Bel Mooney (born December 17, 1946) is a British journalist and broadcaster. She presents Devout Sceptics, a BBC Radio 4 programme devoted to public figures private beliefs, not necessarily agnostic or atheistic, as the name might suggest. December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of chiefly spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ... Agnosticism is the philosophical and theological view that the existence of God, gods or deities is either unknown or inherently unknowable. ... Atheism, in its most inclusive sense, is characterized by an absence of belief in the existence of gods. ...
In the early 'seventies, Mooney wrote for the New Statesman and was for many years she was a regular columnist for the two London Times newspaper titles and The Listener. The New Statesman is a left-of-centre political weekly published in London. ... The Listener was a weekly magazine established by the BBC under Lord Reith in January 1929. ...
Bel Mooney was married to the television journalist Jonathan Dimbleby for thirty-five years, until the couple separated in 2004. Jonathan Dimbleby, born 31 July 1944, is a commentator and presenter of current affairs and political radio and television programmes. ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
BelMooney questions her guests about their personal experiences as they grew up, and she explores her fascination with "the roads people take towards faith or doubt."
Mooney's guests reveal and reflect upon their very personal views, which are thought provoking and challenging.
BelMooney encourages this examination: "May the conversations never cease, as we try to make sense of who we are and why we are here, even in the darkest times."
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