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Pentecostal Snake Handers and Interfaith Twin-hood
January 01, 2015
Summary: Two amazing radio docs from our archives. An intimate portrait of snake handlers and strychnine-drinkers in the hills of Appalachia, and Elizabeth and Caroline: twin sisters, two faiths.
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They Shall Take Up Serpents January 01, 2015
In this award-winning documentary from the early 90s, we explore two deeply misunderstood rituals in the Pentecostal tradition: handling snakes and drinking strychnine. The practice stems from a line in the book of Mark: "They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them."

Produced by Dave Isay for Sound Portraits Productions
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Twin Sisters, Two Faiths January 01, 2015
On the surface, identical twins Elizabeth and Caroline lead very similar lives. Both live in London, both are married, both have sons and both are expecting daughters. But there’s one major difference – Elizabeth is Muslim and Caroline is Christian. In 2009, producer Anna Scott-Brown spoke with the twins in this award-winning documentary about coming to terms with their different beliefs as their mother faced the end of life.

A production of Ladbroke Radio, produced by Adam Fowler and Anna Scott-Brown