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Tuesday, April 05, 2005

Dharmachari Nagaraja

Dharmachari Nagaraja is a Scottish Buddhist who gives a "Pause for Thought" now and again on the Terry Wogan Show. His words of wisdom are rarely inspiring, but his laughter certainly is!

Monday, April 04, 2005

Wong Fei-hung

Wong Fei-hung, also known as Huang Fei-hong is one of the most revered kung fu heroes in Southern Chinese culture, the martial arts world and Hong Kong action films by such directors as Wu Pang and Chow Hak. Kwan Tak-hing alone played him in over 70 films. Winnie Foo, of the film archive in Sai-Wan Ho is organizing the exhibition, Pearl River Delta: movie, culture, life and talks to Anne-Marie Evans on RTHK's Hong Kong Heritage.

Sunday, April 03, 2005

Agenda for the next Pope

Not everyone was enthusiastic about the late Pope's stance on such issues as contraception and women in the priesthood. Sister Lavinia Byrne of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and author of Woman at the Altar (she was required to sign a document repudiating the book) thinks he and the three Popes before him have bequeathed some huge challenges for the next one. Of course, John Paul II appointed most of the cardinals who will elect his successor, so the odds in favour of a more liberal papacy are not good. From BBC Radio 4's Broadcasting House.

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