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In the popular imagination, Satan is often a figure of evil with horns, hooves, frightening face and wings. But in scripture he does not conform to this stereotype. In Islam (in the form of Iblis) and in Christianity, he is a fallen angel - different to \\u2018the Satan\\u2019 of the Hebrew Bible \\u2013 but all in sacred writings he is a Tempter and/or Adversary. How has our view of him changed over the centuries and what part does he play in today\\u2019s world?

Ernie Rea is joined by three people who have given much thought to Satan. Darren Oldridge is Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Worcester and the author of \\u201cThe Devil: A Very Short Introduction.\\u201d Roni Tabick is the Rabbi of the New Stoke Newington Shul in Hackney. He has studied ancient Hebrew culture and Rabbinic texts. And Dr Sharihan Al-Akhras is a Digital Journalist at the BBC World Service. Her PhD looked at the links between Milton\\u2019s Satan in \\u201cParadise Lost\\u201d and the Muslim story of Iblis.

Producer: Helen Lee\\nEditor: Helen Grady