BBC radio releases podcast on Armenian Genocide
In the framework of All Things Considered, an award-winning series exploring religious, spiritual and moral issues, Roy Jenkins reflected on the impact of the Armenian Genocide with the Rev. Canon Dr Patrick Thomas, Vicar of Christ Church, Carmarthen – an expert on Armenia and author of “Remembering the Armenian Genocide: 1915-2015,” Armeniangenocide100.org reports.
Visiting the Armenian Genocide Memorial in Cardiff’s Cathays Park, the only public memorial to the Genocide on British soil, he also met members of the Welsh Armenian community to learn how this event, a hundred years ago, still resonates for them today. The program also included extracts from eyewitness accounts and sacred Armenian music.
Extracts included ‘Der Zor’ translated by Verjiné Svazlian in The Armenian Genocide, and Peter Balakian’s translation of Gregoris Balakian’s work Armenian Golgotha.
The podcast is available here.