadcast: Friday 16 September 2011, 7.30PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Should embryonic stem cell research be allowed?' Mufti Mohammad Zubair Butt is an Islamic scholar and hospital chaplain. He believes the limited use of embryos is permissible in Islam and that life does not begin literally at conception. The teachings of the Quran state that life begins at 40 days, when the soul enters the foetus.
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First broadcast: Thursday 15 September 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Should embryonic stem cell research be allowed?' David Jones is a professor of bio-ethics and a practising Catholic. He believes life begins at conception and the use of embryos is therefore the irresponsible destruction of human life.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 14 September 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Should embryonic stem cell research be allowed?' John Cain has been married for over 30 years to Carol, who is living with Huntington's disease. John believes that those who oppose embryonic stem cell research should swap places with him for a day, and see how lives are destroyed for want of a cure.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 13 September 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Should embryonic stem cell research be allowed?' Kathryn Sloane is a 21-year-old drama student and pro-life activist. She believes you should never take a life to save another life. She is prepared to see her grandfather live and die with senile dementia rather see it potentially cured through the use of embryo research.
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First broadcast: Monday 12 September 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Should embryonic stem cell research be allowed?' Wayne Sammut was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in 2009. His condition means his body is wasting away to a point where he is unable to move or talk. He believes that we must do everything in our power to find a cure, even if that means the use of embryos.
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First broadcast: Sunday 11 September 2011, 5.35PM on Channel 4
Brenda Hale's husband Captain Mark Hale was killed in an explosion in Afghanistan in 2009 while fighting Taliban supporters of the 9/11 terrorists. She says it's still too soon to learn the lessons of 9/11 but in time history will teach us.
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First broadcast: Saturday 10 September 2011, 7.40PM on Channel 4
At the age of 12, Gulwali Passarlay fled Afghanistan after the West invaded, and trekked across 10 countries before making it to the UK. Gulwali now lives with a foster family in Bolton but dreams of the day he can return to his homeland. He says there will never be peace until the foreign troops leave.
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First broadcast: Friday 09 September 2011, 7.30PM on Channel 4
Evelyn Curran escaped the World Trade Center when it was first attacked in 1993. Evelyn is convinced her Catholic faith kept her safe that day. But she lost many former colleagues when the terrorists struck again on 9/11. Her only comfort is her continued faith in God.
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First broadcast: Thursday 08 September 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
British Sikh Jagdeesh Singh says his beard and turban led him to suffer racist attacks in the aftermath of 9/11. Jagdeesh believes that 9/11 has a large number of forgotten victims in the global Sikh population who suffer violent and sometimes fatal attacks because of blind prejudice.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 07 September 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Former soldier Joe Glenton was sentenced to nine months in a military prison after refusing to serve in Afghanistan in what he felt was an unjust war launched in response to the attack on 9/11. He says lives have been wasted and little achieved for people in Afghanistan, while civil liberties have been seriously eroded in Britain - yet we are no safer since the 9/11 attacks.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 06 September 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
University student Rizwaan Sabir was arrested and held in solitary confinement accused of downloading an Al Qaeda manual he says was part of his academic research. He says the West's reaction to the 9/11 terrorist attacks has alienated many British Muslims and made the world a far more dangerous and insecure place.
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First broadcast: Monday 05 September 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Leah Robinson believes all the world's religions must come together to respond to the hatred and division caused by 9/11. As a young Baptist pastor Leah tried to build links with the local Muslim community but met huge resistance from her own congregation.
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First broadcast: Sunday 04 September 2011, 6.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: should you only marry for love? Model Victoria Shelley dated a number of famous footballers, before falling in love with a carpenter. She's seen young women target footballers for the size of their bank balance and the chance to become an instant celebrity, but not for love.
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First broadcast: Saturday 03 September 2011, 7.10PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: should you only marry for love? Philosopher and author Alain de Botton believes you should only marry for love, but that you will also need to show charity and generosity towards your partner when that love is tested.
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First broadcast: Friday 02 September 2011, 7.25PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: should you only marry for love? Alex Strom is a matchmaker with the ultra-conservative Haredi Jewish community in London. He believes it is not necessary to be "in love" on the actual wedding day, but that in an arranged marriage you can grow to love your partner.
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First broadcast: Thursday 01 September 2011, 7.25PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: should you only marry for love? Karen Newman's parents hoped she would marry a nice Jewish boy. Instead Karen has been with her partner Susan for the past 26 years, and they now live in a civil partnership based on love.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 31 August 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: should you only marry for love? At the age of 21 Geeta Vaiwala, who was raised in the UK by Indian Hindu parents, had an arranged marriage to a man she barely knew. She says traditional communities must accept that children raised in western society should only marry for love.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 30 August 2011, 7.25PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: should you only marry for love? Gagangeet Sokhey is a British Sikh woman who has been happily married for over 30 years to a husband chosen by her parents. Gagangeet believes the western emphasis on love is unrealistic, and that in her community the bond between the two families is as important as that between husband and wife.
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First broadcast: Monday 29 August 2011, 7.15PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: should you only marry for love? Sameem Ali was taken to Pakistan aged 13 and compelled to marry a stranger by her strict Muslim parents. At just 14 she gave birth to a baby boy. Once she reached her late teens Sameem took her son and fled both her family and forced marriage.
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First broadcast: Sunday 28 August 2011, 6.55PM on Channel 4
4thought asks: is suicide a selfish act? Sophie Pandit supported her terminally ill mother when she chose to end her life in Switzerland. Sophie thinks her mother had the right to choose a good death over a bad one.
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First broadcast: Saturday 27 August 2011, 7.05PM on Channel 4
4thought asks: is suicide a selfish act? Katherine Araniello is an artist whose disability means she relies on others 24/7 to assist her in daily living. She opposes assisted suicides and would never advocate ending one's life, whatever the situation.
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First broadcast: Friday 26 August 2011, 7.30PM on Channel 4
4thought asks: is suicide a selfish act? Nav Kapur works as a professor of psychiatry and suicide researcher. He thinks labelling suicide as selfish fails to recognise that many attempts arise from depression or other mental health problems.
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First broadcast: Thursday 25 August 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought asks: is suicide a selfish act? Duncan Irvine saw a poster for the Samaritans the same day he attempted to kill himself. He then became a volunteer for the organisation he believes changed his life. Duncan believes suicide is an act of despair, but blaming people isn't fair.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 24 August 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought asks: is suicide a selfish act? Mehool Sanghrajka is a Jain - an ancient Indian religion whose followers believe in reincarnation. He believes suicide is a sin because it leads to bad karma in a future life.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 23 August 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought asks: is suicide a selfish act? Linsey Molyneux's twin sister took her own life in 2010. Her family knows the pain and stigma of suicide but Linsey thinks society is too quick to judge decisions made by desperately ill people.
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First broadcast: Monday 22 August 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: is suicide a selfish act? Daphne West survived a train crash caused by a man who drove his car on to the rail tracks to kill himself. Seven people including the driver died and scores were injured. As a Christian, Daphne says she feels desperately sorry for the man who did it and his family.
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First broadcast: Sunday 21 August 2011, 6.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: Why did the riots happen? Benita Refson runs children's charity The Place2Be. She believes that if we want a safer and more stable society we need to be prepared to intervene much earlier with our troubled children - before they become disaffected and damaged teenagers.
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First broadcast: Saturday 20 August 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: Why did the riots happen? Miles Weaver called on his community in Birmingham to come out and clean up the mess caused by the riots, and was astonished by the response.
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First broadcast: Friday 19 August 2011, 7.30PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: 'Why did the riots happen?' Graffiti artist Stik describes the riots as an awesome children's revolution, and warns that a tough crackdown by authority would be like smacking a child who's having a tantrum and be counter-productive.
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First broadcast: Thursday 18 August 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: Why did the riots happen? Salman Farsi tells how the Muslim congregation from the East London Mosque chased the rioters from their streets. Salman believes a profound lack of faith and religious belief lies at the heart of why so many young people were caught up in the riots.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 17 August 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: Why did the riots happen? Social entrepreneur Nathan John says young people in his community lack any moral leadership. Nathan believes it wasn't just property that went up in flames in the riots; this was young people smashing their own hopes and threatening their own future.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 16 August 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: Why did the riots happen? Adrian Mills's restaurant was looted and destroyed in the London riots. He challenges the view that there is any connection between the violence he's suffered and social deprivation, and instead blames an immoral 'me, me, me' culture.
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First broadcast: Monday 15 August 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
As Britain reels from an orgy of violence and vandalism, 4thought.tv devotes a special week to those directly affected by England's riots, and to those who say they know what causes this behaviour, and what must be done to stop it.
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First broadcast: Sunday 14 August 2011, 6.35PM on Channel 4
Jonathan Cash was badly injured when an English extremist bombed a gay bar in Soho in 1999. He tells of the impact on his life of terrorism motivated by a hatred of homosexuals, immigrants and Muslims, and how the news from Norway brought the old fears back.
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First broadcast: Saturday 13 August 2011, 1.50PM on Channel 4
Kenan Malik is a writer and broadcaster. He says the Norwegian killer Anders Breivik has much in common with Osama bin Laden, and he argues we must never pander to racists in responding to attacks on multiculturalism.
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First broadcast: Friday 12 August 2011, 7.30PM on Channel 4
What response should we have to the Norway massacre? Nineteen-year-old Norwegian Synne Hoffman Wendelborg talks of her reaction to the murder of so many young people, and argues that we must try to find out what motivated the killer and be prepared to talk about fears around immigration and multiculturalism.
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First broadcast: Thursday 11 August 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
What response should we have to the Norway massacre? Mohammed and his brother Aftab were the victims of a racially aggravated attack. Mohammed believes we must shun all forms of extremism, whether Muslim terrorists or racist whites.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 10 August 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
What response should we have to the Norway massacre? Jessica Cheetham, a 21-year-old Christian, has a similar profile of youthful activism to the victims of the island shooting. But Jessica's Christian beliefs lead her to conclude that we should condemn the sin but forgive the sinner.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 09 August 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
What response should we have to the Norway massacre? Michael Heaver, a 21-year-old member of the UK Independence Party, condemns the killings but argues that if we want to prevent the growth of extremism we must openly debate controversial topics like immigration.
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First broadcast: Monday 08 August 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
What response should we have to the Norway massacre? Marte Kaasa Arntsen, a 32-year-old Norwegian radio journalist, speaks of her shock at the realisation that the killer has such a similar background to her own.
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First broadcast: Sunday 31 July 2011, 6.55PM on Channel 4
Can music make you believe? Former Christian Pepijn van Houwelingen and his heavy metal band Pantheist use their music to challenge and reflect the dark side of religious beliefs.
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First broadcast: Saturday 30 July 2011, 6.45PM on Channel 4
Can music make you believe? Pianist and composer of film soundtracks Vanessa James believes that her music takes on a spiritual language that is vital to understanding humanity.
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First broadcast: Friday 29 July 2011, 7.30PM on Channel 4
Can music make you believe? Rapper Mr C'monn is a former gang member, and a Christian. Although rap music led him to be a gangster, Karl believes that hearing gospel music led him away from a life of violence and helped him find God.
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First broadcast: Thursday 28 July 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Can music make you believe? Research scientist Dr Victoria Williamson believes that listening to music is biologically good for us. Dr Williamson says recent advances in our understanding of how the brain works prove that music can impact directly on how we believe.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 27 July 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Can music make you believe? Muslim musician Hassen Rasool recites aloud from the Qu'ran every day. Hassen believes that the pure sound of recitation has the power to move both believers and non-believers.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 26 July 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Can music make you believe? Catholic Violetta Gawara is a singer and conductor. Violetta believes that music touches the deepest parts of her soul and helps lead her to God.
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First broadcast: Monday 25 July 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks 'Can music make you believe?' Kripa Moya Das, also known as Michael Harrison, experienced a life-changing conversion when he first heard the Hare Krishna mantra. He believes that music has the ability to release the spirit within everyone.
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First broadcast: Sunday 24 July 2011, 6.55PM on Channel 4
Is mental illness ever a gift? Buddhist Jim Taylor was 20 when he experienced a cannabis-induced psychotic episode. Jim believes that his experience set him on a new spiritual path.
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First broadcast: Friday 22 July 2011, 7.25PM on Channel 4
Is mental illness ever a gift? Melanie Goodwin has Dissociative Identity Disorder. She believes it is a gift that has allowed her to live a full life.
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First broadcast: Thursday 21 July 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Reverend Davey Falcus's tough childhood led to drug addiction, alcoholism and suicidal tendencies. He believes mental illness is never a gift, but that his recovery was a gift from God.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 20 July 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Is mental illness ever a gift? Christian Alastair Hamilton has suffered with mental illness for over 20 years. He believes that mental illness is confusion caused by the Devil.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 19 July 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Is mental illness ever a gift? Douglas McQueen's musician son Mark was depressed and took his own life. Douglas thinks mental illness is a curse and not something that can be celebrated.
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First broadcast: Monday 18 July 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Is mental illness ever a gift? Professional composer Shiva Feshareki believes her bipolar disorder has an influence on her creativity, and is grateful that it is part of her identity.
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First broadcast: Sunday 17 July 2011, 6.50PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: is it wrong for Anglican Bishops to be actively gay? The author of The Gay Gospels, Dr Keith Sharpe, believes there may be a dozen secretly gay bishops in the Church of England.
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First broadcast: Saturday 16 July 2011, 6.40PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: is it wrong for Anglican Bishops to be actively gay? Mike Davidson believes childhood trauma caused his homosexual feelings. He's now married with children and thinks that ordaining gay bishops would send the wrong message about Christian teachings.
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First broadcast: Friday 15 July 2011, 7.25PM on Channel 4
As the General Synod meets to discuss Church of England policy, 4thought.tv asks: is it wrong for Anglican Bishops to be actively gay? Canon Chris Sugden understands that some people may have homosexual tendencies but says that it's sinful to act on them.
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First broadcast: Thursday 14 July 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
As the General Synod meets to discuss Church of England policy, 4thought.tv asks: is it wrong for Anglican Bishops to be actively gay? Rabbi Elizabeth Tikvah Sarah is a lesbian feminist. She believes that Jesus himself may have been gay.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 13 July 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
As the General Synod meets to discuss Church of England policy, 4thought.tv asks: is it wrong for Anglican Bishops to be actively gay? Peter Crawford was brought up a devout Anglican. He believes that denying his homosexuality is a sin and wants gay bishops as role models.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 12 July 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
As the General Synod meets to discuss Church of England policy, 4thought.tv asks: is it wrong for Anglican Bishops to be actively gay? Evangelical wife and mother Lorna Ashworth thinks practising homosexuals shouldn't be clergy and must repent.
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First broadcast: Monday 11 July 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
As the General Synod meets to discuss Church of England policy, 4thought.tv asks: is it wrong for Anglican Bishops to be actively gay? Vicar Trevor Donnelly says the Church is hung up on sex despite the bible hardly mentioning sexuality.
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First broadcast: Sunday 03 July 2011, 7.15PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks is it wrong to believe in angels? Debra Hill believes her unborn child was her angel, alerting her to seek medical help to what may have been a fatal illness.
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First broadcast: Saturday 02 July 2011, 6.55PM on Channel 4
Is it wrong to believe in angels? Kevin Skelton, who lost his wife in the 1988 Omagh bombing, believes she came back in the form of an angel and has helped him achieve happiness again.
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First broadcast: Friday 01 July 2011, 7.25PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks is it wrong to believe in angels? Sikh Atma Singh says he thinks a belief in angels could make for problems between believers and God.
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First broadcast: Thursday 30 June 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks is it wrong to believe in angels? Ex-con Joey Daniels, who now runs a Chrisitian ministry, believes his life was turned around by a visit from an angel.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 29 June 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks is it wrong to believe in angels? Muslim Rahim Jung says a belief in angels is a fundamental part of his faith, having saved him from a serious accident.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 28 June 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks is it wrong to believe in angels? Atheist and sceptic Iszi Lawrence thinks a belief in angels could be dangerous for some .
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First broadcast: Monday 27 June 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks is it wrong to believe in angels? Roman Catholic Lorna Byrne sees angels everywhere and believes we all have a guardian angel.
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First broadcast: Sunday 26 June 2011, 6.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if organ donations should be compulsory. Roman Catholic Anthony Ozimic carries a signed declaration that he does not want his organs to be harvested in the event of his death.
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First broadcast: Saturday 25 June 2011, 6.30PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if organ donations should be compulsory. Komal Adris is a Muslim who thinks organ transplants are a good thing, and that there are verses in the Qu'ran that confirm this.
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First broadcast: Friday 24 June 2011, 7.25PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if organ donations should be compulsory. Jeanette Walker is a Christian who wants more people to donate their organs, after a liver transplant in 2009 saved her life.
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First broadcast: Thursday 23 June 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if organ donations should be compulsory. Oli Lewington suffers from cystic fibrosis. Even though a double lung transplant saved his life, he still believes that organ donation should be a gift, not a duty.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 22 June 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if organ donations should be compulsory. Colin Prior's two-year-old son died because he could not get a heart transplant in time. Colin wants organ donation to be compulsory.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 21 June 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if organ donations should be compulsory. Derek House is a Jehovah's Witness who believes an organ transplant could lead to the recipient having a change of personality.
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First broadcast: Monday 20 June 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Approximately 1000 people die every year in the UK while waiting for an organ transplant. 4thought.tv asks if organ donations should be compulsory. Professor John Harris believes in compulsory organ donation, and that living donors should be able to charge for providing a kidney.
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First broadcast: Sunday 19 June 2011, 6.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: is it wrong to put elderly parents in care homes? Former care home nurse Edna Clarke Kumi would rather die than live in a care home.
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First broadcast: Saturday 18 June 2011, 7.05PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: is it wrong to put elderly parents in care homes? Keren Smedley, who lost her mother to dementia, regrets not putting her mother into a care home sooner. She believes that home care can sometimes ruin the quality of the relationship between parents and children.
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First broadcast: Friday 17 June 2011, 7.25PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: is it wrong to put elderly parents in care homes? Yasmine Maya has cared for both her parents at home, which meant sacrificing her career and putting her own life on hold, but she has no regrets.
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First broadcast: Thursday 16 June 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: is it wrong to put elderly parents in care homes? Terri Balon says that her marriage suffered when her husband's elderly aunt came to live with them. The experience taught her that she could never care for her own mother at home.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 15 June 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: is it wrong to put elderly parents in care homes? Muslim junior doctor Bilal Hassam thinks that it's natural to want to care for your parents at home. He blames declining family values for the fact that so many of us want to put our parents in a care homes.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 14 June 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: is it wrong to put elderly parents in care homes? When broadcaster Peter White's elderly mother came to live with him and his wife it put his marriage under strain, but he still believes that it is children's duty to care for their parents.
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First broadcast: Monday 13 June 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks: is it wrong to put elderly parents in care homes? Practising Sikh Jagjit Singh lives with four generations of his family under one roof, and thinks that this is better for everyone in the house, young and old.
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First broadcast: Sunday 12 June 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Is it possible to believe in God and Darwin? Former research scientist and Christian Pastor Dr Steve Lloyd thinks Darwin's theory of evolution suggests life is devoid of meaning. He finds comfort in the Biblical account of creation.
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First broadcast: Saturday 11 June 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Is it possible to believe in God and Darwin? Nineteen-year-old Olinga Tahzib is a student and follower of the Bahá'í faith. Olinga maintains that religion without science is nothing more than superstition and that science without religion ignores the moral framework that having a faith provides.
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First broadcast: Friday 10 June 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Is it possible to believe in God and Darwin? Christian geneticist Dr Ruth Bancewicz thinks that science is God's way of allowing human beings to explore His creation, and that the ability to do so is an act of faith.
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First broadcast: Thursday 09 June 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Is it possible to believe in God and Darwin? Atheist and evolutionary biologist Alanna Maltby thinks that science has no room for creationism and that humans are arrogant if they believe that they have not evolved from animals.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 08 June 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Is it possible to believe in God and Darwin? Dr Alastair Noble believes there is clear evidence of design in nature and that science needs to take the theory of Intelligent Design seriously.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 07 June 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Is it possible to believe in God and Darwin? Simon Watt thinks Darwin's theory is the best model we currently have for understanding the origin of the species, but as a scientist, he's open to the possibility that a new theory could emerge.
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First broadcast: Monday 06 June 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Religion has often been called 'the enemy of science', yet in recent years more and more high-profile scientists have admitted to strong religious beliefs. 4thought.tv asks if it's possible to believe in God and Darwin? Christian and creationist Dr Sandré Fourie is a veterinary surgeon who thinks that Darwin's theory of evolution is Satan's attack on God.
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First broadcast: Sunday 05 June 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Is it acceptable to alter the body? Rachel Kaye is an orthodox Jew. She says that the scriptures clearly state that our bodies are a gift from God and it's wrong to change them.
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First broadcast: Saturday 04 June 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Is it acceptable to alter the body? Antonia Mariconda had cosmetic surgery after being injured in a car accident. She's since undergone elective cosmetic procedures but says they don't conflict with her Catholic beliefs.
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First broadcast: Friday 03 June 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Is it acceptable to alter the body? Dr Anthony Lempert believes circumcision should only be carried out on consenting adults, and that, if it were not linked to Judaism, circumcision of young boys would be considered assault.
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First broadcast: Thursday 02 June 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Is it acceptable to alter the body? Dr Joseph Spitzer is a Mohel who performs circumcision on Jewish boys. He explains that circumcision is carried out because God commanded that Abraham and all his male descendants should be circumcised.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 01 June 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Is it acceptable to alter the body? Buddhist Linda Briggs believes her body is hers to look after during this lifetime. As she grew older she felt increasingly sidelined by society, so underwent cosmetic procedures to look younger, and now feels much happier.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 31 May 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Is it acceptable to alter the body? Harry Steele is an Anglican priest who has three religious tattoos and an ear-stretch. He believes our bodies are temples, and that tattoos and piercings are a fitting way of decorating them.
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First broadcast: Monday 30 May 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Is it acceptable to alter the body? Andy Tedder, a Christian, was born with a genetic condition that left his face requiring reconstructive surgery. There are surgical procedures he could undergo, but he feels that they would be purely cosmetic and therefore unnecessary.
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First broadcast: Sunday 29 May 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Should Catholic priests be celibate? Practising Catholic Siobhán Scullion is convinced that priests should remain celibate, allowing them to be available to help their parishioners with any problems.
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First broadcast: Saturday 28 May 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Should Catholic priests be celibate? Twenty-eight-year-old Lucy Duckworth was abused by a Catholic priest between the ages of five and eleven. She believes that celibacy provides a mask of respectability for potential paedophiles.
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First broadcast: Friday 27 May 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Should Catholic priests be celibate? David Rice was ordained as a Catholic priest, but gave up his ministry as he was unable to deal with the pressures of celibacy.
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First broadcast: Thursday 26 May 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Should Catholic priests be celibate? Fr Marcus Holden is a Catholic priest who believes strongly in his vows of celibacy as they allow him to focus entirely on the needs of his congregation.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 25 May 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Should Catholic priests be celibate? Rabbi Deborah Kahn-Harris is married with two children, and believes that the fact she has a family makes her a more effective and a more understanding religious leader.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 24 May 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Should Catholic priests be celibate? Fr Dominic O'Toole is a Catholic priest who has been celibate for seven years. While he finds the vows he has taken challenging, he believes that God gives him the strength to deal with sexual temptation.
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First broadcast: Monday 23 May 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
For centuries celibacy has been compulsory for Catholic priests, yet a recent survey of British Catholics found that over 60% thought it was a bad idea. 4thought.tv asks if Catholic priests should be celibate. Kate Flanagan married her husband Ted Flanagan, a former Catholic priest, in 1962. She thinks it is wrong that priests are forced to choose between their love for God and their love for a woman.
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First broadcast: Sunday 22 May 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
For many people, religion plays an important role in dealing with life-threatening situations. But can faith cure cancer? Michael O'Hare was diagnosed with a brain tumour, and after surgery he is in recovery. He believes faith alone is not enough to cure cancer but that humour can be the best form of medicine.
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First broadcast: Saturday 21 May 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
For many people, religion plays an important role in dealing with life-threatening situations. But can faith cure cancer? Angela McCauley was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2010. She thinks cancer is the work of the devil, but believes that she was miraculously cured after friends and family prayed to God.
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First broadcast: Friday 20 May 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
For many people, religion plays an important role in dealing with life-threatening situations. But can faith cure cancer? Denton Wilson survived prostate cancer - a disease that is three times more common among black men than their white counterparts. He believes that God helps those who help themselves.
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First broadcast: Thursday 19 May 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
For many people, religion plays an important role in dealing with life-threatening situations. But can faith cure cancer? Twenty-five-year-old Erin Thompson lost her father to cancer two years ago. When he was first diagnosed she did pray to God, but she stopped after deciding it was having no effect.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 18 May 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
For many people, religion plays an important role in dealing with life-threatening situations. But can faith cure cancer? Dr Aroup Chatterjee is sceptical of claims by the Catholic Church that Mother Teresa miraculously cured a woman in India of cancer. He believes potential cures will be found in science.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 17 May 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
For many people, religion plays an important role in dealing with life-threatening situations. But can faith cure cancer? Maryam Ramzy was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer in January 2011 and has been told she has between two and ten years to live. As a Muslim she believes that her illness is part of God's plan.
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First broadcast: Monday 16 May 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
For many people, religion plays an important role in dealing with life-threatening situations. But can faith cure cancer? Catholic Ellen Jameson took her daughter-in-law Siobhan to visit Lourdes after she was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2000. She believes they were granted a miracle by God.
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First broadcast: Sunday 15 May 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks is it right to rejoice in the death of Osama bin Laden? Rob Halligan lost his father in the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers. He believes the blame for the death of his father does not rest solely with bin Laden, and that the West must take some responsibility for the escalation of terrorism.
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First broadcast: Saturday 14 May 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks is it right to rejoice in the death of Osama bin Laden? Muslim student Tahnia Ahmed is angry that Osama bin Laden was held up as representing the beliefs of all Muslims, and thinks that his death was a good thing as it will encourage debate.
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First broadcast: Friday 13 May 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks is it right to rejoice in the death of Osama bin Laden? Miss Begum is a British Muslim who wears the niqab. She sees America as an enemy of Allah and believes that bin Laden died a martyr.
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First broadcast: Thursday 12 May 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Last week, Osama bin Laden was killed by American forces in Pakistan. Is the death of a man responsible for atrocities a cause for celebration or a time for reflection? 4thought.tv asks: is it right to rejoice in the death of Osama bin Laden? Twenty-year-old atheist Ben Krishna believes it is wrong to celebrate bin Laden's death. As he does not believe in hell, killing bin Laden means he will never have to face up to his guilt.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 11 May 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Last week, Osama bin Laden was killed by American forces in Pakistan. Is the death of a man responsible for atrocities a cause for celebration or a time for reflection? 4thought.tv asks is it right to rejoice in the death of Osama bin Laden? Author and journalist Sarfraz Manzoor is glad that bin Laden is dead as it offers a chance for Islam to reinvent its global image away from a 'bearded madman'.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 10 May 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Osama bin Laden was recently killed by American forces in Pakistan. Is the death of a man responsible for atrocities a cause for celebration or a time for reflection? 4thought.tv asks is it right to rejoice in the death of Osama bin Laden? Patricia Bingley lost her son Kevin in the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers. She feels relief that bin Laden has been captured and killed, and believes that her son finally has justice.
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First broadcast: Monday 09 May 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Osama bin Laden was recently killed by American forces in Pakistan. Is the death of a man responsible for atrocities a cause for celebration or a time for reflection? 4thought.tv asks is it right to rejoice in the death of Osama bin Laden? Tim Dearhamer is an American Lutheran pastor working in London. As an American, he feels he should be glad that bin Laden is dead, yet as a Christian he believes it is wrong to celebrate the death of anybody.
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First broadcast: Sunday 08 May 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
For its followers, Mormonism offers a path to an extraordinary spiritual life; for its critics its beliefs appear weird, misguided or even cult-like. 4thought.tv asks whether Mormonism offers a better path than other faiths. Natasha Sagal believes her Mormon faith has taught her the importance of respecting her body - from not drinking tea or coffee, to dressing modestly and abstaining from sex before marriage.
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First broadcast: Saturday 07 May 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
For its followers, Mormonism offers a path to an extraordinary spiritual life; for its critics its beliefs appear weird, misguided or even cult-like. 4thought.tv asks whether Mormonism offers a better path than other faiths. Christian Farayi Bayayi thinks the Mormon view of afterlife is inconsistent with Christian teachings, and is disturbed that the Mormon church did not allow black people to become leaders until 1978.
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First broadcast: Friday 06 May 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
For its followers, Mormonism offers a path to an extraordinary spiritual life; for its critics its beliefs appear weird, misguided or even cult-like. 4thought.tv asks whether Mormonism offers a better path than other faiths. Retired police officer Richard Auger is a bishop in the Mormon church. He used to live a hedonistic lifestyle, but believes Mormonism gave him the strength to deal with a stressful career.
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First broadcast: Thursday 05 May 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
For its followers, Mormonism offers a path to an extraordinary spiritual life; for its critics its beliefs appear weird, misguided or even cult-like. 4thought.tv asks whether Mormonism offers a better path than other faiths. Rabbi Barry Marcus believes that the Mormon church is arrogant to think they can convert people on their doorsteps and that it is wrong to try and 'baptise the dead'.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 04 May 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
For its followers, Mormonism offers a path to an extraordinary spiritual life; for its critics its beliefs appear weird, misguided or even cult-like. 4thought.tv asks whether Mormonism offers a better path than other faiths. Twenty-two-year-old Jak Blackwood recently completed two years as a Mormon missionary. Jak was violently attacked on one occasion, but says they were the best two years of his life.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 03 May 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
For its followers, Mormonism offers a path to an extraordinary spiritual life; for its critics its beliefs appear weird, misguided or even cult-like. 4thought.tv asks whether Mormonism offers a better path than other faiths. Sarah Turvey believes in a controversial practise known as 'baptism for the dead' whereby living people can be baptised on behalf of the dead to allow them to enter heaven.
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First broadcast: Monday 02 May 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
For its followers, Mormonism offers a path to an extraordinary spiritual life; for its critics its beliefs appear weird, misguided or even cult-like. 4thought.tv asks whether Mormonism offers a better path than other faiths. Simon and Leah Fagg found their Mormon faith key to getting through the death of their baby Emily seven years ago; they believe they'll be reunited as an eternal family in the afterlife.
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First broadcast: Sunday 01 May 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
This week, Prince William and Kate Middleton marry in Westminster Abbey. For some Christians, the idea of a couple having lived together before marriage goes against the word of God, as do gay weddings or even interfaith marriages. 4thought.tv asks: who has the right to a church wedding? Pentecostal Christian Naomi Seymour is a divorcee and has since remarried in a church ceremony. She believes that God understands that marriages break down and that Christians should not stigmatise second-time brides.
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First broadcast: Saturday 30 April 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
This week, Prince William and Kate Middleton marry in Westminster Abbey. For some Christians, the idea of a couple having lived together before marriage goes against the word of God, as do gay weddings or even interfaith marriages. 4thought.tv asks: who has the right to a church wedding? Catherine Townsend believes that there are far too many serial brides in Britain, and that Catholics should hang on to the tradition of annulment as a way to make couples think twice about divorce.
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First broadcast: Friday 29 April 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
This week, Prince William and Kate Middleton marry in Westminster Abbey. For some Christians, the idea of a couple having lived together before marriage goes against the word of God, as do gay weddings or even interfaith marriages. 4thought.tv asks who has the right to a church wedding? Twenty-year-old born-again Christian Helena Oki married her husband Nathan last year and was a virgin on her wedding day. She believes that the church wedding is a religious occasion and should be restricted to practising Christians.
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First broadcast: Thursday 28 April 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
This week, Prince William and Kate Middleton marry in Westminster Abbey. For some Christians, the idea of a couple having lived together before marriage goes against the word of God, as do gay weddings or even interfaith marriages. 4thought.tv asks: who has the right to a church wedding? Catholic Martin McCrossan has been married to his Protestant wife Sharon for 28 years. He is still angry with the Catholic Church for denying him the white wedding of his dreams and believes that interfaith marriage should be encouraged by the church.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 27 April 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
This week, Prince William and Kate Middleton marry in Westminster Abbey. For some Christians, the idea of a couple having lived together before marriage goes against the word of God, as do gay weddings or even interfaith marriages. 4thought.tv asks: who has the right to a church wedding? Jena Hulbert and her husband Steven abstained from sex for ten years before their wedding day and she believes in an ideal world church weddings should be reserved for virgins.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 26 April 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
This week, Prince William and Kate Middleton marry in Westminster Abbey. For some Christians, the idea of a couple having lived together before marriage goes against the word of God, as do gay weddings or even interfaith marriages. 4thought.tv asks: who has the right to a church wedding? Eunice Johns and her husband Owen have been married for 42 years. She believes that church weddings should be restricted to unions between men and women as the Bible states that homosexuality is an abomination.
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First broadcast: Monday 25 April 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
This week, Prince William and Kate Middleton marry in Westminster Abbey. For some Christians, the idea of a couple having lived together before marriage goes against the word of God, as do gay weddings or even interfaith marriages. 4thought.tv asks: who has the right to a church wedding? Church of England vicar Rev Colin Coward and his gay partner are angry that the church still refuses to allow gay couples to marry and continues to treat gay relationships as a taboo.
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First broadcast: Sunday 24 April 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
At Easter, Christians remember the story of the Passion: the events surrounding the crucifixion of Jesus. It's a time for reflection on the themes of suffering, forgiveness and redemption. 4thought.tv presents The Glasgow Passion - a series of short films from ordinary people. Catriona Hutchinson believes that Easter should be a time for celebration for all Christians and is a reminder of the sacrifices Jesus made for the good of generations to come.
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First broadcast: Saturday 23 April 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
At Easter, Christians remember the story of the Passion: the events surrounding the crucifixion of Jesus. It's a time for reflection on the themes of suffering, forgiveness and redemption. 4thought.tv presents The Glasgow Passion - a series of short films from ordinary people. John Muir's son Damian was stabbed to death in an unprovoked attack in 2007. He has found it difficult to follow Jesus's teachings of forgiveness but hopes in time to be able to understand why his son was killed.
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First broadcast: Friday 22 April 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
At Easter, Christians remember the story of the Passion: the events surrounding the crucifixion of Jesus. It's a time for reflection on the themes of suffering, forgiveness and redemption. 4thought.tv presents The Glasgow Passion - a series of short films from ordinary people. Christian Susan Campbell-Duncan has had a facial disfigurement since a young age. She believes that, just like Jesus, she has been rejected by some in society, but draws comfort from the redemptive message of Easter.
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First broadcast: Thursday 21 April 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
At Easter, Christians remember the story of the Passion: the events surrounding the crucifixion of Jesus. It's a time for reflection on the themes of suffering, forgiveness and redemption. 4thought.tv presents The Glasgow Passion - a series of short films from ordinary people. Gordon Cheung believes the heart of the Easter message is the humility that Jesus showed to his 12 disciples at the Last Supper by washing their feet, and believes that we all need to follow his example by serving others.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 20 April 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
At Easter, Christians remember the story of the Passion: the events surrounding the crucifixion of Jesus. It's a time for reflection on the themes of suffering, forgiveness and redemption. 4thought.tv presents The Glasgow Passion - a series of short films from ordinary people. Transgender playwright Jo Clifford lost her wife to a brain tumour in 2005 and decided she could no longer live as a man. During the Passion, Jesus suffered rejection at the hands of the society. Jo believes that if Jesus were alive today he would befriend members of the transgender community who suffer widespread discrimination.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 19 April 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
At Easter, Christians remember the story of the Passion: the events surrounding the crucifixion of Jesus. It's a time for reflection on the themes of suffering, forgiveness and redemption. 4thought.tv presents The Glasgow Passion - a series of short films from ordinary people. Jerry Boweh was forced to flee his home in war-torn Liberia where he witnessed horrific violence. He believes the central message of Easter is love, and he's been overwhelmed by the acceptance he's received in his adopted home of Glasgow.
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First broadcast: Monday 18 April 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
At Easter, Christians remember the story of the Passion: the events surrounding the crucifixion of Jesus. It's a time for reflection on the themes of suffering, forgiveness and redemption. 4thought.tv presents The Glasgow Passion - a series of short films from ordinary people. Fiona Roach became caught up in drugs and prostitution before she embraced Christianity. She believes that forgiveness is a central message of Easter, and has even forgiven the man that raped her.
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First broadcast: Sunday 17 April 2011, 6.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if we should be proud of the Queen's close ties with the Church of England, or if these ties are anti-Catholic and exclude other faiths in multicultural Britain. Nineteen-year-old David Leitch believes that as a Scottish Catholic he is doubly disadvantaged, and it's unfair that the Queen is so closely tied with the Church of England.
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First broadcast: Saturday 16 April 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if we should be proud of the Queen's close ties with the Church of England, or if these ties are anti-Catholic and exclude other faiths in multicultural Britain. Nineteen-year-old Lucy Drever grew up in a Church of Scotland household. She doesn't understand Scots who are concerned about the Queen heading the Church of England, and believes that she does an excellent job of uniting all faiths.
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First broadcast: Friday 15 April 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if we should be proud of the Queen's close ties with the Church of England, or if these ties are anti-Catholic and exclude other faiths in multicultural Britain. Christian Phillip Blond believes it's important that the Queen remains in a position of authority within the Church of England, as Britain is still an overwhelmingly Christian country and a Christian state is likely to be more tolerant of other faiths than a purely secular state.
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First broadcast: Thursday 14 April 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if we should be proud of the Queen's close ties with the Church of England, or if these ties are anti-Catholic and exclude other faiths in multicultural Britain. Sikh Rishipal Singh feels a strong affinity for the Queen and does not feel in any way disadvantaged that she is so closely tied to the Church of England.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 13 April 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if we should be proud of the Queen's close ties with the Church of England, or if these ties are anti-Catholic and exclude other faiths in multicultural Britain. Anglican Elaine Storkey is a member of the General Synod and believes that Catholics have nothing to fear from the Queen leading a Protestant church, and that if the system isn't broken, why fix it?
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First broadcast: Wednesday 13 April 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if we should be proud of the Queen's close ties with the Church of England, or if these ties are anti-Catholic and exclude other faiths in multicultural Britain. Christian Symon Hill believes that the close association between the Church of England and the monarchy compromises its ability to spread Jesus' original anti-establishment message.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 12 April 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if we should be proud of the Queen's close ties with the Church of England, or if these ties are anti-Catholic and exclude other faiths in multicultural Britain. Catholic Cristina Odone believes that having the Queen as the Head of the Church of England makes her feel like a second-class citizen in her own country. She questions whether one faith should dominate a multicultural society.
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First broadcast: Sunday 10 April 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
For some, halal and kosher slaughter are fundamental to the practice of their faith; for others they are outdated and cruel traditions. 4thought.tv asks should ritual slaughter be banned? Animal rights campaigner and atheist Helen Rossiter believes that animals suffer far more when killed for halal and kosher meat than with conventional slaughter methods, and believes that religious people need to learn to treat animals far more compassionately.
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First broadcast: Saturday 09 April 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
For some, halal and kosher slaughter are fundamental to the practice of their faith; for others they are outdated and cruel traditions. 4thought.tv asks should ritual slaughter be banned? Jewish cook Lisa Roukin believes there is hardly any difference in taste between kosher and non-kosher meat, and that kosher food is integral to the life of any practising Jew and should therefore be celebrated in multicultural Britain.
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First broadcast: Friday 08 April 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
For some, halal and kosher slaughter are fundamental to the practice of their faith; for others they are outdated and cruel traditions. 4thought.tv asks should ritual slaughter be banned? Muslim convert David Pidcock worked in a conventional abattoir for three years before his conversion. He believes that Islamic slaughter does not cause unnecessary pain to animals and that Christians should not be concerned that halal meat is dedicated to Allah.
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First broadcast: Thursday 07 April 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
For some, halal and kosher slaughter are fundamental to the practice of their faith; for others they are outdated and cruel traditions. 4thought.tv asks should ritual slaughter be banned? Christian Mark Green is concerned that a growing amount of the meat on our supermarket shelves is halal, and believes it is part of the growing Islamification of Britain.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 06 April 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
For some, halal and kosher slaughter are fundamental to the practice of their faith; for others they are outdated and cruel traditions. 4thought.tv asks should ritual slaughter be banned? Muslim Yousuf Pandor is the manager of a halal abattoir. He believes that halal slaughter, when performed according to Islamic principles, including reciting a prayer to Allah, is perfectly humane.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 05 April 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
For some, halal and kosher slaughter are fundamental to the practice of their faith; for others they are outdated and cruel traditions. 4thought.tv asks should ritual slaughter be banned? Christian street preacher Jay Smith believes the Bible says that halal meat is possessed by demons because it's dedicated to another god - in this case, Allah. He thinks that Christians need to be more particular about what they will and will not eat.
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First broadcast: Monday 04 April 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
In the UK today, Jewish and Muslim traditional slaughter - where animals' throats are slit while fully conscious - are exempt from certain animal welfare laws. For some, halal and kosher slaughter are fundamental to the practice of their faith; for others they are outdated and cruel traditions. 4thought.tv asks should ritual slaughter be banned? Orthodox Jew Chanoch Kesselman believes that freedom of religious practice is crucial to any democracy and that criticisms of kosher slaughter reflect anti-Jewish prejudice.
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First broadcast: Sunday 03 April 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
On March 11, Japan was hit by one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in living memory. How can faith help Japan deal with the tragedy? Eri Jones and her husband Dominic were in the city of Sendai - one of the worst-affected areas - when the earthquake struck. She turned to her Christian faith during the catastrophe and believes that the Japanese people should pray for assistance.
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First broadcast: Saturday 02 April 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
On March 11, Japan was hit by one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in living memory. How can faith help Japan deal with the tragedy? Five-times Paralympic gold medallist Noel Thatcher and his Japanese wife Yuni were deeply moved by the disaster. He believes that the Buddhist concept of letting go of your ego will stand the Japanese people in good stead as they have to pull together to rebuild their lives.
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First broadcast: Friday 01 April 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
On March 11, Japan was hit by one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in living memory. How can faith help Japan deal with the tragedy? Akemi Solloway practices Shinto, the traditional faith of Japan, in which natural elements are treated as divine powers. She lost a close friend in the tsunami, and believes that it's important that we respect the immense power of nature.
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First broadcast: Thursday 31 March 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
On March 11, Japan was hit by one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in living memory. How can faith help Japan deal with the tragedy? Yuki Negishi is from a Buddhist background and the neighbours to her family home near Tokyo were killed during the earthquake. She believes that the Japanese people's acceptance of fate partly explains their seemingly calm reaction to the devastation.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 30 March 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
On March 11, Japan was hit by one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in living memory. How can faith help Japan deal with the tragedy? Christian Norwin Simms was 250 metres up in the Tokyo Tower when the earthquake struck. Although he cannot understand why the earthquake happened, he knows that God was in control.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 29 March 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
On March 11, Japan was hit by one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in living memory. How can faith help Japan deal with the tragedy? Hirayama Yasunori is a practising Buddhist. He believes the power of chanting can help the people of Japan and that many will find comfort in the Buddhist concept of reincarnation.
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First broadcast: Monday 28 March 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
On March 11, Japan was hit by one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in living memory. How can faith help Japan deal with the tragedy? Firefighter Ray Cousins was involved in the rescue operation. As a Christian, he believes that God is behind him in his efforts to help the people of Japan and hopes that those who tragically lost their lives made their peace.
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First broadcast: Sunday 27 March 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks is it wrong to change gender? Delia Johnston is a male to female transgendered person who repressed a desire to change for many years. She believes she was offered little help by the church and her distress culminated in an attempted suicide. She is now pursuing gender reassignment surgery and finally feels confident in herself.
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First broadcast: Saturday 26 March 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks is it wrong to change gender? Charles Kane changed from male to female in 1997, but after seven years living as a woman he had another operation to return to being a man. He believes that many transgendered people are unhappy after their operations but too scared to speak out, and believes it should be much harder to obtain these types of operations.
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First broadcast: Friday 25 March 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks is it wrong to change gender? Pav Akhtar has worked with the Muslim transgender community for many years, and believes that the West could learn a lot from the East's tolerance of transgendered people: the 'third sex' has been historically accepted in countries such as India and Pakistan.
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First broadcast: Thursday 24 March 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks is it wrong to change gender? Eighteen-year-old Benson Bell was born female but is seeking treatment to become male. He has a girlfriend of three years who has been immensely supportive and he looks forward to a day when they are simply treated as boyfriend and girlfriend.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 23 March 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks is it wrong to change gender? Keith Tiller struggled with his gender identity for 40 years and was advised by a psychiatrist to undergo gender reassignment surgery. Instead, Keith turned to his Christian faith and was convinced that changing his gender would be against God's best intent.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 22 March 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks is it wrong to change gender? Journalist Paris Lees was born a male, but started living as a female when she was 18 years old. She believes that prejudice against transgender people is one of society's last taboos and needs to be addressed with urgency.
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First broadcast: Monday 21 March 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
For many, the ability to choose whether you are male or female is an absolute right; for others, gender reassignment goes against strongly-held moral and religious beliefs. 4thought.tv asks is it wrong to change gender? Church of England minister Christina Beardsley is a male to female transgendered person. She believes that the Bible is a very transgender-friendly book and calls on the Archbishop of Canterbury to make transgender people much more welcome in church.
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First broadcast: Sunday 20 March 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
David Cameron believes a core set of British values could help to combat extremist Islamic ideology. Should Muslims adapt to Britain or should Britain adapt to Muslims? Muslim Shaista Aziz believes that Britain has a lot to learn from Islamic values and thinks it's patronising and ignorant for anyone to suggest that she is oppressed by wearing a hijab.
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First broadcast: Saturday 19 March 2011, 6.55PM on Channel 4
David Cameron believes a core set of British values could help to combat extremist Islamic ideology. Should Muslims adapt to Britain or should Britain adapt to Muslims? Raheem Kassam grew up in a Muslim immigrant family, but believes it is time for moderate Muslims to stand up in the face of Islamic extremism, especially when it is suggested that Sharia law should be introduced in Britain.
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First broadcast: Thursday 17 March 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
David Cameron believes a core set of British values could help to combat extremist Islamic ideology. Should Muslims adapt to Britain or should Britain adapt to Muslims? Myriam Francois Cerrah grew up in a white middle class home and thought that society was fair and equal. After converting to Islam she has experience Islamophobia first-hand and feels like a second-class citizen in her own country.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 16 March 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
David Cameron believes a core set of British values could help to combat extremist Islamic ideology. Should Muslims adapt to Britain or should Britain adapt to Muslims? Writer Douglas Murray believes that British society has already gone too far in accommodating Islamic ideology into our culture and that we need to stand up for our hard-fought liberal values.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 15 March 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
David Cameron believes a core set of British values could help to combat extremist Islamic ideology. Should Muslims adapt to Britain or should Britain adapt to Muslims? Moazzam Begg was held in Guantanamo Bay for three years before being released without charge. He thinks there are disturbing parallels between the position of Jews in Europe in the build-up to the Second World War and Muslims in Britain today, and that so-called British values such as kindness and fair play are by no means exclusively British.
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First broadcast: Monday 14 March 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
David Cameron believes a core set of British values could help to combat extremist Islamic ideology. 4thought.tv asks should Muslims adapt to Britain or should Britain adapt to Muslims? Writer Peter Whittle is concerned by what he sees as homophobic attitudes amongst young Muslims in Britain today and believes that our politically correct culture has stopped us from challenging prejudiced views.
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First broadcast: Sunday 13 March 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
How relevant is Scientology in 21st-century Britain? Ian Clarkson is the lead singer of The Jive Aces, a jive band made up of six Scientologists. Reading L. Ron Hubbard's book The Way to Happiness taught him the dangers of promiscuity.
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First broadcast: Saturday 12 March 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
How relevant is Scientology in 21st-century Britain? Dr Andrew McCulloch is the Chief Executive of the Mental Health Foundation and believes that Scientology's teachings about mental illness are dangerous and not supported by scientific evidence.
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First broadcast: Friday 11 March 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
How relevant is Scientology in 21st-century Britain? Scientologist Brian Daniels believes that the treatment of mental illness in this country is mistaken and that many psychiatric disorders are the result of treatable physical conditions.
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First broadcast: Thursday 10 March 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
How relevant is Scientology in 21st-century Britain? Christian Christina Rees believes that Scientology is incompatible with the teachings of Jesus, and that it's impossible to be a Scientologist and a Christian at the same time.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 09 March 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
How relevant is Scientology in 21st-century Britain? Anti-Scientology campaigner Martin Poulter believes that the teachings of Scientology are deeply flawed and that L. Ron Hubbard held extreme views.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 08 March 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
How relevant is Scientology in 21st-century Britain? Scientologist Michelle Davies is a former heroin addict who recovered after visiting NARCONON, a rehabilitation centre that uses the teachings of L. Ron Hubbard, and believes that society could benefit from Scientology's approach to drug addiction.
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First broadcast: Monday 07 March 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
For some, Scientology is a practical and fulfilling religion that has a real impact on their lives, yet others see it as misguided and potentially dangerous. How relevant is Scientology in 21st-century Britain? Scientologist Lizzy Calcioli gave birth to her five children according to the Scientologist principle of 'silent birth' - where talking is banned in the delivery room - and believes that mothers rely too heavily on pain relief during labour.
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First broadcast: Sunday 06 March 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Does religion help or hinder women's rights? Roman Catholic Fiona Mansford believes that young women today should learn the importance of chastity and abstinence, and that the Virgin Mary offers a perfect role model for today's woman.
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First broadcast: Saturday 05 March 2011, 6.55PM on Channel 4
Does religion help or hinder women's rights? Performance artist and writer Ophelia Bitz believes that the Catholic church's view on abortion is archaic and sexist, and religions that encourage women to be homemakers are holding feminism back.
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First broadcast: Friday 04 March 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Does religion help or hinder women's rights? Christian Jenny Cheung believes that the Bible instructs women to be submissive to their husbands, and wants to giver her husband the freedom to be a man.
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First broadcast: Thursday 03 March 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Does religion help or hinder women's rights? Businesswoman Katie Hopkins thinks there is absolutely nothing wrong with combining kids with a successful career, and that people are wrong to use the Bible to criticise working mothers.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 02 March 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Does religion help or hinder women's rights? Christian Ellen White has four children under the age of five. She believes the Bible is clear that women should stay at home to care for their children and that mothers who work are being selfish.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 01 March 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Does religion help or hinder women's rights? Muslim Sara Khan believes that the media wrongly characterises Islam as a religion that oppresses women. She believes it gave women rights far ahead of Western feminism.
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First broadcast: Monday 28 February 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Does religion help or hinder women's rights? Sofia Hayat was raised in a strict Muslim family, and was kidnapped by her family at knifepoint when her behaviour at university challenged the family honour. She believes that Islam views women as 'second-class citizens'.
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First broadcast: Sunday 27 February 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Does everybody have the right to create a baby? Mike Armitage became a father to his son Paul at the age of 72. He believes that age is simply a number and that society should not judge older people who decide to have children.
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First broadcast: Saturday 26 February 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Does everybody have the right to create a baby? Labour MP and father-of-three Tom Harris believes that it is selfish and wrong for old people to seek fertility treatment to help them start a family whose upbringing they will not be around to complete.
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First broadcast: Friday 25 February 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Does everybody have the right to create a baby? Anya Sizer is a member of the Church of England and mother of two IVF children. She disagrees with Christians who object to fertility treatment and believes that IVF can be done in an ethical way.
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First broadcast: Thursday 24 February 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Does everybody have the right to create a baby? Sarah Brown and her husband - in accordance with their Catholic faith - decided not to have IVF treatment when they faced fertility problems. Sarah believes that children are a gift from God and we have no right to interfere with the natural process.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 23 February 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Does everybody have the right to create a baby? Artist Alison Lapper was born without arms and with shortened legs, the result of a medical condition called phocomelia. Although she faced prejudice after becoming pregnant with her son Parys, she believes that disability has absolutely no impact on her ability to be a good mother.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 22 February 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Does everybody have the right to create a baby? Barrie Drewitt-Barlow and his partner Tony have five children born to surrogate mothers. Barrie believes that surrogacy is sanctioned by the Bible, and that gay families are firmly part of Britain's future.
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First broadcast: Monday 21 February 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Medical advances are helping people to have babies beyond what was previously possible: whether it's infertile couples, elderly parents or same-sex partners. But does everybody have the right to create a baby? Practising Catholic and former atheist Peter Williams believes that same-sex couples should not be allowed to create babies as the child would grow up without both a mother and a father, contradicting the teachings of the Bible.
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First broadcast: Sunday 20 February 2011, 6.55PM on Channel 4
Is it a sin to be fat? Emma Chawner is 17 stone and wants to lose weight. She believes it is a sin to be fat and we must take responsibility for the food we put in our mouths.
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First broadcast: Sunday 20 February 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Members of the British Chinese community reveal their hopes for Chinese New Year. Anna Lo is a politician from Belfast. She hopes for an end to religious division in Northern Ireland and for more members of the British Chinese community to get involved in politics.
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First broadcast: Saturday 19 February 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Is it a sin to be fat? Practising Christian Donna Beamish struggled with her weight after moving to the UK from Trinidad but believes society is too quick to judge those who are overweight.
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First broadcast: Friday 18 February 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Is it a sin to be fat? Muslim Saiyyidah Zaidi believes that being overweight is not compatible with Islam and that parents have a responsibility to make sure their children do not become obese.
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First broadcast: Thursday 17 February 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Is it a sin to be fat? Plus-size model Nina Blakemore is a size 18 and completely comfortable with her body. She believes that the fashion industry is responsible for our obsession with being slim and that most men actually prefer curvier women.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 16 February 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Is it a sin to be fat? Catholic parish priest Paul Keane believes that God instructs us to look after our bodies, so if we do not maintain a healthy lifestyle we are committing a sin.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 15 February 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Is it a sin to be fat? Fitness instructor Kathryn Szrodecki believes that it is perfectly possible to be large and healthy, and that fat prejudice is just as wrong as racism.
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First broadcast: Monday 14 February 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
A recent study found that the UK is now the fattest nation in Europe. Is being big something to be ashamed of or should we show more understanding to those who are overweight? 4thought.tv asks is it a sin to be fat? Journalist Harry Mount believes it's wrong to explain away the fat epidemic in society as some kind of genetic disorder: he feels that fat people need to take responsibility for the food that they consume and the damage it's causing.
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First broadcast: Sunday 13 February 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Is it acceptable to smack children? Former police officer Jim Hodgekinson has smacked his daughter in the past, and while he believes it can be an effective form of discipline, it was not something he found easy to do.
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First broadcast: Saturday 12 February 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if it's acceptable to smack children. Pat Gordon-Smith believes that smacking can have a harmful long-term impact on children, and would like to see a change in the law to make it illegal.
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First broadcast: Friday 11 February 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Is it acceptable to smack children? Practising Christian Edwina McKenzie consulted God when she was unsure as to whether to smack her children and she believes that the Bible does sanction the use of corporal punishment.
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First broadcast: Thursday 10 February 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Is it acceptable to smack children? Geeta Amin used to smack her children but felt terrible guilt. After turning to her Hindu faith, she believes that parents should always adopt a non-violent attitude towards their offspring.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 09 February 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Is it acceptable to smack children? Fidel Frimpong was badly behaved and involved with gangs. At the age of 14 he was sent to a strict boarding school in Ghana that used corporal punishment. He believes it turned his life around.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 08 February 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Is it acceptable to smack children? Psychotherapist and mother Jolene Payne believes that smacking is a misguided way of dealing with children and that we should not be unafraid to confront those who smack in public.
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First broadcast: Monday 07 February 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
A recent survey found that six out of seven people in Britain today think that smacking children is acceptable. Yet some believe it can cause lasting damage and is tantamount to child abuse. 4thought.tv asks should we smack our children?
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First broadcast: Sunday 06 February 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Members of the British Chinese community reveal their hopes for Chinese New Year. Annie Yang was sentenced to two years in a Chinese labour camp for participating in the banned spiritual practice of Falun Gong. She would like to see an end to the persecution of Falun Gong members, and wants the British government to put political pressure on the Chinese authorities.
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First broadcast: Saturday 05 February 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Members of the British Chinese community reveal their hopes for Chinese New Year. David Li was a gambling addict who lost millions of pounds over 30 years. David believes he was only saved by Jesus, and hopes that other gambling addicts can find salvation in the same way.
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First broadcast: Friday 04 February 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Members of the British Chinese community reveal their hopes for Chinese New Year. Eric Lau's best friend committed suicide when he was 17 years old. He hopes that other people facing similar situations can find the support they need.
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First broadcast: Thursday 03 February 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
When he was 17, Matthew Ahmet moved to China to study martial arts in a Shaolin temple. He believes the experience turned his life around and hopes others can discover the true priorities in life.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 01 February 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Members of the British Chinese community reveal their hopes for Chinese New Year. Olympic event rider Alex Hua Tian is proud to represent China, the country of his father's birth. He believes that the British Chinese community should be 'more adventurous' and leave the comfort of the cities to explore the British countryside.
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First broadcast: Monday 31 January 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Members of the British Chinese community reveal their hopes for Chinese New Year. Conservationist Li Quan thinks China's one-child policy has been unfairly criticised and hopes people in the West realise China is controlling its population for the whole world's benefit.
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First broadcast: Sunday 30 January 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks what sort of sex education should be taught in schools. Ayesha Niles, 17, became pregnant at the age of 15, and believes that if she had been given a more detailed sex education at school she would have been more aware of the risks she faced.
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First broadcast: Saturday 29 January 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks what sort of sex education should be taught in schools. Ashfaque Choudhury is the head of a Muslim faith school. To his mind, Islam has a positive attitude to sex as long as it takes place in the context of a marriage. He believes that children in school should be taught about sex and the natural changes that happen to their bodies in a candid fashion.
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First broadcast: Friday 28 January 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks what sort of sex education should be taught in schools. Orthodox Jew Adam Drucker believes that sex education should be given to young people by a rabbi or spiritual leader, and only when a couple are preparing for marriage.
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First broadcast: Thursday 27 January 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks what sort of sex education should be taught in schools. Catholic Patricia Wocial removed her two children from her local Catholic primary school because of concerns over sex education. She believes children are given too much explicit information at too early an age, and that it is the right and responsibility of parents to educate their own children about sex.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 26 January 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks what sort of sex education should be taught in schools. Christine lived for 49 years of her life as a man, and believes that if she had been given more sex education about transgenderism at school she would have faced less confusion and alienation.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 25 January 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks what sort of sex education should be taught in schools. Clement Okusi is the senior pastor at the Potter's House Christian Church in Croydon. He believes the only form of safe sex that children should be taught about is abstinence until marriage, and that homosexuality should not be promoted as normal behaviour.
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First broadcast: Monday 24 January 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks what sort of sex education should be taught in schools. Twenty-one-year-old Matthew Cavan is a gay Christian and HIV positive. He contracted the disease after unprotected sex and believes that young people should be taught about homosexuality so they are fully prepared for the risks they might face.
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First broadcast: Sunday 23 January 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Kevin Fitzpatrick believes that legalising euthanasia in Britain would be a terrible mistake and that many more disabled people would die as a result. Rather, we should put our energies into improving palliative care services, not trying to make it easier for people to hasten their deaths.
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First broadcast: Saturday 22 January 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if euthanasia should be legalised in Britain. Dr Ann McPherson has terminal cancer. Ann hopes that, when the time comes, she will be able to have the option of an assisted death in Britain.
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First broadcast: Friday 21 January 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if euthanasia should be legalised in Britain. Dr Irfan Sayed is a practising GP. He believes that a doctor's role should be to help people recover from illness and that legalising euthanasia would set a very dangerous precedent.
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First broadcast: Thursday 20 January 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if euthanasia should be legalised in Britain. Dr Michael Irwin believes that it is a doctor's duty to ease a patient's suffering and wants to see a change in the law that would allow doctor-assisted suicide for those who are terminally ill. He has personally accompanied patients to the Dignitas suicide clinic in Switzerland to help them end their lives.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 19 January 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if euthanasia should be legalised in Britain. Christian Michael Wenham was diagnosed with motor neurone disease. He believes his life is now richer than it was before his illness and that euthanasia is a selfish act that fails to take account of the feelings of those who are left behind.
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First broadcast: Sunday 09 January 2011, 7.55PM on Channel 4
4thought.tv examines the implications of white parents adopting non-white children. Twelve-year-old Veronica Whitehead and her brother were adopted from Guatemala by her parents in 1999. She believes her parents have given her a great understanding of her Guatemalan roots, and that it makes no difference what colour your parents are as long as they give you a loving home.
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First broadcast: Thursday 06 January 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv examines the implications of white parents adopting non-white children. Paul Atherton is of mixed-race descent and was adopted by a white family in a small village in South Wales as a baby. He believes that growing up in a white family taught him that skin colour doesn't matter and that so-called 'black culture' does not exist anyway.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 05 January 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv examines the implications of white parents adopting non-white children. Muslim foster carer Munaza Zaman has fostered three Muslim boys over the last four years. She believes that Muslim children should always be adopted into Muslim families as only they understand their specific cultural and religious needs.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 04 January 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv examines the implications of white parents adopting non-white children. David Akinsanya was born to a black father and a white mother and brought up in care, an experience that he hated. He believes that every child deserves a loving family, no matter what the colour of the parents.
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First broadcast: Monday 03 January 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
The Children's Minister recently claimed that a loving home is more important than race when deciding on the suitability of parents for adoption. Yet for many it's vital that children are placed with parents of the same ethnicity. 4thought.tv asks whether white parents should adopt non-white children. Precious Williams is a black writer who was adopted by a white woman from rural Sussex as a baby.
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First broadcast: Sunday 02 January 2011, 5.35PM on Channel 4
Muslim convert Paul Salahuddin Armstrong believes that Judaism and Islam have lots in common and that if people went back to the roots of their faiths they would learn to live peacefully with each other.
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First broadcast: Saturday 01 January 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv examines the implications of white parents adopting non-white children. Chris Atkins was born in Hong Kong and adopted by British parents from Hillingdon as a baby. She experienced racism as a child and believes that ethnicity should always be taken into account when considering adoption.
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First broadcast: Saturday 01 January 2011, 12AM on Channel 4
Jewish performance artist Danny Raphael believes the key to finding peace between Jews and Muslims is by breaking down barriers, working closely with members of the other faith and forming real friendships with them.
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First broadcast: Friday 31 December 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if Jews and Muslims can ever find peace. Israeli Jew Yael Kahn believes that Israelis are subjecting Palestinians to a form of racism that she likens to the Nazis' treatment of Jews.
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First broadcast: Thursday 30 December 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Muslim Sana Umair works in interfaith relations with her Jewish friend Debbie. Sana believes that Jews and Muslims can find peace and that coexistence and understanding between the two faiths is the 'higher moral principle to work towards'.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 29 December 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if Jews and Muslims can ever find peace. Non-practicing Jew Roberta Moore joined the Israeli Army when she was 18 and is now the Head of the English Defence League's Jewish Division. She believes that Palestinians should move to Jordan, and Israel should take possession of Gaza and the West Bank.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 28 December 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if Jews and Muslims can ever find peace. Muslim Kareem Dennis believes that Zionism is a racist ideology and that Israel is to blame for the lack of peace in the Middle East.
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First broadcast: Monday 27 December 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
More than 5,000 lives have been lost in ten years as a result of the bitter conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians. 4thought.tv asks if Jews and Muslims can ever find peace. Christian Sam Hailes is a student who believes that all Christians should stand up for Israel and that both Jews and Muslims could find peace by turning to Jesus.
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First broadcast: Sunday 26 December 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv hears why Christmas carols mean so much to so many, and finds out the nation's favourites. Actress and singer Shakira Akabusi's favourite carol is O Christmas Tree, as it reminds her of her childhood in Germany, where Christmas is a more spiritual experience than in Britain.
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First broadcast: Saturday 25 December 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv hears why Christmas carols mean so much to so many, and finds out the nation's favourites. Ten-year-old Oliver Guyan is a pupil at Three Ways, a special needs school in Bath. He and his classmates love to sing and sign Mary Had a Baby, which tells the story of Jesus's birth.
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First broadcast: Friday 24 December 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv hears why Christmas carols mean so much to so many, and finds out the nation's favourites. Filipino Catholics Cathie Cortes and her husband Rex are both nurses and are working on Christmas evening. They both love O Holy Night as it speaks of the hope that they try to give their patients during the festive period.
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First broadcast: Thursday 23 December 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv hears why Christmas carols mean so much to so many, and finds out the nation's favourites. Eleven-year-old Shane Thomas is from a Catholic family and is a gifted pianist and composer who attends the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London. His favourite carol is Away in a Manger, and he is thankful to Jesus for giving him his musical ability.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 22 December 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv hears why Christmas carols mean so much to so many, and finds out the nation's favourites. Catholic priest Martin O'Hagan of the group The Priests is passionate about In dulci jubilo, a carol that evokes a medieval world where God was at the centre of people's lives.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 21 December 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv hears why Christmas carols mean so much to so many, and finds out the nation's favourites. Melanie Nakhla of the group All Angels loves Ding Dong Merrily on High. Its Latin chorus reminds her of the true meaning of Christmas.
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First broadcast: Monday 20 December 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Carols are as essential a Christmas ingredient as crackers and turkey, and you don't have to be a Christian to love singing them. 4thought.tv hears why Christmas carols mean so much to so many, and finds out the nation's favourites.
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First broadcast: Sunday 19 December 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Are Jesus and his teachings still relevant in Britain today? Writer Ken Humphreys is an atheist, who thinks Jesus's teachings are simplistic and past their sell-by date.
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First broadcast: Saturday 18 December 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Are Jesus and his teachings still relevant in Britain today? Practising Christian Rachel Lindley believes that, in the Bible, Jesus surrounded himself with those who society shunned. She has relied on Jesus during hard times in her life, including going through divorce.
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First broadcast: Friday 17 December 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Are Jesus and his teachings still relevant in Britain today? Former Labour MP Tony Benn believes that Jesus's teachings have a radical political message that is as relevant today as it was in the time of the Bible.
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First broadcast: Thursday 16 December 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Are Jesus and his teachings still relevant in Britain today? Christian Elisabetta Bell believes that the healing power of Jesus helped her to survive a particularly aggressive form of cancer.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 15 December 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Are Jesus and his teachings still relevant in Britain today? Comedian and writer Jon Holmes has been sceptical about the miracles of Jesus ever since he was a child at Sunday School, and thinks it's wrong that children are taught about the life of Jesus as if it is historical fact.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 14 December 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Are Jesus and his teachings still relevant in Britain today? Hannah used to work in the porn industry, but believes that the forgiveness of Jesus has allowed her to start a new life for herself and her family.
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First broadcast: Monday 13 December 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Are Jesus and his teachings still relevant in Britain today? Julia Long was brought up as a Catholic and is now a radical feminist. She believes that Jesus's teachings are sexist and that his attitudes towards disability have no place in modern society.
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First broadcast: Sunday 12 December 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if animals have the same rights as humans. Writer and journalist Sathnam Sanghera believes that the British public are over-sentimental about animals, and this is responsible for a warped sense of priorities where some animal charities collect as much money as children's charities.
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First broadcast: Friday 10 December 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if animals have the same rights as humans. Reverend Andrew Linzey has been a vegetarian since the age of 14 and believes that the Bible instructs Christians not to eat meat.
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First broadcast: Friday 10 December 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if animals have the same rights as humans. Tim Bonner of the Countryside Alliance believes that giving animals rights is extremely dangerous; it prevents us making important decisions, such as whether or not to put down sick pets.
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First broadcast: Thursday 09 December 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if animals have the same rights as humans. When Rosie Dewhurst's dog Dougie became paralysed from the waist down, she did not consider having him put down. She believes she should do all she can to help him recover.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 08 December 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if animals have the same rights as humans. Muslim Faarea Masud believes Islam's attitude to animals has been misunderstood and that halal slaughter is not cruel to animals.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 07 December 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if animals have the same rights as humans. Animal rights campaigner Alistair Currie believes we should not exploit or abuse animals, and that animal testing and even farming should be banned because of the cruelty involved.
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First broadcast: Monday 06 December 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if animals have the same rights as humans. Professor John Stein of Oxford University Medical School conducts experiments on live monkeys and thinks the benefits to medical science completely justify animal testing.
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First broadcast: Sunday 05 December 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if Christians are being persecuted in Britain. Sharia law expert Anjem Choudary believes that Muslims are in fact far more likely to face persecution than Christians in Britain today.
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First broadcast: Saturday 04 December 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if Christians are being persecuted in Britain. The former Bishop of Rochester Michael Nazir-Ali believes that Christianity is under attack from both an aggressive secularism and radical Islam.
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First broadcast: Friday 03 December 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if Christians are being persecuted in Britain. Christian Andrea Williams believes that her faith is increasingly marginalised in this country and that people are far more willing to attack Christianity than Islam.
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First broadcast: Thursday 02 December 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if Christians are being persecuted in Britain. Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell believes the idea that Christians are persecuted in Britain is nonsense: equality legislation simply means they can no longer discriminate against others.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 01 December 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if Christians are being persecuted in Britain. Relationship therapist Gary McFarlane was dismissed from his job in 2008 because he refused to provide sex therapy to gay couples as a result of his Christian beliefs.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 30 November 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if Christians are being persecuted in Britain. Bishop of Croydon Nick Baines believes that Christians in this country need to stop adopting a victim mentality and be more confident in their own faith.
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First broadcast: Monday 29 November 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv aks whether Christians are being persecuted in Britain. Nicky Rawlins and her family were forced to move house after being subjected to years of abuse simply because they were practising Christians.
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First broadcast: Sunday 28 November 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Jean Taylor's son, daughter and sister were all killed in separate incidents. She does not believe in capital punishment as only God has the right to take a life, but thinks that murderers should spend their entire lives behind bars.
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First broadcast: Saturday 27 November 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Former drug smuggler Howard Marks believes that prisons must offer inmates the chance for rehabilitation and that criminals should be rewarded for changing their behaviour.
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First broadcast: Friday 26 November 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
UK Independence Party MEP for London Gerard Batten believes that not enough people are sent to prison, and they are not treated harshly enough when they are there. He suggests that the most serious offenders could be sent to a remote island in Scotland to fend for themselves.
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First broadcast: Thursday 25 November 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Will Riley was burgled and attacked by career criminal Peter Woolf in 2002. They met two months later at a restorative justice conference in prison. Will believes that we need to be far more understanding and should treat people who have broken the law as human beings.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 24 November 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Abu Nusaybah, a Muslim from London, believes that Britain would be a far safer place if we adhered to Sharia Law, following punishments prescribed by Allah, such as cutting off the hands of thieves and capital punishment for rape.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 23 November 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Noel Smith has served a total of 33 years in prison for offences including armed robbery and firearms possession. He believes the idea that prisons are like holiday camps is a myth: they are, in fact, brutal, violent colleges of further criminal education.
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First broadcast: Monday 22 November 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Christine Jones' son Andrew died after being attacked on the streets of Liverpool. She believes that the death penalty should be brought back; criminals should not be allowed to carry on with their lives after taking the life of another.
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First broadcast: Sunday 21 November 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if abortion is ever justified. Writer Lucy Cavendish had two abortions before starting her family. She viewed them as practical rather than moral decisions, and thinks it is wrong to bring a baby into the world that you do not want.
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First broadcast: Saturday 20 November 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if abortion is ever justified. Sikh Kiran Kaur has a six-month-old daughter and is dismayed that women in the Asian community are still aborting their female babies for social reasons. She believes this is fundamentally at odds with the Sikh faith, which preaches the equality of men and women.
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First broadcast: Friday 19 November 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if abortion is ever justified. Twenty-seven-year-old Kat Stark had an abortion when she fell pregnant at university. She believes that it is patronising that women have to satisfy a list of criteria before being allowed an abortion and thinks that the 24-week time limit should be removed, as women are best-placed to make decisions about their own bodies.
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First broadcast: Thursday 18 November 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if abortion is ever justified. National Director of the Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child John Smeaton is fundamentally opposed to abortion in all cases. He believes that the same arguments that were used to justify slavery are now being used to justify abortion.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 17 November 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if abortion is ever justified. Professor Wendy Savage is a retired obstetrician and gynaecologist and the co-ordinator of Doctors for a Woman's Choice on Abortion. She believes that abortion is an important medical procedure and that religious groups should not tell women what they should do with their lives.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 16 November 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if abortion is ever justified. Dr Trevor Stammers is a Christian who has been a practising GP for over 30 years. He refuses to personally refer women for abortions and believes there is a growing uneasiness in the medical profession about the vast numbers of abortions performed simply because women see children as a 'social inconvenience'.
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First broadcast: Monday 15 November 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if abortion is ever justified. Practising Christian Rachel Bass decided to have an abortion after discovering her baby was severely disabled, but believes that God understands the difficult decision she had to make.
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First broadcast: Sunday 14 November 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Harry Harding survived the sinking of the Lancastria during World War II. He feels certain that God doesn't take sides: after all, the Germans and the British were praying to the same God.
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First broadcast: Saturday 13 November 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
General Sir Richard Dannatt believes that when the bullets are flying, it is natural for soldiers to look towards something bigger than themselves: for him, it was his Christian faith.
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First broadcast: Friday 12 November 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Practising Catholic Colonel Richard Kemp has commanded British troops in Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan, and believes it's true that there are 'no atheists in the trenches'.
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First broadcast: Thursday 11 November 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Foreign correspondent John Simpson has reported from war zones across the world. He believes his Anglican faith has helped him come to terms with some of the atrocities he has witnessed, especially the death of a colleague in a friendly fire incident in Iraq in 2003.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 10 November 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Hazel Hunt is the mother of Private Richard Hunt, the 200th soldier to die in Afghanistan. She is still angry at God for taking her son away, but believes that one day she'll see him again.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 09 November 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Can faith help on the frontline? Journalist Yvonne Ridley was held captive by the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001. Her captors told her she would be set free if she converted to Islam. Yvonne promised to read the Qu'ran when she was released and two years later she became a Muslim.
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First broadcast: Monday 08 November 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Can faith help on the frontline? Twenty-three-year-old Ben McBean lost an arm and a leg after standing on a Taliban landmine in Afghanistan in 2008. Despite his terrible injuries, Ben is still thankful to God that he survived and that he has the support of a loving family.
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First broadcast: Sunday 07 November 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Hindu Pramal Lad is looking forward to spending Diwali with his teenage sister Deepa, who he hasn't seen properly for a whole year.
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First broadcast: Saturday 06 November 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Devout Hindu Alpa Joshi believes her brother has been seduced by the materialism of America, but hopes she can help him rediscover his roots when she visits him for Diwali.
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First broadcast: Friday 05 November 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Sikh Suki Ghuman believes his family owe an awful lot to his sister Nina. After they lost their home and business in the recession in the early nineties, Nina's immense hard work and sacrifice got them back on their feet.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 03 November 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Devout Sikh Paman Singh is particularly close to his eldest sister Raman, especially because she beat up a group of bullies who racially abused him when he was at primary school.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 02 November 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Deepti Patel has a close relationship with her younger brother, but as a Hindu Deepti is strongly anti-violence and is conflicted about her brother's decision to join the US Special Forces.
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First broadcast: Monday 01 November 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Diwali is a time for Hindus, Sikhs and Jains to pray for family, especially for brothers and sisters. Hindu Sarla Meisuria is deaf and has four brothers. She deeply values the support they have given her ever since their father passed away when she was very young.
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First broadcast: Sunday 31 October 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Fifteen-year-old Christian Elisa Leage is going against the modern trend of underage sex. She has made a pledge to God to remain a virgin until she is married.
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First broadcast: Saturday 30 October 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Fourteen-year-old Gabriel Bickler has been an atheist for as long as he can remember. He believes that religion has hijacked the debates around abortion and euthanasia.
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First broadcast: Friday 29 October 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Sixteen-year-old Orthodox Jew Isabella Lenga has to observe a set of 39 strict rules on the Sabbath, including not switching on lights, using any electricity or even tearing toilet paper.
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First broadcast: Thursday 28 October 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Thirteen-year-old Sohum Shah is a practising Jain who believes that all living beings have a soul and follows an extreme diet: he can't eat dairy products, eggs or even root vegetables.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 27 October 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Sixteen-year-old Hannah Lycett has been a Scientologist since the age of nine, and believes that her spirit will be reborn in a new body after she dies.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 26 October 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Sixteen-year-old Muslim Sabbah Hamid is proud to wear the hijab. For her, it is a means of protection against unwanted attention from men: she believes that women who do not dress modestly can be treated as objects.
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First broadcast: Monday 25 October 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
On his visit to the UK, Pope Benedict XVI said that Britain was in the grip of an 'aggressive secularism'. But what about young people? Is there a new generation of teen believers? Fifteen-year-old Catholic Catherine Senor is against abortion in all cases.
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First broadcast: Sunday 24 October 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones recently stood as the Tory candidate for Chippenham. The son of a pastor, Wilfred does not believe that God is racist, rather man has interpreted the Bible in a racist way. He believes it is a cop-out for black people to blame their misfortune on a racist God, and that we must move away from this destructive 'victim mentality'.
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First broadcast: Saturday 23 October 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Writer David Matthews has Jewish family members, but is deeply uncomfortable with the idea of the Jews as the 'chosen people', or any religion which elevates people above others simply based on their ethnicity.
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First broadcast: Friday 22 October 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Rev Delroy Hall is the minister of the Church of God and Prophecy in Leeds, and fundamentally believes that God is not a racist: in fact, he thinks a closer look at the Bible reveals that it is essentially a 'black man's history book'.
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First broadcast: Thursday 21 October 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Ruqaya Izzidien is a Muslim from Wales who is certain that God is not racist: throughout the Qur'an there are numerous references to the equality of races in the eyes of God. She believes God has no interest in the colour of people's skin, only what is in their hearts.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 20 October 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Former teacher Geoff Schumann was raised a Catholic, but experienced racism in the church as a teenager. He believes that if man was created in God's image, then God must racially discriminate as we live in a white world that is dominated by white people, keeping black people in servitude.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 19 October 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Rabbi Yitchak Schochet believes the idea that the Jews are a 'chosen people' has been misunderstood: just because they are chosen, they are not in any way superior; rather they have a different set of responsibilities than any other race or religion.
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First broadcast: Monday 18 October 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
In the past, religious arguments have been used to justify everything from slavery to ethnic cleansing, so are all races equal in the eyes of God?
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First broadcast: Sunday 17 October 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Should Jerusalem be adopted as the English national anthem? Pianist and composer Guy Pearson believes that, 200 years after it was written, Jerusalem is still totally relevant because it speaks about the liberation of the human soul, and that it would make a great anthem for planet earth.
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First broadcast: Saturday 16 October 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Should Jerusalem be adopted as the English national anthem? Canon Donald Gray was chaplain to the Queen for 20 years. He thinks that Jerusalem is patronising to people who live in cities and believes that the Queen appreciates when the people sing their prayer to her: God Save the Queen.
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First broadcast: Friday 15 October 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Should Jerusalem be adopted as the English national anthem? Radio presenter Juanne Fuller 'detests' God Save the Queen because it excludes people who do not believe in God or the monarchy, and thinks that Jerusalem would make a brilliant anthem as it speaks about fighting for a better society for all.
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First broadcast: Thursday 14 October 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Should Jerusalem be adopted as the English national anthem? Broadcaster Henry Bonsu would not feel comfortable with Jerusalem as the national anthem: for him, the 'green and pleasant land' of the hymn reminds him of the hostility he has faced when visiting the English countryside.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 13 October 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Should Jerusalem be adopted as the English national anthem? Ollie Baines of the classical group Blake remembers singing Jerusalem for the Queen and at the funeral of a close friend, and believes it is a stirring anthem that everyone can get behind.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 12 October 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Should Jerusalem be adopted as the English national anthem? Comedian and actress Francesca Martinez doesn't believe a Christian song should be used as an anthem for a country that is so strongly multicultural: in fact, she questions whether we should have a national anthem at all.
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First broadcast: Monday 11 October 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
English athletes at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi are using the hymn Jerusalem as their official anthem for the first time. For some people it is a proud, patriotic song, for others an uncomfortable reminder of Empire, but should Jerusalem replace the national anthem?
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First broadcast: Sunday 10 October 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Is the love of money really the root of all evil? MEP and former banker Nigel Farage believes there is absolutely nothing wrong with earning lots of money and that the church is wrong to criticise high earners.
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First broadcast: Saturday 09 October 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Is the love of money really the root of all evil? Thirty-one-year-old Mark Boyle decided in November 2008 to give up money and now lives a self-sufficient life in a caravan in a field outside Bristol. He believes the world would be a much better place if everyone lived the 'moneyless life'.
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First broadcast: Friday 08 October 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Is the love of money really the root of all evil? Kavita Oberoi is a successful businesswoman whose companies turn over £15 million a year. As a practising Hindu, she explains how prosperity is actively encouraged within her faith: every year at Diwali she prays to the goddess of wealth Lakshmi for success in the coming year.
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First broadcast: Thursday 07 October 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Is the love of money really the root of all evil? Practising Muslim Naweeda Ahmed believes that God will hold her accountable for how she earns and spends her money, so goes shopping for clothes twice a year, has a zero-interest bank account and believes that gambling is immoral.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 06 October 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Is the love of money really the root of all evil? Rabbi Jonathan Romain of the Maidenhead Synagogue thinks that Judaism differs from Christianity in that money is not seen as inherently evil. In fact, followers are actively encouraged to generate wealth.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 05 October 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Is the love of money really the root of all evil? Christian Socialist Andy Flannagan believes the Bible makes it very clear that you cannot serve both God and money, and that steps must be taken to change a desperately unfair economic system.
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First broadcast: Monday 04 October 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Is the love of money really the root of all evil? Elaine Thompson and her husband Derek won £2.7 million on the National Lottery in 1995. She believes the money has drastically improved their lives, allowing them to send their children to university: the first generation in the family to do so.
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First broadcast: Sunday 03 October 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Top musician and singer Lucinda Belle wants to thank her Jewish mother for all the years of incredible support with a song.
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First broadcast: Saturday 02 October 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Mary Holmes and her identical twin Elaine were adopted by different Catholic families as babies. They are desperate to track down their Jewish birth mother, who they haven't seen for over 60 years.
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First broadcast: Friday 01 October 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Nicola Nathan converted to Liberal Judaism after becoming disillusioned with Christianity's attitudes to women. She believes that becoming Jewish has helped her to be a better mother.
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First broadcast: Thursday 30 September 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Liselle Terret developed bulimia during a strict Orthodox Jewish upbringing in Glasgow, but hopes not to put the same pressures on her own daughter.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 29 September 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Sarah Rosen lost her mother to lung cancer just before giving birth to her first child. Although the memories are painful, Sarah remembers fondly her Jewish mother's special chicken soup.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 28 September 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Psychotherapist Harriet Goldenberg believes her Jewish faith offered no consolation when she discovered she was infertile but she became a Jewish mother by adopting her daughter from China.
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First broadcast: Monday 27 September 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Overprotective or just caring, manipulative or loving? What is the truth about Jewish mothers? Comedian David Schneider believes that Jewish mothers can be a great source of comedy, but ultimately holds his own mother, who survived the Holocaust, in deep respect.
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First broadcast: Sunday 26 September 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Journalist Helen Croydon believes that the conventional Christian marriage is an outdated concept that needs to be brought into the 21st century: all relationships have a shelf-life and we shouldn't force people to stay together.
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First broadcast: Saturday 25 September 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Committed Christian Celia Deakin believes that her faith helped her to cope after her husband Mike had an affair with a colleague, and that God brought him back when they remarried 18 years later.
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First broadcast: Friday 24 September 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Twenty-three-year-old Aaliyah Johnson is a professional model who is happy to date married men and sees absolutely nothing wrong with being 'the other woman'.
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First broadcast: Thursday 23 September 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Catholic Helene Mulhall has been happily married to her husband Jim for nearly 41 years, and believes the secret to a successful marriage is to always put your husband first.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 22 September 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Clair Lewis from Manchester has two partners, Phoebe and Gordon, and cannot understand why anyone would have a problem with her loving two people at once.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 21 September 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Newlywed Bonnie Lander Johnson has been married to her husband for five and a half months, and believes that the strength of their Christian marriage would make infidelity inconceivable.
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First broadcast: Monday 20 September 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
It seems that barely a week goes by without another lurid tale of celebrity infidelity being splashed across the tabloids. With adultery so widespread, is the Christian model of marriage dead?
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First broadcast: Sunday 19 September 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Winnie Sseruma, a practising Catholic who has been living with HIV for 23 years, would like to ask the Pope to rethink his stance on condoms, especially considering the devastation caused by AIDS in Africa.
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First broadcast: Saturday 18 September 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Father-of-eight and doctor Tony Newman Sanders' Catholic faith has helped him bring up his large family, and he would like to thank the Pope for his straight answers and clear guidance.
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First broadcast: Friday 17 September 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Bishop Pat Buckley runs a ministry independent of the Catholic church from The Oratory in Larne, Northern Ireland. He'd ask the Pope to allow Catholic priests to marry.
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First broadcast: Thursday 16 September 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Nineteen-year-old student Christine Parreno thinks that the Pope is a truly wonderful father of the church, and would be honoured to sing him the Ave Maria.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 15 September 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Christine Buckley spent more than ten years in a Catholic institution run by nuns, where, she says, she suffered unimaginable abuse. She'd like to ask the Pope why he's not also going to visit the Irish victims of abuse during his visit to Britain.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 14 September 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Mother-of-eight Ann Peoples believes that a Papal blessing saved her unborn child from certain death. She wants to thank the Pope for his stance on abortion.
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First broadcast: Monday 13 September 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
This week, the Pope makes his first visit to Britain in almost 30 years, at a time when the Catholic church is dogged by controversy.
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First broadcast: Sunday 12 September 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Twenty-six-year-old Emma Forward is the youngest member of the Church of England's governing body, the General Synod, and believes that women should not be scrambling for status within the church.
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First broadcast: Saturday 11 September 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Muslim Khola Hasan believes that women must not lead men in prayer, but that men have a responsibility to be the breadwinners for their family.
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First broadcast: Friday 10 September 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
London-based barrister Jasvir Singh is a practising Sikh, and believes that women who feel discriminated against by their religion should take legal action.
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First broadcast: Thursday 09 September 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Church of England priest and mother Miranda Threllfall-Holmes believes that Jesus was a feminist, and that the Church of England should follow his example by treating men and women equally.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 08 September 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Lucy Buchanan is married to James, a minister in the Church of England, and believes that God wants women to take a submissive role, both in church and in marriage.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 07 September 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Diane Abbott, MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, thinks it's outrageous that arguments once used to justify slavery now keep women from positions of religious authority.
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First broadcast: Monday 06 September 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
The Church of England's plan to permit female bishops has sent shockwaves through the country's Christian community. But can women really be spiritual leaders? Christian minister Rev James Gracie believes that the Bible is unambiguous - women must not preach in church, and that their primary role is in the home.
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First broadcast: Sunday 05 September 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Senior Rabbi of the Liberal Jewish Synagogue in London, Alexandra Wright, understands the short-term benefits of faith schools, but believes that in a multicultural society we need integrated schools in the long-term.
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First broadcast: Saturday 04 September 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Mother-of-two and atheist Kay Mercer thinks that faith schools are unfair, and that parents should not be denied the best education for their children based on religion.
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First broadcast: Friday 03 September 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Former MP Neil Hamilton taught at a Catholic faith school before his career in politics, and thinks that the moral framework they impose could be a solution to the hedonism of contemporary society.
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First broadcast: Thursday 02 September 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Eighteen-year-old Aoibheann Fitzpatrick has just finished studying at a Catholic school in Northern Ireland and feels that faith schools sometimes offer a narrow-minded education, where certain topics are taboo.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 01 September 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Educator Arthur Roderick has been involved with faith schools for over 30 years. He believes we need to get back to God in education and that the Bible should influence everything children learn at school.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 31 August 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Writer and atheist Francis Beckett has personal experience of education at a strict Catholic faith school, and thinks that they ultimately breed bigotry.
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First broadcast: Monday 30 August 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
For some they represent educational excellence, for others segregation and indoctrination - the increasingly controversial issue of faith schools divides the nation. 4thought.tv asks people whether faith schools should be banned.
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First broadcast: Sunday 29 August 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Controversial humanist Christina Martin likes to push the boundaries, telling jokes about Jesus, the Bible and the Pope.
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First broadcast: Saturday 28 August 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Andy Kind is a practising Christian who believes that comics have a responsibility to be sensitive to the personal beliefs of their audiences.
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First broadcast: Friday 27 August 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Shazia Mirza thinks that it's a myth that the Muslim community doesn't have a sense of humour.
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First broadcast: Thursday 26 August 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Josh Howie is a practising Jew and thinks no topic should be taboo in comedy, even making jokes about the Holocaust.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 25 August 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Comedian Tim Vine is a Christian, and believes that if God created laughter, he must want us to tell jokes.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 24 August 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Should religion be off-limits for comics? Atheist Stephen K Amos thinks anything goes, as long as it's with good intentions.
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First broadcast: Monday 23 August 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
As the Edinburgh Fringe reaches its climax, 4thought.tv asks if religion should be off-limits when it comes to comedy. Omid Djalili thinks not, but draws the line at Jesus and Mohammed.
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First broadcast: Sunday 22 August 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Rev. David McIlveen, a Presbyterian minister from Belfast, believes that football should be banned on Sundays as this breaks the Fourth Commandment: to keep the Sabbath holy.
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First broadcast: Saturday 21 August 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Trinidad and Tobago international Marvin Andrews is a born-again Christian, who believes that God healed his career-threatening injury and advises which teams he should sign for.
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First broadcast: Friday 20 August 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Rev. John Boyers, the official chaplain at Manchester United, sees how faith is still relevant in the high-pressure environment of a top Premiership football club.
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First broadcast: Thursday 19 August 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Racing pundit and Newcastle United fan John McCririck believes that religion is the curse of mankind and that the world would be a far better place if we all worshipped football clubs instead of God.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 18 August 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Former MP and devout Christian Lembit Opik thinks British footballers should follow the example of their international colleagues and not be afraid to publicly admit they believe in God.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 17 August 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Actor, atheist and Tottenham Hotspur fan Stephen Mangan thinks that passion displayed on the football terraces is something of which the church must be envious.
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First broadcast: Monday 16 August 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Many believe football is in a moral mess. Does God have a role to play in the beautiful game? Chaplain to the House of Commons Rev. Rose Hudson-Wilkin believes that the earnings of professional footballers are immoral and that they should follow the teachings of the Bible by giving at least 10% of their wages to society.
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First broadcast: Sunday 15 August 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Chief executive of the Ramadhan Foundation Mohammed Shafiq believes Ramadan is a time to think about people suffering across the world and prays for an end to the oppression of Muslims in Palestine.
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First broadcast: Saturday 14 August 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Engineering student Muhammed Hussain prays for an end to the misrepresentation of Muslims in the media and hopes the British public comes to realise that Islam is fundamentally a religion of peace.
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First broadcast: Friday 13 August 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Computer science student Haris Muhammad prays that British Muslims get behind our troops and stop protesting as soldiers return from fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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First broadcast: Thursday 12 August 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Mozambique-born rapper and poet Mohammed Yahya prays that British Muslims follow the example of the Prophet Mohammed and focus on how they can make a contribution to society.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 11 August 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Medical student Mohammed Sheikh prays that British Muslims break out of their isolationist mentality and integrate into British towns and cities.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 10 August 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Seven people called Mohammed, the most popular Muslim boy's name in Britain, discuss what they will be praying for during Ramadan. Convert Mohammed Payne has found it a challenge adapting to life as one of the few Muslims in the West Country, but prays that Muslims born in this country start accepting they are living in Britain and get behind their country, and the national football team.
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First broadcast: Monday 09 August 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Ramadan is one of the holiest months in the Muslim calendar, a time of fasting and intense prayer. 4thought.tv asks seven people called Mohammed, the most popular Muslim boy's name in Britain, what they will be praying for this year. For Birmingham-based graffiti artist Mohammed Ali, the month is particularly poignant as his father passed away in Ramadan last year.
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First broadcast: Saturday 07 August 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Another controversial short film offering radically different perspectives on homosexuality and sin. Imam Suliman Gani believes that it is clear from the Qur'an that God created 'Adam and Eve and not Adam and Steve'.
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First broadcast: Friday 06 August 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Christian Kersten Pegden recently came out, and finds comfort in a passage from the Bible, Ecclesiastes Chapter 3, The Time to Love, which talks about a time to be true to yourself and to your faith.
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First broadcast: Thursday 05 August 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Rev Wale Babatunde believes that the Bible is clear: God does not accept homosexuals in the same way that he does not accept thieves.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 04 August 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Practising Hindu Subodh Rathod lives with his gay partner Niranjan Kamatkar, and his mum, and believes that his religion is compatible with his sexuality.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 03 August 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Rev Peter Ould believes that God has helped him to overcome his attraction to men.
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First broadcast: Monday 02 August 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Airing directly after Stephen Green's film, Rev Rowland Jide Macaulay expresses his radically different views on homosexuality and sin...
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First broadcast: Monday 02 August 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Sexuality has become a major battle ground for the world religions. 4thought.tv offers a series of radically different perspectives on homosexuality and sin.
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First broadcast: Sunday 01 August 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Kevin Carlyon is the High Priest of British White Witches and the official protector of the Loch Ness Creature in Scotland.
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First broadcast: Saturday 31 July 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Twelve-year-old Jessica Bint is the only Pagan in her school, and loves to use her healing powers.
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First broadcast: Friday 30 July 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Paganism is one of Britain's fastest growing religions. Inbaal is an urban witch who believes passionately in the power of spells.
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First broadcast: Thursday 29 July 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Ed Prynn believes in the magical power of stones and has built his very own Stonehenge in his back garden.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 28 July 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Fashion designer Pearl Lowe had a Pagan wedding in 2008 and follows aspects of the faith.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 27 July 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Naturist and Pagan Andrew Williams believes that conducting ceremonies naked helps him get closer to nature.
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First broadcast: Monday 26 July 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Paganism is one of Britain's fastest growing religions. Nick Taylor became interested in the Pagan path after undergoing an initiation ritual in which he was buried alive.
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First broadcast: Sunday 25 July 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Beverley Carter experienced unimaginable abuse in her early life, but believes that God's grace has helped her learn to love again.
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First broadcast: Saturday 24 July 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Paul Winter was involved in sectarian violence during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, but a belief in God transformed his life beyond recognition.
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First broadcast: Friday 23 July 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Amazing Grace is one of the best-loved hymns of all time. But why does it strike a chord in so many lives? Rev Katei Kirby believes that the hymn's origins on an eighteenth century slave ship offer inspiration for all those facing life's challenges.
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First broadcast: Thursday 22 July 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Patsy McKie's son Dorrie was shot dead in 1999, but she wants to extend grace to the killer in the same way that God has shown grace to her.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 21 July 2010, 7.55PM on Channel 4
Youth worker and aspiring rapper Gems believes that becoming a Christian saved him from a life of violent crime.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 21 July 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Singer-songwriter Foy Vance witnessed the power of the song Amazing Grace on a visit to Ground Zero in New York.
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First broadcast: Monday 19 July 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Amazing Grace is one of the best-loved hymns of all time. But why does it strike a chord in so many lives? Singer-songwriter Beverley Knight recalls how singing Amazing Grace at the funeral of a close friend gave her a new appreciation of the power of the song.
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First broadcast: Sunday 18 July 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Aya is part of the small Muslim community in Belfast, and the 14 year old thinks the country is extremely tolerant of different religions.
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First broadcast: Saturday 17 July 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Fifteen-year-old Malachy has grown up in a Catholic family and now he wants to become a priest in order to bridge the religious divide.
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First broadcast: Friday 16 July 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
How important is religion to the younger generation in Northern Ireland? Jenna, 17, is a national Irish dancing champion who believes her Catholic faith has helped her reach the top.
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First broadcast: Thursday 15 July 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
More than ten years after the peace agreement in Northern Ireland, 17-year-old Claire thinks that Northern Ireland's future is Christian, not Protestant or Catholic.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 14 July 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
More than ten years after the peace agreement in Northern Ireland 16-year-old Ian is a member of the Protestant Orange Order, and regularly marches to honour the memory of his late father.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 13 July 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Seventeen-year-old Chelsey lives in Ballymena, a Northern Ireland town rife with religious tension. As a teenage mother, she does not want her son to grow up amid sectarian violence.
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First broadcast: Monday 12 July 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
During the Troubles, Northern Ireland was a deeply divided society. More than ten years after the peace agreement, how important is religion to the younger generation? Eighteen-year-old Karen was raised in Catholic west Belfast, but feels alienated by the hypocrisy of the church.
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First broadcast: Sunday 11 July 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Five years after the London bombings of July 2005, British Muslim junior doctor Farrah Jarral, who assisted in a surgical operation on a survivor, is still sickened that the bombers killed in the name of Islam.
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First broadcast: Saturday 10 July 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Five years after the London bombings of July 2005, teacher John McDonald explains the agonising decision he faced in the Edgware Road tube carriage, and how his Christian faith helped him.
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First broadcast: Thursday 08 July 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Esther Hyman's sister Miriam was killed on the number 30 bus on the 7th July 2005 bombings. Has a belief in the afterlife helped Esther come to terms with the loss of her sibling?
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First broadcast: Thursday 08 July 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Can faith help deal with the tragedy? Metropolitan Police Inspector George Rhoden explains how his Christian beliefs enabled him to cope with the aftermath of the Kings Cross Station blast.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 07 July 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
London Imam Ajmal Masroor had to deal with the effects of the 7 July 2005 bombings on the Muslim community, and believes that the bombers don't necessarily deserve forgiveness.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 06 July 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Can faith help deal with the tragedy? Raj Babbra was raised a Sikh, but his faith in God was severely tested when his best friend was killed in the Aldgate blast.
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First broadcast: Monday 05 July 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
Five years after the London bombings of the 7th July 2005, can faith help us to deal with the tragedy? Dr. Gill Hicks lost both her legs in the Piccadilly Line explosion, but gained a new faith in humanity.
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First broadcast: Monday 18 January 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if euthanasia should be legalised in Britain. Author Martin Amis believes that euthanasia is an evolutionary inevitability. Martin caused controversy by putting forward the idea of suicide booths on street corners and thinks that future generations will look back at how we have abandoned people to their longevity as 'barbaric'.
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First broadcast: Sunday 17 January 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if euthanasia should be legalised in Britain. Lesley Close's brother John had motor neurone disease. In 2003 Lesley accompanied him to a suicide clinic in Switzerland where she witnessed his 'dignified and amazing' death.
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First broadcast: Sunday 17 January 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv asks if euthanasia should be legalised in Britain. Christian Sarah Meagher's husband died of cancer. Sarah believes that only God has the right to take a life; neither she nor her husband wanted his death to be hastened in any way.
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First broadcast: Saturday 16 January 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv finds out how changing faiths can change lives. Premsri Kaur was raised in the Russian Orthodox Church but, after moving to London as a teenager, went on a spiritual journey that ended in her conversion to Sikhism.
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First broadcast: Friday 15 January 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv finds out how changing faiths can change lives. Chris Cooke grew up in a Catholic family but, 14 years after a knock on the door from two Mormon missionaries, he's now a bishop in the Mormon church.
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First broadcast: Thursday 14 January 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv finds out how changing faiths can change lives. Kristiane Backer was raised as a Protestant in Germany before embarking on a jet-set career in London as a presenter for MTV. She was introduced to Islam by Imran Khan and has documented her extraordinary journey from MTV to Mecca.
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First broadcast: Wednesday 13 January 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv finds out how changing faiths can change lives. Businessman Manoj Raithatha was raised a Hindu but found Christianity when his son was hospitalised with a life-threatening condition.
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First broadcast: Tuesday 12 January 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv finds out how changing faiths can change lives. Caren Pickering Hope was raised a Christian but has been practicing Scientology since the age of 17 and maintains that the two faiths are entirely compatible. She believes she has used some of the techniques of Scientology to help her daughter recover from serious illness.
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First broadcast: Monday 11 January 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv finds out how changing faiths can change lives. Sunitha Ramakrishna was raised in a Hindu family in Bangalore, India. She found Christianity after her mother was badly burned in a domestic accident, and secretly converted against the wishes of her father.
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First broadcast: Sunday 10 January 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv finds out how changing faiths can change lives. Journalist Lauren Booth converted to Islam after a visit to Iran in September 2010. She believes that her newfound faith has transformed her understanding of the importance of dressing modestly.
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First broadcast: Friday 08 January 2010, 12AM on Channel 4
4thought.tv examines the implications of white parents adopting non-white children. Chris Nicholson and his late wife adopted four mixed-race children. He initially thought race was simply not an issue, but his experience of transracial adoption has changed his opinions.
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Can mental illness be a gift? Psychiatrist Dr Subodh Davé doesn't think so. He thinks the negative effects of mental illness can cause lasting damage to a person and the people around them.
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David Cameron believes a core set of British values could help to combat extremist Islamic ideology. Should Muslims adapt to Britain or should Britain adapt to Muslims? Sukina Douglas is a member of the female Muslim hip-hop group Poetic Pilgrimage. She believes that British Muslims need to make more of an effort to change society's opinion about Islam and that mosques need to open their doors to everyone.
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