The news sphere and the heavenly sphere

Schedule

Tue Sep 29 2026 at 06:30 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC+01:00
Location

St Bride's Church, Fleet Street | London, EN

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Join us for our annual Religion Media Centre lecture with Sarah Sands, CEO of Hymns Ancient & Modern, followed by Q&A and reception
About this Event

Sarah Sands is a British journalist and author, and former newspaper and BBC Radio 4 Today programme editor, who has gone on to serve on multiple boards, mainly in the UK creative and scientific sector, including Channel 4 and the Science Museum Group. She is a former chair of the G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council (GEAC) and has championed the cause of Afghan women. She is an honorary fellow at Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge and Goldsmiths, University of London. Now CEO of Hymns Ancient & Modern, she will give a lecture entitled: The news sphere and the heavenly sphere.

"The news media is generally more comfortable with State than Church. How can it better understand and report on the Christian perspective?"

The event is hosted by the Religion Media Centre, an impartial and independent organisation aiming to increase cohesion and understanding in society by helping the media report and understand religion and belief. Find out more about us here, and join our mailing lists here.


Agenda

🕑: 06:15 PM - 06:30 PM
Doors open
🕑: 06:30 PM - 07:15 PM
Lecture: The news sphere and the heavenly sphere
Host: Sarah Sands, CEO of Hymns Ancient & Modern
🕑: 07:15 PM - 08:00 PM
Q&A session
🕑: 08:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Reception
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street, Fleet Street, London, United Kingdom

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