A Question of Death

Exploring and improving our relationship with death through respectful enquiry. Here you’ll find conversations with those who work with the dead & grieving, plus episodes examining death through a lens of history & the arts, folklore & food. We’ll take you from ancient funerary rituals to forensic anthropologists via green burials and Persephone’s pomegranates. We hope the journey & stories will provide you with some of the knowledge & empathy you need to navigate this hidden world as well as shine a light on the kindness & tenderness displayed by the professionals who take care of our dead.