In the second of two episodes exploring the vibrant artworks of Liverpool’s cathedrals, David Trigg is joined by Laura Moffatt for a tour of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, the largest Catholic cathedral in England.

They are joined by Terry Duffy, Former Organist and Director of Music at the cathedral, and Dominic Wilkinson, architect and principal lecturer in architecture at Liverpool John Moores University.

Designed by Frederick Gibberd and built between 1962 and 1967, the strikingly modern cathedral commands the Liverpool skyline. Our tour begins with William Mitchell's concrete bell tower and large sliding doors decorated with fantastical winged creatures. Inside, we discuss the Lantern Tower, designed by John Piper and Patrick Reyntiens, and Elisabeth Frink's bronze crucifix.

In the Blessed Sacrament Chapel are works by Ceri Richards and Arthur Dooley, while in the Lady Chapel is Robert Brumby's Virgin and Child and Margaret Traherne's coloured windows. George Mayer-Marton's Pentecost mosaic is displayed in the Chapel of Unity, and in the Chapel of St Joseph we find scenes from the life of St Joseph carved directly into the walls by Stephen Foster. Interspersed between the chapels is a series of 14 bronze Stations of the Cross by Sean Rice, who also produced a remarkable sculpture of Abraham, ‘Our Father in Faith’ with which we end our tour.

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In this episode David Trigg is joined by Kieran Dodds, a Scottish photographer known for his award-winning photo stories and portraits.

Kieran’s research-driven projects are centred on the interplay of environment and human culture; how people shape their environments and how those environments in turn shape people.

The conversation opens at the V&A Dundee, where Kieran is exhibiting works from his series Church Forests of Ethiopia, in the museum’s Garden Futures exhibition.

The project explores the way that Christian beliefs have created sustainable landscapes in Ethiopia’s Amhara province, an area in the north of the country where, in the last century, vast amounts of ancient forest were cleared for agricultural use, leaving only the lush groves surrounding Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Churches.

In Ethiopian Orthodox teaching, a church building should be enveloped by a forest, an oasis recalling the Garden of Eden. Thousands of these small church forests litter the Ethiopian highlands, scattered like emeralds across a sea of dusty farm fields. Kieran speaks about how he came to photograph these remnant forests and how the local churches are playing a vital role in the protection and conservation of the region’s biodiversity.

In addition to speaking about how he became a photographer and the role that his Christian faith plays in his work, Kieran also discusses his Border Patrol and Gingers projects.

The exhibition “Garden Futures” is at V&A Dundee until 25 January 2026.

Works discussed in this episode can be viewed on Instagram.

To keep up to date with Kieran's projects visit his website, follow him on Instagram and subscribe to his Substack.

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In this episode, David Trigg is joined by curator Jacquiline Creswell and poet Alex Vellis to discuss the exhibition "Hear Us" at Canterbury Cathedral, which centres on the idea of asking God a question.

Controversially, parts of the cathedral's majestic architecture have been covered with eye-catching graffiti. But the building hasn't been vandalised; the colourful graphics, which will leave no trace, present thought-provoking questions for God developed in collaboration with marginalised groups from Canterbury who felt that the cathedral was not a place for them.

Questions such as ‘do you know me?’, ‘What happens when we die?’, and ‘Why is there so much pain and destruction?’ cover the historic building's walls, floors and pillars, intended to spark conversations about faith, spirituality and personal growth.

Jacquiline and Alex explain how the exhibition was developed, how they persuaded the cathedral to agree to it, and how they have dealt with the storm of criticism it has generated.

The exhibition “Hear Us” is at Canterbury Cathedral until 18 January 2026.

For more information visit www.canterbury-cathedral.org

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