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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Governors review: religious output

In May 2005, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Governors held a seminar entitled Taking Belief Seriously to discuss the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s religious coverage and programmes.

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ management, the Central Religious Advisory Council, external speakers and invited guests discussed key themes including the importance of belief to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ audiences; and the role of other genres - including News, Drama and Comedy - in exploring issues of belief.

Two reports on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s religious programming were circulated to attendees. They examined the impartiality of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ religious output and the performance of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s religious strategy for television.

A summary of the issues discussed at the seminar can be found below. This seminar and the reports are part of an ongoing programme in which ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Governors examine key areas of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ output on behalf of viewers and listeners.