Christian beliefs and values
Issues: Belief and Abortion | Belief File
Issues: Belief and Abortion | Belief File
This programme looks at abortion from the Christian and Sikh perspectives.
A night out with the street pastors | Reverse Missionaries
A night out with the street pastors | Reverse Missionaries
Pastor John Chilimtsidya, a reverse missionary from Malawi, joins the street pastors, a group offering help to peo...
Miracles | KS3 Curriculum Bites
Miracles | KS3 Curriculum Bites
Seven programmes for 11-14 year olds on issues of Christianity and critical thinking, designed to stimulate and engage debate.
The Ten Commandments | KS4 Curriculum Bites
The Ten Commandments | KS4 Curriculum Bites
Kathy Lette and Rabbi YY Rubinstein discuss the meaning of the Commandments 'Do not kill', 'Worship no other gods' and 'Do not ta...
2: Christianity | My Life, My Religion
2: Christianity | My Life, My Religion
What does it mean to be a Christian? Ten-year-old Nathan celebrates Christmas and Easter, and Kiera and Santos prepare for their first...
Christian forgiveness and the Crusades | What's the Point of Forgiveness?
Christian forgiveness and the Crusades | What's the Point of Forgiveness?
Bettany Hughes explains how forgiveness was understood during the Crusades.
Background to Christian forgiveness | What's the Point of Forgiveness?
Background to Christian forgiveness | What's the Point of Forgiveness?
An introduction to the ancient context in which Jesus first preached about forgiveness.
What's the Point of Forgiveness?
What's the Point of Forgiveness?
Inspired by Jesus's words on the cross, Bettany Hughes traces the history of this challenging virtue. What does it really ask of us? And how...
One Night in Newcastle | We Are England
One Night in Newcastle | We Are England
The street pastors are a group of Christian volunteers who give up their free time to help the poor, the sick and the intoxicated dur...
A short history of money | KS4 Curriculum Bites
A short history of money | KS4 Curriculum Bites
Around 30 million people die of hunger each year - should this make us angry? What should Christians do with their money? Sho...
Issues: Belief and Genetics | Belief File
Issues: Belief and Genetics | Belief File
This programme deals with genetic engineering from a Christian perspective.
Issues: Belief and Homosexuality | Belief File
Issues: Belief and Homosexuality | Belief File
This programme looks at homosexuality from Christian and Jewish perspectives.
The Holocaust | What's the Point of Forgiveness?
The Holocaust | What's the Point of Forgiveness?
Discussing the possibility of forgiveness after the atrocities of the Holocaust.
Forgiveness during the Reformation | What's the Point of Forgiveness?
Forgiveness during the Reformation | What's the Point of Forgiveness?
Bettany Hughes and Diarmaid MacCulloch discuss the impact that the Reformation had on Christian forgive...
Episode 2 | Reverse Missionaries
Episode 2 | Reverse Missionaries
Series following modern-day missionaries in Britain. Pastor John Chilimtsidya from Malawi visits David Livingstone's home town, where attend...
A church in decline in Scotland | Reverse Missionaries
A church in decline in Scotland | Reverse Missionaries
Pastor John Chilimtsidya from Malawi arrives in a Scottish town where church attendance is falling and few young peopl...
Episode 1 | Reverse Missionaries
Episode 1 | Reverse Missionaries
Series following modern-day missionaries in Britain. Jamaican Baptist pastor Franklin Small brings his energetic preaching style to King's S...
The Debt Saviours
The Debt Saviours
Access-all-areas documentary following Christians Against Poverty, asking whether the charity's motivation is debt relief or bringing people to Jesus.
Don't judge others | KS4 Curriculum Bites
Don't judge others | KS4 Curriculum Bites
A drama related to the New Testament saying, "Judge not or you will be judged". A young woman suspects that her purse has been stol...
New Churches | A-Z of Belief
New Churches | A-Z of Belief
Sue Rinaldi (lead singer of Heartbeat) and Michael Sweet (heavy metal star of Stryper) talk about a new, exciting movement within Christianity t...
Christian marriage and relationships
Sexuality | A Question of Faith
Sexuality | A Question of Faith
Taking part in a Christian church service for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, the group ask where religion stands when ...
3: Christianity vs The West | Sex and the Church
3: Christianity vs The West | Sex and the Church
Diarmaid MacCulloch explores how the official Christian Church and Western society have moved apart on issues of sex and gen...
1: From Pleasure to Sin | Sex and the Church
1: From Pleasure to Sin | Sex and the Church
Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch explores how Christianity has shaped western attitudes to sex, gender and sexuality throughout his...
Too Gay for God?
Too Gay for God?
The story of Reverend Jide Macaulay, an openly gay Church of England minister who wants to marry his boyfriend despite the Church not recognising same-sex m...
2: Sexual Revolution | Sex and the Church
2: Sexual Revolution | Sex and the Church
Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch explains how the church took control of marriage in the 11th century and how the Protestant Reformati...
1: Christian | Strictly Soulmates
1: Christian | Strictly Soulmates
Members of different faiths search for the perfect partner. Evangelical Christians Katy, Richard and Lorraine are all looking for love and ...
Jamelia: Shame about Single Mums
Jamelia: Shame about Single Mums
The singer Jamelia is a single mum, but it's not something she's proud of. She explores where the sense of shame comes from by looking at st...
An Episcopalian same-sex wedding | Around the World in 80 Faiths
An Episcopalian same-sex wedding | Around the World in 80 Faiths
An Anglican vicar discusses different Christian attitudes to homosexuality after attending a same-sex weddin...
Islam and Homosexuality | Queer Britain
Islam and Homosexuality | Queer Britain
Riyadh Khalaf talks to a young Muslim woman who is planning a platonic marriage of convenience.
Marriage | Being…
Marriage | Being…
A discussion of the importance of marriage in Christianity.
LGBT Church | A Question of Faith
LGBT Church | A Question of Faith
Students visit a Church that accepts LGBT people.
2: Settling Down | A Believer's Guide to...
2: Settling Down | A Believer's Guide to...
Christians Grace and Jess are engaged and about to move into their first home together, a canal boat. Having not always found acc...
Episode 3 | No Sex Please, We're Teenagers
Episode 3 | No Sex Please, We're Teenagers
It's the last month-will anyone fall at the final hurdle?
Episode 2 | No Sex Please, We're Teenagers
Episode 2 | No Sex Please, We're Teenagers
Tonight they attend a road show by an American Christian group who condemn sex before marriage. They are also given lessons on par...
No Sex Please, We're Teenagers
No Sex Please, We're Teenagers
Documentary on the efforts of a group of teenagers (members of the so-called Romance Academy) to abstain from sex for five months, advised by ...
Jesus' Teachings on Sex | Sex and the Church
Jesus' Teachings on Sex | Sex and the Church
A look at how the arrival of Christianity changed views around sex and relationships.
Does God Hate Queers? | Queer Britain
Does God Hate Queers? | Queer Britain
Riyadh Khalaf shines a light on the challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community. Riyadh meets a disfellowed Jehovah's Witness.
Naming ceremony at Oasis Church | Queer Britain
Naming ceremony at Oasis Church | Queer Britain
At a church in London, a transgender man takes part in a naming ceremony.
Conversion Therapy | Queer Britain
Conversion Therapy | Queer Britain
Riyadh Khalaf meets a representative of a Christian organisation which claims it can cure homosexuality.
LGBTQ+ supportive faith groups | Queer Britain
LGBTQ+ supportive faith groups | Queer Britain
Riyadh Khalaf learns about Christian groups which welcome and support LGBTQ+ people.
Christian pilgrimage
Episode 3 | Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve
Episode 3 | Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve
Simon Reeve follows in the footsteps of pilgrims to Jerusalem. Starting in Istanbul, he travels across the Holy Land and reflects on ...
Episode 1 | Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve
Episode 1 | Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve
Simon Reeve follows in the footsteps of pilgrims across Britain. He starts at the mystical Holy Island, before he follows the route m...
Episode 2 | Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve
Episode 2 | Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve
Simon Reeve follows in the footsteps of pilgrims across western Europe. He treks across the Pyrenees and visits a monastery high in t...
The Road to Rome: Episode 3 | Pilgrimage
The Road to Rome: Episode 3 | Pilgrimage
The celebrity pilgrims set off on the final challenging stretch of the Via toward Rome. When they receive an extraordinary invitatio...
3: Egypt: the Desert | Extreme Pilgrim
3: Egypt: the Desert | Extreme Pilgrim
Pete, a vicar for fourteen years, wants to learn from other cultures about feeling closer to God. He goes to an Antonine monastery in ...
Calum Cille: An Naomh Dana/Columba - The Bold Saint
Calum Cille: An Naomh Dana/Columba - The Bold Saint
He was at the centre of a bloody battle and founded a monastery that became a beacon of civilisation in the Early Middle ...
The Road Through the Alps: Episode 3 | Pilgrimage
The Road Through the Alps: Episode 3 | Pilgrimage
The celebrities finish their journey at Einsiedeln Abbey, a pilgrim destination for over 1,000 years.
The Road Through the Alps: Episode 2 | Pilgrimage
The Road Through the Alps: Episode 2 | Pilgrimage
It's day five, and the pilgrims prepare for the challenging Alpine paths ahead of them. As they go along the path, they dis...
The Road Through the Alps: Episode 1 | Pilgrimage
The Road Through the Alps: Episode 1 | Pilgrimage
Seven celebrities of differing faiths and beliefs take on a pilgrimage through the Austrian and Swiss Alps to Einsiedeln Ab...
The Road through North Wales: Episode 3 | Pilgrimage
The Road through North Wales: Episode 3 | Pilgrimage
The pilgrims' final destination is Bardsey Island, the fabled 'Island of 20,000 Saints'. Along the way, they see spectac...
The Road through North Wales: Episode 2 | Pilgrimage
The Road through North Wales: Episode 2 | Pilgrimage
The pilgrims' final destination is Bardsey Island, the fabled 'Island of 20,000 Saints'. Along the way, they see spectac...
The Road through North Wales: Episode 1 | Pilgrimage
The Road through North Wales: Episode 1 | Pilgrimage
Seven celebrities of differing faiths and beliefs experience an emotional journey on a pilgrimage in north Wales, a rout...
The Road through Portugal: Episode 3 | Pilgrimage
The Road through Portugal: Episode 3 | Pilgrimage
In Coimbra, there are visits to a convent, a mosque and a synagogue. Finally, after 14 days and 364 kilometres, the group f...
The Road through Portugal: Episode 2 | Pilgrimage
The Road through Portugal: Episode 2 | Pilgrimage
With under a week to go before they join tens of thousands of people in Fatima for the annual celebration of the Miracle of...
The Road through Portugal: Episode 1 | Pilgrimage
The Road through Portugal: Episode 1 | Pilgrimage
Seven well-known personalities, with differing faiths and beliefs, meet in northern Portugal to tackle a modern Catholic pi...
The Road to the Scottish Isles: Episode 3 | Pilgrimage
The Road to the Scottish Isles: Episode 3 | Pilgrimage
With the end of their pilgrimage looming, the celebrities get a taste of monastic life in a medieval abbey, but will i...
The Road to the Scottish Isles: Episode 2 | Pilgrimage
The Road to the Scottish Isles: Episode 2 | Pilgrimage
Life on the pilgrimage gets tough as the celebrities are challenged both physically and spiritually, struggling with l...
The Road to the Scottish Isles: Episode 1 | Pilgrimage
The Road to the Scottish Isles: Episode 1 | Pilgrimage
Seven celebrities of differing faiths and beliefs set out in search of St Columba, an Irish monk born 1,500 years ago ...
The Road to Istanbul: Episode 3 | Pilgrimage
The Road to Istanbul: Episode 3 | Pilgrimage
The celebrities set off on the final leg of their pilgrimage and arrive in Turkey, where they head for the magnificent Suleymani...
The Road to Istanbul: Episode 2 | Pilgrimage
The Road to Istanbul: Episode 2 | Pilgrimage
Life on the Sultans Trail begins to challenge the celebrities as Adrian Chiles tells the group he is struggling with the purpose...
Christmas
Horrible Christmas | Horrible Histories
Horrible Christmas | Horrible Histories
This episode showcases bizarre yuletide absurdities from over the centuries with a unique blend of sketches, pastiche and song - a fo...
Rev. Kate Bottley discovers the meaning of the Advent wreath | Songs of Praise
Rev. Kate Bottley discovers the meaning of the Advent wreath | Songs of Praise
Rev. Kate Bottley discusses the advent wreath, followed by a rendition of Hills of the North, ...
Christmas | My First Festivals
Christmas | My First Festivals
In this episode we follow Rose as she celebrates Christmas with her family. Rose and her family visit the garden centre, where they find lots ...
Young Voices | Songs of Praise
Young Voices | Songs of Praise
Sally Magnusson meets young people in Wigan on a mission to get the town singing for Christmas, and schoolchildren who are putting faith first...
What do Advent Candles symbolise? | Songs of Praise
What do Advent Candles symbolise? | Songs of Praise
For Christians, Advent defines a season of symbolic 'waiting' and preparation for the day marking Christ's birth. Each of...
Away in a Manger | Christmas Celebration
Away in a Manger | Christmas Celebration
Performed by the NYCoS Area Choirs of Edinburgh, Falkirk and West Lothian and filmed at Old St Paul's in Edinburgh.
Make the 2018 Blue Peter Christmas card! | Blue Peter
Make the 2018 Blue Peter Christmas card! | Blue Peter
Every year on Blue Peter, we love to inspire you to make an incredible homemade Christmas card that will amaze your fam...
Good King Wenceslas (song) | Horrible Histories
Good King Wenceslas (song) | Horrible Histories
Enjoy this special version of 'Good King Wenceslas' from Horrible Histories.
We Wish You A Merry Christmas (song) | Horrible Histories
We Wish You A Merry Christmas (song) | Horrible Histories
Enjoy this special version of 'We Wish You A Merry Christmas' from Horrible Histories.
Silent Night (song) | Horrible Histories
Silent Night (song) | Horrible Histories
Enjoy this special version of 'Silent Night' from Horrible Histories.
O Christmas Tree (song) | Horrible Histories
O Christmas Tree (song) | Horrible Histories
Enjoy this special version of 'O Christmas tree' from Horrible Histories.
Hanukkah and contemporary Jewish identity | Christmas Voices
Hanukkah and contemporary Jewish identity | Christmas Voices
A Jewish family explore what Hanukkah means to them.
Monastries
Episode 2 | Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries
Episode 2 | Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries
Janina Ramirez looks at how monasteries transformed society and rose to a position of immense power, only...
Episode 1 | Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries
Episode 1 | Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries
Dr Janina Ramirez begins her series by exploring how monasteries evolved from a cult of isolation and sel...
Episode 3 | Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries
Episode 3 | Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries
Dr Janina Ramirez discovers how the immensely rich and powerful monasteries that had dominated British so...
Episode 3 | The Monastery
Episode 3 | The Monastery
Final part of the documentary series following five men searching for meaning in their lives who have accepted a challenge from the Benedictine mon...
Episode 2 | The Monastery
Episode 2 | The Monastery
Five men searching for meaning in their lives spend 40 days living according to Benedictine rule at Worth Abbey. After two weeks, tensions show wit...
Episode 1 | The Monastery
Episode 1 | The Monastery
Five men searching for meaning in their lives accept a challenge from the Benedictine monks of Worth Abbey to live according to the monks' rules fo...
Young Nuns
Young Nuns
Documentary following the stories of two women in their early twenties as they prepare to become nuns, offering a unique insight into a rarely seen world.
Rites of passage in Christianity
Christian | Being...
Christian | Being...
How British Christians from across the faith celebrate life's big milestones, from birth and coming of age to marriage and the end of life.
Pentecostal Baptism | Being…
Pentecostal Baptism | Being…
Savannah is baptised into the Pentecostal church.
Baptism | Being…
Baptism | Being…
A family of Roman Catholics baptize their fifth child.
Christianity: The Church | Pathways of Belief
Christianity: The Church | Pathways of Belief
Programme for 7-9 year olds looking at church as the family of God, embracing different races and nations, rites of passage, ba...
Catholic children practice for their First Holy Communion | Catholics
Catholic children practice for their First Holy Communion | Catholics
Catholic children prepare for their First Holy Communion with the help of their teachers.
First Communion
First Communion
Four Catholic families prepare to celebrate their children's First Holy Communion, one of the biggest days of their lives so far. It's a sacred ceremony but ...
Pentecostalism | Being…
Pentecostalism | Being…
Savannah discusses her experience of the Pentecostal Church and explains why she wants to be baptised.
Family and child birth | Being…
Family and child birth | Being…
A family of Roman Catholics discuss their faith and experiences with childbirth.
Saints and sainthood
St. Paul's conversion on the road to Damascus | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
St. Paul's conversion on the road to Damascus | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
The story of St Paul's conversion after a dramatic revelation on the road to Damasc...
Roman persecution of Christians | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
Roman persecution of Christians | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
The story of how the Romans persecuted Christians in the decades after Jesus' death.
Mount Hermon | David Suchet - In the Footsteps of St Peter
Mount Hermon | David Suchet - In the Footsteps of St Peter
David Suchet recounts the events on Mount Hermon where Jesus proved himself to be the messiah to some of his follo...
Episode 1 | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
Episode 1 | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
David Suchet undertakes an epic journey spanning the Mediterranean, inspired by the life and travels of Paul the Apostl...
Episode 2 | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
Episode 2 | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
David Suchet continues his journey inspired by the travels of Paul the Apostle. He visits Greece, where Paul made his f...
Episode 2 | David Suchet - In the Footsteps of St Peter
Episode 2 | David Suchet - In the Footsteps of St Peter
Actor David Suchet continues to trace the life of the man we know today as Saint Peter. According to the Bible, it is...
Episode 1 | David Suchet - In the Footsteps of St Peter
Episode 1 | David Suchet - In the Footsteps of St Peter
Actor David Suchet goes in search of one of the most puzzling characters in history - the man we know today as Saint ...
St David's Pilgrimages | Songs of Praise
St David's Pilgrimages | Songs of Praise
With St David's Day approaching, Katherine Jenkins meets pilgrims in Pembrokeshire walking the ancient trail to St Davids Cathedral.
Words of St. Paul | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
Words of St. Paul | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
David Suchet recites some of St Paul's most powerful and significant words.
The death of St. Paul | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
The death of St. Paul | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
Evidence about the death and last years of St Paul's life is very limited, but church traditions have emerg...
St. Paul in the temple at Jerusalem | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
St. Paul in the temple at Jerusalem | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
David Suchet learns about the significance of the temple of Jerusalem and how it would have l...
St. Paul in Athens | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
St. Paul in Athens | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
The story of St Paul's travel to Athens to preach Christianity to the philosophers and citizens of the city.
Women's place in the Church | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
Women's place in the Church | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
St Paul's view of women has been invoked in recent church debates but his own opinions are often uncl...
St. Paul's letters | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
St. Paul's letters | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
A look at the letters written by St Paul to the church communities he founded.
The Jerusalem Council | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
The Jerusalem Council | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
At the council of Jerusalem, St Paul's vision of how the Christian faith should spread triumphed over other...
St. Paul's personality | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
St. Paul's personality | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
David Suchet explores what we can know about the character and personality of St Paul.
St. Paul's radical teaching | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
St. Paul's radical teaching | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
The story of how St Paul opened up the Christian faith to a wider range of people through relaxing so...
Jewish Christian divide over Jesus | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
Jewish Christian divide over Jesus | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
The story of how the divide between Christianity and Judaism emerged in Roman Jerusalem.
Introduction to St Paul | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
Introduction to St Paul | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
David Suchet explains how St Paul has influenced the Christian church and his own life.
The end of days | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
The end of days | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
David Suchet looks at Jewish beliefs about the Messiah in Jerusalem under Roman occupation.
The Bible and Gospels
2: Abraham | Testament: The Bible in Animation
2: Abraham | Testament: The Bible in Animation
When God told Abraham that he and his wife Sarah would have a son, Abraham was astounded, for Sarah was long past child bearin...
4: Moses | Testament: The Bible in Animation
4: Moses | Testament: The Bible in Animation
A spectacular drama of the Israelite exodus from Egypt, which charts Moses's journey from hot-headed youth to the mouthpiece of ...
Episode 1 | The Story of Jesus
Episode 1 | The Story of Jesus
Experts re-examine the Gospel accounts of Jesus's life, from his birth to the beginning of his ministry, when he performed some of his famous ...
The Bible: The Old Testament | Pathways of Belief
The Bible: The Old Testament | Pathways of Belief
Presenter Simon Thomas explores the Old Testament and looks at how modern Christians are inspired by its message.
The ten plagues of Egypt | Testament: The Bible in Animation
The ten plagues of Egypt | Testament: The Bible in Animation
God unleashes the ten plagues after the Pharaoh refuses to let the Jews leave Egypt.
The seven days of creation | Testament: The Bible in Animation
The seven days of creation | Testament: The Bible in Animation
The story of the creation of the world by God, according to the book of Genesis.
1. Ancient Book, Modern World | A History of the Bible by John Barton
1. Ancient Book, Modern World | A History of the Bible by John Barton
Read by Hugh Bonneville, this first episode discusses the contemporary relevance of the Bible and explo...
The Bible: The New Testament | Pathways of Belief
The Bible: The New Testament | Pathways of Belief
Simon looks at the New Testament and how the Gospels recorded the story of Jesus.
Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt | Testament: The Bible in Animation
Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt | Testament: The Bible in Animation
The story of Moses parting the Red Sea to lead the Jews out of Egypt.
The Real Jesus Christ
The Real Jesus Christ
Documentary which explores the way the accepted Christian version of Jesus Christ's life emerged in the period immediately after his death. It examines...
3: Joseph | Testament: The Bible in Animation
3: Joseph | Testament: The Bible in Animation
Sold into slavery by his jealous brothers, Joseph uses his skills to interpret dreams and becomes seated at the right hand of t...
1: Creation and the Flood | Testament: The Bible in Animation
1: Creation and the Flood | Testament: The Bible in Animation
**From 13.43 features sound and video issues, this is the only copy the BBC can provide. As his ark crosses the...
The Lost Gospels
The Lost Gospels
Anglican priest Peter Owen Jones explores the huge number of ancient Christian texts that didn't make it into the New Testament, many of which were both sho...
Episode 2 | The Story of Jesus
Episode 2 | The Story of Jesus
Experts re-examine the Gospel accounts of Jesus's life, from his controversial teaching in Galilee to the climax of his life in Jerusalem.
Christianity: The Bible | Pathways of Belief
Christianity: The Bible | Pathways of Belief
Programme for 7-9 year olds looking at the importance of the Bible.
Who Wrote The Bible
Who Wrote The Bible
Robert Beckford learned the bible at his mother's knee and grew up believing that it was literally true. But, 20 years on from his Baptist upbringing, Be...
2: Did God Have a Wife? | Bible's Buried Secrets
2: Did God Have a Wife? | Bible's Buried Secrets
Dr Francesca Stavrakopoulou asks whether ancient Israelites believed in one God as the Bible claims. Is it possible that the...
S1E5: Psalms of David | Art That Shook The World
S1E5: Psalms of David | Art That Shook The World
Germaine Greer takes a look at the often ignored but rather gigantic influence of the Psalms on wildly diverse cultures, fro...
3: The Real Garden of Eden | Bible's Buried Secrets
3: The Real Garden of Eden | Bible's Buried Secrets
Dr Francesca Stavrakopoulou refutes the traditional interpretation of the Garden of Eden, and visits the place she claims...
1: Did King David's Empire Exist? | Bible's Buried Secrets
1: Did King David's Empire Exist? | Bible's Buried Secrets
Dr Francesca Stavrakopoulou visits key archaeological excavations and examines evidence for and against the Biblic...
The history of Christianity
1: The First Christianity | A History of Christianity
1: The First Christianity | A History of Christianity
Diarmaid MacCulloch reveals the origins of Christianity and asks if it can survive in our secular society. He shows how...
2: Catholicism: The Unpredictable Rise of Rome | A History of Christianity
2: Catholicism: The Unpredictable Rise of Rome | A History of Christianity
Diarmaid MacCulloch explores the rise of Roman Catholicism. How did a small Jewish sect become wes...
England's Reformation: Three Books That Changed a Nation
England's Reformation: Three Books That Changed a Nation
Janina Ramirez tells the story of three books that defined the Reformation in England - Tyndale's New Testament, Cra...
S1E4: War | The Battle for Britain's Soul
S1E4: War | The Battle for Britain's Soul
This edition looks at the English Civil War and how much it was a war of conflicting religious beliefs.
1. Ancient Book, Modern World | A History of the Bible by John Barton
1. Ancient Book, Modern World | A History of the Bible by John Barton
Read by Hugh Bonneville, this first episode discusses the contemporary relevance of the Bible and explo...
St. Paul's conversion on the road to Damascus | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
St. Paul's conversion on the road to Damascus | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
The story of St Paul's conversion after a dramatic revelation on the road to Damasc...
Rome's Invisible City
Rome's Invisible City
In his favourite city, Alexander Armstrong explores the secret underground treasures that made Rome the powerhouse of the ancient world.
S1E3: Reformation | The Battle for Britain's Soul
S1E3: Reformation | The Battle for Britain's Soul
Rev Peter Owen-Jones discusses the chaotic 30 years that followed Henry VIII's purely political decision to break with the ...
Reformation: Europe's Holy War
Reformation: Europe's Holy War
Historian David Starkey tells the story of the Protestant Reformation and how it transformed the face of modern Europe, unleashing fundamental...
Roman persecution of Christians | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
Roman persecution of Christians | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
The story of how the Romans persecuted Christians in the decades after Jesus' death.
Mount Hermon | David Suchet - In the Footsteps of St Peter
Mount Hermon | David Suchet - In the Footsteps of St Peter
David Suchet recounts the events on Mount Hermon where Jesus proved himself to be the messiah to some of his follo...
S2E4: Endgame | The Battle for Britain's Soul
S2E4: Endgame | The Battle for Britain's Soul
Angels over battlefields, the birth of the welfare state, US evangelism and a revolution in sexual freedom are all factors in t...
S2E2: Power to the People | The Battle for Britain's Soul
S2E2: Power to the People | The Battle for Britain's Soul
The Rev Peter Owen-Jones explains how Victorian Britain marked a real turning point in religion, as a growing numbe...
S2E3: Burning Belief | The Battle for Britain's Soul
S2E3: Burning Belief | The Battle for Britain's Soul
The emergence of secularism in the 20th century presented the Church with an unprecedented test and provoked a critical ...
S2E1: The Church in Danger | The Battle for Britain's Soul
S2E1: The Church in Danger | The Battle for Britain's Soul
The 18th century was a time of great upheaval, with forces old and new poised to attack the established Protestant...
S1E2: From Cradle to Grave | The Battle for Britain's Soul
S1E2: From Cradle to Grave | The Battle for Britain's Soul
Looking at what life was like in a Christian fundamentalist state, as Britain was in 700AD.
S2E4 | Scotland's Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle
S2E4 | Scotland's Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle
On the breathtaking Isle of Skye, Ben Fogle investigate how spiritual and religious power still survives in the face of so ma...
S2E3 | Scotland's Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle
S2E3 | Scotland's Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle
Ben Fogle heads for the Orkney Isles to investigate Norse Christian heritage and how they are a place of modern pilgrimage, o...
S2E2 | Scotland's Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle
S2E2 | Scotland's Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle
Ben Fogle journeys to Islay and Jura, tracing the route of 6th-century Christian monks across wild seaways to discover commun...
S1E3: Northern Outer Hebrides | Scotland's Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle
S1E3: Northern Outer Hebrides | Scotland's Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle
Ben Fogle returns to Taransay, the island where, over 20 years ago, he took part in the TV show Cast...
The life of Jesus
1: The Real Man | Son of God
1: The Real Man | Son of God
Jeremy Bowen series using scientific and historical research to tell the story of Jesus of Nazareth. This episode focuses on his birth and early...
The Miracle Maker (1999)
The Miracle Maker (1999)
Ralph Fiennes heads an all-star cast of an animated portrayal of the life of Jesus, told through the eyes of a child.
Episode 1 | The Miracles of Jesus
Episode 1 | The Miracles of Jesus
Rageh Omaar looks closely at four of Jesus's miracles, including the feeding of the 5,000, and finds that each one provoked a radically dif...
3: The Last Days | Son of God
3: The Last Days | Son of God
Jeremy Bowen series using scientific and historical research to tell the story of Jesus of Nazareth. Episode focuses on Jesus' death and resurr...
Episode 3 | The Miracles of Jesus
Episode 3 | The Miracles of Jesus
Rageh Omaar bring the miracles of Jesus to life. He looks at the most remarkable miracle of all, the resurrection, and asks why it became t...
2: The Mission | Son of God
2: The Mission | Son of God
Jeremy Bowen series using scientific and historical research to tell the story of Jesus of Nazareth. This episode examines Jesus' mission in ligh...
Episode 4 | The Passion
Episode 4 | The Passion
Atmospheric re-telling of Jesus's final days. Jesus is taken from the cross and buried, but Caiaphas fears the body will be stolen. Soon after, Mary ...
The Nativity
The Nativity
Retelling of the classic biblical tale. Mary counts her blessings when her parents arrange to marry her to a local carpenter, Joseph. But events soon take an un...
Episode 3 | The Passion
Episode 3 | The Passion
Atmospheric re-telling of Jesus's final days. As Jesus shares his Last Supper with the disciples, Judas slips away to fetch the Temple guards.
Christianity: Jesus | Pathways of Belief
Christianity: Jesus | Pathways of Belief
This programme looks at Jesus during his lifetime and Jesus ''now'' and what he means to Christians today.
The crucifixion | The Passion
The crucifixion | The Passion
A dramatised retelling of the crucifixion of Jesus.
The Eucharist | The Passion
The Eucharist | The Passion
In a dramatised retelling of the last week of Jesus' life, Jesus establishes the sacrament of the Eucharist.
Episode 1 | The Passion
Episode 1 | The Passion
Atmospheric drama re-telling the story of Jesus's final days. It's Passover in Jerusalem, and the arrival of a preacher from Galilee called Jesus cau...
Christ is born | The Nativity
Christ is born | The Nativity
A dramatised retelling of the birth of Jesus.
The last supper | The Passion
The last supper | The Passion
A dramatised retelling of the Last Supper.
The sacrifice of Jesus | The Passion
The sacrifice of Jesus | The Passion
In a dramatised retelling of the last week of Jesus' life, Jesus' followers urge him to flee Jerusalem for his own safety.
Manchester Passion
Manchester Passion
Contemporary retelling of the Passion of Jesus Christ, with a new soundtrack using the music of the cream of Manchester bands, including Oasis, The Smiths...
Part 2 | The Nativity
Part 2 | The Nativity
Retelling of the classic biblical tale. Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem, where she gives birth in a stable. And the Magi hurry towards the greatest...
Episode 2 | The Passion
Episode 2 | The Passion
Atmospheric re-telling of Jesus's final days. Caiaphas is growing increasingly anxious that Jesus's preaching will provoke unrest and bring in the Ro...
Episode 2 | The Miracles of Jesus
Episode 2 | The Miracles of Jesus
Rageh Omaar tries to decipher the meaning of Jesus's miracles. He explores some of Jesus's more controversial miracles, such as an exorcism...