The story of one of the most significant moments in church history, the Confession of St Pet...
Diarmaid MacCulloch reveals the origins of Christianity and asks if it can survive in our secular society. He shows how...
Read by Hugh Bonneville, this first episode discusses the contemporary relevance of the Bible and explo...
Diarmaid MacCulloch explores the rise of Roman Catholicism. How did a small Jewish sect become wes...
Hugh Bonneville introduces the gospels and the importance they have to the Christian community.
Diarmaid MacCulloch explores Eastern Orthodox Christianity's fight for survival, having withstood thre...
In this instalment of John Barton's essay, Hugh Bonneville narrates the history of The New Testament.
Diarmaid MacCulloch looks at the Reformation and sees how a faith based on obedience and authority led ...
In this penultimate part of the series, Hugh Bonneville explains which scripture made it into ...
Diarmaid MacCulloch traces the growth of an exuberant expression of faith that has spread acro...
In the final episode Hugh Bonneville compares how the Scriptures are used within Christianity and Judaism.
Diarmaid MacCulloch examines the concept of scepticism in Western Christianity and challenges the idea that faith has ebbed aw...
Throughout Ethiopian history, rulers have claimed links to King Solomon, the Queen of Sheba and the Ark ...
David Suchet explores Jerusalem and witnesses a Bar Mitzvah at the Western Wall.
A few years ago an ancient Byzantine church was discovered in Istanbul complete with a wealth of extraordinary mosaics.
Constantinople was once the capital of a unified Christian Empire, bringing religion and power together.
Janina Ramirez tells the story of three books that defined the Reformation in England - Tyndale's New Testamen...
Actor David Suchet goes in search of one of the most puzzling characters in history - the man we know today as ...
David Suchet undertakes an epic journey spanning the Mediterranean, inspired by the life and travels of Paul the Apostl...
Actor David Suchet continues to trace the life of the man we know today as Saint Peter. According to the Bible,...
David Suchet continues his journey inspired by the travels of Paul the Apostle. He visits Greece, where Paul made his f...
Haram al Sharif in Jerusalem has attracted Christian, Muslim and Jewish pilgrims and has often been the s...
David Suchet explains how St Paul has influenced the Christian church and his own life.
A historian explains the historical context of Jesus' clash with the money changers in Jerus...
The story of how the divide between Christianity and Judaism emerged in Roman Jerusalem.
King Ezana of Axum's decision to convert to Christianity changed the course of African history.
In Ethiopia, the rock churches of Lalibela were part of a plan to build a new Jerusalem.
The story of how monasticism emerged in Africa through the work of St Anthony in Egypt.
David Suchet recounts the events on Mount Hermon where Jesus proved himself to be the messiah to some of his...
A look at the beautiful and distinctive frescoes produced by Nubian Christians in the seventh and eighth centu...
The story of St Peter and the other disciples finding the empty tomb after Jesus' crucifixion.
The Christian festival of Pentecost has its origins in St Peter's meeting with the apostles after Jesu...
For Muslims, Jews and Christians, Haram al Sharif has a number of roles, many of which would have bee...
Historian David Starkey tells the story of the Protestant Reformation and how it transformed the face of modern Europe, unleashing funda...
The story of how the Romans persecuted Christians in the decades after Jesus' death.
In his favourite city, Alexander Armstrong explores the secret underground treasures that made Rome the powerhouse of the ancient world.
Ben Fogle explores the ancient sea roads of the Inner Hebrides. He visits Iona, the cradle of Christian...
Looking at what life was like in a Christian fundamentalist state, as Britain was in 700AD.
Ben Fogle explores Catholic island life and whether the physical aspect of the landscape makes...
Ben Fogle returns to Taransay, the island where, over 20 years ago, he took part in the TV sho...
Rev Peter Owen-Jones discusses the chaotic 30 years that followed Henry VIII's purely political decision to break wit...
Travelling across Shetland, Ben Fogle meets people whose lives are rooted to these islands' history and visit...
This edition looks at the English Civil War and how much it was a war of conflicting religious beliefs.
The 18th century was a time of great upheaval, with forces old and new poised to attack the established Prot...
Ben Fogle journeys to Islay and Jura, tracing the route of 6th-century Christian monks across wild seaways to discover ...
The Rev Peter Owen-Jones explains how Victorian Britain marked a real turning point in religion, as a growing...
Ben Fogle heads for the Orkney Isles to investigate Norse Christian heritage and how they are a place of modern pilgrim...
The emergence of secularism in the 20th century presented the Church with an unprecedented test and provoked a cri...
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