In 2014, we organised an open letter which was published in the Telegraph on Easter Monday, challenging recent statements by the Prime Minister which referred to Britain as a ‘Christian country’. The letter’s lead signatory was our President, the physicist and broadcaster Professor Jim Al-Khalili, and it was co-signed by almost sixty other public figures – including Nobel Laureates, peers, philosophers, campaigners, authors, broadcasters, and academics.
The story was then picked up by hundreds of media outlets both in the UK and around the world. Below are some video and audio clips from some of the letter’s signatories, as well as from our Chief Executive, Andrew Copson, discussing the topic with journalists and other commentators. We will be adding to these as more clips become available.
Professor Jim Al-Khalili on BBC News
Joan Smith on Channel 4 News
Professor Jim Al-Khalili on BBC World Service Outside Source
Andrew Copson on BBC Radio Suffolk
Andrew Copson on BBC Wiltshire
Andrew Copson on BBC Radio Stoke
Andrew Copson on BBC Sussex
Andrew Copson on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
Andrew Copson on BBC Radio York
Andrew Copson on BBC Radio Berkshire
Andrew Copson on BBC Radio Lancashire
Andrew Copson on BBC Radio Bristol
Andrew Copson on BBC Radio Shropshire
Andrew Copson on BBC Radio Humberside