Episode
Beauty for Ashes 28 - Reasons to be Cheerful
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- Beauty for Ashes
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- Apr 23, 2026
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- 2716
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Summary
This week we look at some of the more positive things going on....including the Pope vs the President; the fightback against assisted suicide; the return of chocolate; Britain returning to oil; John Cleese recognising the persecution of Christians in Nigeria; Country of the week - Algeria; Feedback; Deep Purple in Japan; You are not a Victim - Konstantin Kisin; Student outreach in Armenia; Dame Jud Dench on Shakespeare; and the Final Wordwith music from Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Babymetal, Farrell, Tarwaan n Darwed, Reformed and Dangerous, Deep Purple and Handal