Dr Francesca Stavrakopoulou asks whether ancient Israelites believed in one God as the Bible claims. Is it possible th...
Germaine Greer takes a look at the often ignored but rather gigantic influence of the Psalms on wildly diverse cultures, fro...
Dr Francesca Stavrakopoulou refutes the traditional interpretation of the Garden of Eden, and visits the place she ...
Dr Francesca Stavrakopoulou visits key archaeological excavations and examines evidence for and agains...
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...
Documentary which explores the way the accepted Christian version of Jesus Christ's life emerged in the period immediately after his death. It examines...
Presenter Simon Thomas explores the Old Testament and looks at how modern Christians are inspired by its message.
Series taking a bold and imaginative look at the Christmas story presented by Tony Robinson.
Mary and Joseph arrive in Bethlehem just in time.
Antipater, one of Herod's sons, plots against his father.
Series taking a bold and imaginative look at the Christmas story presented by Tony Robinson. Today Zachariah learns that he and ...
Stories from the Old Testament told by Tony Robinson.
Stories from the Old Testament told by Tony Robinson. This week, Josh'a fit the battle of Jericho.
Experts re-examine the Gospel accounts of Jesus's life, from his controversial teaching in Galilee to the climax of his life in Jerusalem.
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 ...
Sold into slavery by his jealous brothers, Joseph uses his skills to interpret dreams and becomes seated at the right hand of t...
The prophet Jonah rejects God's call to go to Nineveh, but divine intervention, and a great fish brings him to the evil city whi...
Much loved and respected by the conqueror, King Darius, Daniel provoked great jealousy among the court advisers. Divine love an...
Elijah, the one prophet of The Lord God, sets out to save Israel from the corrupt King Ahab and his evil Queen Jezebel.
Tormented by demons, King Saul sends for a musician, David, to calm his mind, little knowing the young man will one day...
When God told Abraham that he and his wife Sarah would have a son, Abraham was astounded, for Sarah was long past child bearin...
A spectacular drama of the Israelite exodus from Egypt, which charts Moses's journey from hot-headed youth to the mouthpiece of ...
**From 13.43 features sound and video issues, this is the only copy the BBC can provide. As his ark crosses the...
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...
An exploration of the importance of the Quran for Muslims.
Simon looks at the New Testament and how the Gospels recorded the story of Jesus.
Programme for 7-9 year olds looking at the importance of the Bible.
In the final episode Hugh Bonneville compares how the Scriptures are used within Christianity and Judaism.
In this instalment of John Barton's essay, Hugh Bonneville narrates the history of The New Testament.
In this penultimate part of the series, Hugh Bonneville explains which scripture made it into ...
Read by Hugh Bonneville, this first episode discusses the contemporary relevance of the Bible and explo...
Hugh Bonneville introduces the gospels and the importance they have to the Christian community.
Simon Sebag Montefiore discusses the Bible and its first references to Jerusalem.
The story of Jonah and God's sparing of the city of Nineveh.
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