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Transcripts

Page 5 of 9: Database of transcripts for videos and podcasts. Linked in the description of the relevant videos/posts.

We aim for all new audio-visual content to be accompanied by a transcript and are working through our archive. Where a human checked transcript is not yet available, we may use automated subtitles. Best efforts are made to ensure transcripts are accurate.

8. Bradlaugh’s parliamentary campaigns & final years (Origins of secularism & the NSS)

Mon, 11 May 2020

In this video, Bob tells the story of Charles Bradlaugh's fight to take his seat in parliament. Despite being elected MP for Northampton multiple times, he was barred from taking his seat in parliament due to being an atheist. His eventual triumph in getting his seat paved the way for greater equality for parliamentarians of all faiths and none.

Bonus Ep 2: Leo Igwe #FreeMubarakBala

Sat, 9 May 2020

This podcast gives an emergency update on the plight of Mubarak Bala, President of the Humanist Association of Nigeria (HAN). Bala was arrested in Kaduna, northern Nigeria, by the police on the 28th April, effectively for blasphemy against Islam.

Ep 25: American religious exceptionalism and Covid-19

Thu, 7 May 2020

This episode is about secularism in the USA, its basis in the American constitution, and its opposition by the religious right. The NSS's Alastair Lichten interviews Andrew Seidel, an attorney at the Freedom From Religion Foundation.

7. Bradlaugh, Besant & “Fruits of Philosophy” (Origins of secularism & the National Secular Society)

Wed, 6 May 2020

In this video, Bob talks about Charles Bradlaugh and Annie Besant's arrest and trial over a pamphlet called "Fruits of Philosophy", which aimed to educate the masses about birth control. Their victory in this case was a key moment in the struggle for a free press.

6. Annie Besant (The origins of secularism & the National Secular Society)

Mon, 4 May 2020

In this video, Bob introduces Annie Besant - a prominent member of the NSS in its early days, and a tireless campaigner for women's equality and secularism.

5. The Early Career of Charles Bradlaugh (The origins of secularism & the National Secular Society)

Fri, 1 May 2020

In this video, Bob talks about the early years of Charles Bradlaugh, and what led him to establish the NSS.

Ep 24: The history of the NSS - Interview with Bob Forder

Thu, 30 Apr 2020

In this week's episode, Emma Park speaks to Bob Forder, a member of the NSS Council and former history teacher, about the origins of secularism in Britain. Bob explains how the secularist movement was, from its early years, bound up with the story of the National Secular Society. From its origins in local working-class associations, secularism has always been a socially progressive if not radical movement that has challenged the established hierarchy.

4. G.J. Holyoake (The origins of secularism & the National Secular Society)

Wed, 29 Apr 2020

In this video, Bob introduces George Jacob Holyoake, who coined the term 'secularism'.