The Sacred | Elizabeth Alker on Fairness, Foster Care, and Accent Stigma @thesacredpodcast | Uploaded March 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
Elizabeth Alker is a BBC Radio 3 presenter, and previously spent several years working at BBC Radio 6 Music.
Elizabeth spoke about growing up with parents who fostered, the role of faith in her life, fairness as a sacred value and her reflections on being northern.
Read the full transcript here: theosthinktank.co.uk/comment/2024/03/13/elizabeth-alker-on-fairness-foster-care-and-accent-stigma
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:49 What is sacred to you? Elizabeth Alker answers
4:45 Growing up in Rochdale and having an open house
8:10 Questioning faith at university
11:29 How did you get into music and music journalism?
19:22 Being influenced and shaped by the people around us
21:55 Finding your way into the music industry without contacts
25:44 Highlights from your time at 6 Music
28:10 Being a Christian at the BBC and living by your values
33:19 Class, championing the North and accent prejudice
40:36 The exclusivity of classical music
43:35 Value of respect for community to flourish
45:03 Reflections from Elizabeth
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Elizabeth Alker is a BBC Radio 3 presenter, and previously spent several years working at BBC Radio 6 Music.
Elizabeth spoke about growing up with parents who fostered, the role of faith in her life, fairness as a sacred value and her reflections on being northern.
Read the full transcript here: theosthinktank.co.uk/comment/2024/03/13/elizabeth-alker-on-fairness-foster-care-and-accent-stigma
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:49 What is sacred to you? Elizabeth Alker answers
4:45 Growing up in Rochdale and having an open house
8:10 Questioning faith at university
11:29 How did you get into music and music journalism?
19:22 Being influenced and shaped by the people around us
21:55 Finding your way into the music industry without contacts
25:44 Highlights from your time at 6 Music
28:10 Being a Christian at the BBC and living by your values
33:19 Class, championing the North and accent prejudice
40:36 The exclusivity of classical music
43:35 Value of respect for community to flourish
45:03 Reflections from Elizabeth
*****
The Sacred is a podcast produced by the think tank Theos. Be sure to connect with us below to stay up-to-date with all our content, research and events.
CONNECT WITH THE SACRED
Twitter: twitter.com/sacred_podcast
Instagram: instagram.com/sacred_podcast
CONNECT WITH ELIZABETH OLDFIELD
Twitter: twitter.com/ESOldfield
Instagram: instagram.com/elizabethsaraholdfield
Substack: morefullyalive.substack.com
CONNECT WITH THEOS
Theos monthly newsletter: confirmsubscription.com/h/d/E9E17CAB71AC7464
Twitter: twitter.com/Theosthinktank
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LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/theos---the-think-tank
Website: theosthinktank.co.uk
CHECK OUT OUR PODCASTS
The Sacred: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-sacred/id1326888108
Reading Our Times: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/reading-our-times/id1530952185
