S2E4: Endgame | The Battle for Britain’s Soul

S2E4: Endgame | The Battle for Britain’s Soul

Christianity | BBC Two | 2005 | 59'14''

Angels over battlefields, the birth of the welfare state, US evangelism and a revolution in sexual freedom are all factor...

S2E3: Burning Belief | The Battle for Britain’s Soul

S2E3: Burning Belief | The Battle for Britain’s Soul

Britain’s changing role in the world | BBC Two | 2005 | 59'16''

The emergence of secularism in the 20th century presented the Church with an unprecedented test and provoked a cri...

S2E2: Power to the People | The Battle for Britain’s Soul

S2E2: Power to the People | The Battle for Britain’s Soul

Christianity | BBC Two | 2005 | 59'04''

The Rev Peter Owen-Jones explains how Victorian Britain marked a real turning point in religion, as a growing...

S2E1: The Church in Danger | The Battle for Britain’s Soul

S2E1: The Church in Danger | The Battle for Britain’s Soul

Christianity | BBC Two | 2005 | 58'58''

The 18th century was a time of great upheaval, with forces old and new poised to attack the established Prot...

S1E4: War | The Battle for Britain’s Soul

S1E4: War | The Battle for Britain’s Soul

Christianity | BBC Two | 2004 | 59'01''

This edition looks at the English Civil War and how much it was a war of conflicting religious beliefs.

S1E3: Reformation | The Battle for Britain’s Soul

S1E3: Reformation | The Battle for Britain’s Soul

Christianity | BBC Two | 2004 | 59'16''

Rev Peter Owen-Jones discusses the chaotic 30 years that followed Henry VIII's purely political decision to break wit...

S1E2: From Cradle to Grave | The Battle for Britain’s Soul

S1E2: From Cradle to Grave | The Battle for Britain’s Soul

Christianity | BBC Two | 2004 | 58'59''

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

Christianity | BBC Scotland | 2021 | 59'00''

On the breathtaking Isle of Skye, Ben Fogle investigate how spiritual and religious power still survives in the face of...

S2E3 | Scotland’s Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle

S2E3 | Scotland’s Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle

Christianity | BBC Scotland | 2021 | 58'59''

Ben Fogle heads for the Orkney Isles to investigate Norse Christian heritage and how they are a place of modern pilgrim...

S2E2 | Scotland’s Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle

S2E2 | Scotland’s Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle

Christianity | BBC Scotland | 2021 | 59'00''

Ben Fogle journeys to Islay and Jura, tracing the route of 6th-century Christian monks across wild seaways to discover ...

S1E4: Shetland | Scotland’s Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle

S1E4: Shetland | Scotland’s Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle

Christianity | BBC Scotland | 2021 | 59'04''

Travelling across Shetland, Ben Fogle meets people whose lives are rooted to these islands' history and visit...

S1E3: Northern Outer Hebrides | Scotland’s Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle

S1E3: Northern Outer Hebrides | Scotland’s Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle

Christianity | BBC Scotland | 2021 | 59'08''

Ben Fogle returns to Taransay, the island where, over 20 years ago, he took part in the TV sho...

S1E2: Southern Outer Hebrides | Scotland’s Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle

S1E2: Southern Outer Hebrides | Scotland’s Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle

Christianity | BBC Scotland | 2021 | 59'00''

Ben Fogle explores Catholic island life and whether the physical aspect of the landscape makes...

S1E1: Inner Hebrides | Scotland’s Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle

S1E1: Inner Hebrides | Scotland’s Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle

Christianity | BBC Scotland | 2021 | 59'03''

Ben Fogle explores the ancient sea roads of the Inner Hebrides. He visits Iona, the cradle of Christian...

Episode 2 | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul

Episode 2 | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul

Christianity | BBC One | 2012 | 58'58''

David Suchet continues his journey inspired by the travels of Paul the Apostle. He visits Greece, where Paul made his f...

Episode 1 | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul

Episode 1 | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul

Christianity | BBC One | 2012 | 58'56''

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 Peter

Episode 2 | David Suchet – In the Footsteps of St Peter

Christianity | BBC One | 2015 | 59'13''

Actor David Suchet continues to trace the life of the man we know today as Saint Peter. According to the Bible,...

Episode 1 | David Suchet – In the Footsteps of St Peter

Episode 1 | David Suchet – In the Footsteps of St Peter

Christianity | BBC One | 2015 | 59'06''

Actor David Suchet goes in search of one of the most puzzling characters in history - the man we know today as ...

Rome’s Invisible City

Rome’s Invisible City

Ancient Civilizations | BBC One | 2015 | 59'06''

In his favourite city, Alexander Armstrong explores the secret underground treasures that made Rome the powerhouse of the ancient world.

England’s Reformation: Three Books That Changed a Nation

England’s Reformation: Three Books That Changed a Nation

Christianity | BBC Four | 2017 | 59'43''

Janina Ramirez tells the story of three books that defined the Reformation in England - Tyndale's New Testamen...

Reformation: Europe’s Holy War

Reformation: Europe’s Holy War

Christianity | BBC Two | 2017 | 59'21''

Historian David Starkey tells the story of the Protestant Reformation and how it transformed the face of modern Europe, unleashing funda...

6: God in the Dock | A History of Christianity

6: God in the Dock | A History of Christianity

Christianity | BBC Four | 2009 | 58'41''

Diarmaid MacCulloch examines the concept of scepticism in Western Christianity and challenges the idea that faith has ebbed aw...

5: Protestantism – The Evangelical Explosion | A History of Christianity

5: Protestantism – The Evangelical Explosion | A History of Christianity

Christianity | BBC Four | 2009 | 58'36''

Diarmaid MacCulloch traces the growth of an exuberant expression of faith that has spread acro...

4: Reformation: The Individual Before God | A History of Christianity

4: Reformation: The Individual Before God | A History of Christianity

Christianity | BBC Four | 2009 | 58'42''

Diarmaid MacCulloch looks at the Reformation and sees how a faith based on obedience and authority led ...

3: Orthodoxy – From Empire to Empire | A History of Christianity

3: Orthodoxy – From Empire to Empire | A History of Christianity

Christianity | BBC Four | 2009 | 58'12''

Diarmaid MacCulloch explores Eastern Orthodox Christianity's fight for survival, having withstood thre...

2: Catholicism: The Unpredictable Rise of Rome | A History of Christianity

2: Catholicism: The Unpredictable Rise of Rome | A History of Christianity

Christianity | BBC Four | 2009 | 59'09''

Diarmaid MacCulloch explores the rise of Roman Catholicism. How did a small Jewish sect become wes...

1: The First Christianity | A History of Christianity

1: The First Christianity | A History of Christianity

Christianity | BBC Four | 2009 | 58'45''

Diarmaid MacCulloch reveals the origins of Christianity and asks if it can survive in our secular society. He shows how...

5. Nine Lessons and Carols | A History of the Bible by John Barton

5. Nine Lessons and Carols | A History of the Bible by John Barton

Christianity | BBC Radio 4 | 2020 | 13'19''

In the final episode Hugh Bonneville compares how the Scriptures are used within Christianity and Judaism.

3. In the Beginning… | A History of the Bible by John Barton

3. In the Beginning… | A History of the Bible by John Barton

Christianity | BBC Radio 4 | 2020 | 13'36''

In this instalment of John Barton's essay, Hugh Bonneville narrates the history of The New Testament.

4. Who’s In and Who’s Out? | A History of the Bible by John Barton

4. Who’s In and Who’s Out? | A History of the Bible by John Barton

Christianity | BBC Radio 4 | 2020 | 12'25''

In this penultimate part of the series, Hugh Bonneville explains which scripture made it into ...

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

Christianity | BBC Radio 4 | 2020 | 13'10''

Read by Hugh Bonneville, this first episode discusses the contemporary relevance of the Bible and explo...

2. The Gospel Truth? | A History of the Bible by John Barton

2. The Gospel Truth? | A History of the Bible by John Barton

Christianity | BBC Radio 4 | 2020 | 13'03''

Hugh Bonneville introduces the gospels and the importance they have to the Christian community.

Ark of the Covenant in Ethiopia | Africa’s Great Civilisations

Ark of the Covenant in Ethiopia | Africa’s Great Civilisations

Christianity | BBC Four | 2018 | 5'25''

Throughout Ethiopian history, rulers have claimed links to King Solomon, the Queen of Sheba and the Ark ...

Lalibela | Africa’s Great Civilisations

Lalibela | Africa’s Great Civilisations

Christianity | BBC Four | 2018 | 5'47''

In Ethiopia, the rock churches of Lalibela were part of a plan to build a new Jerusalem.

Nubian Christian frescoes | Africa’s Great Civilisations

Nubian Christian frescoes | Africa’s Great Civilisations

Christianity | BBC Four | 2018 | 2'27''

A look at the beautiful and distinctive frescoes produced by Nubian Christians in the seventh and eighth centu...

King Ezana of Axum and Christianity | Africa’s Great Civilisations

King Ezana of Axum and Christianity | Africa’s Great Civilisations

Christianity | BBC Four | 2018 | 3'59''

King Ezana of Axum's decision to convert to Christianity changed the course of African history.

Monasticism | Africa’s Great Civilisations

Monasticism | Africa’s Great Civilisations

Christianity | BBC Four | 2018 | 1'26''

The story of how monasticism emerged in Africa through the work of St Anthony in Egypt.

Byzantine mosaics | Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities

Byzantine mosaics | Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities

Christianity | BBC Four | 2013 | 4'08''

A few years ago an ancient Byzantine church was discovered in Istanbul complete with a wealth of extraordinary mosaics.

The Great Schism | Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities

The Great Schism | Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities

Christianity | BBC Four | 2013 | 3'04''

The Hagia Sophia was the site of the Great Schism, when the Catholic and Orthodox branches of Christianity split apart.

Constantinople | Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities

Constantinople | Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities

Christianity | BBC Four | 2013 | 2'40''

Constantinople was once the capital of a unified Christian Empire, bringing religion and power together.

Upside down crucifixion | David Suchet – In the Footsteps of St Peter

Upside down crucifixion | David Suchet – In the Footsteps of St Peter

Christianity | BBC One | 2015 | 2'46''

The image of St Peter's upside-down crucifixion has become a powerful symbol in Catholic art.

St Peters martyrdom | David Suchet – In the Footsteps of St Peter

St Peters martyrdom | David Suchet – In the Footsteps of St Peter

Christianity | BBC One | 2015 | 4'35''

St Peter's crucifixion followed soon after the catastrophic fire in Rome in 64 AD.

The First Pope | David Suchet – In the Footsteps of St Peter

The First Pope | David Suchet – In the Footsteps of St Peter

Christianity | BBC One | 2015 | 2'22''

Important to all Christians, St Peter holds special significance for the Catholic Church due to his role a...

The Jesus Movement and Jewish Law | David Suchet – In the Footsteps of St Peter

The Jesus Movement and Jewish Law | David Suchet – In the Footsteps of St Peter

Christianity | BBC One | 2015 | 3'45''

St Peter's conversion of a Roman centurion showed the appeal of Christianity but brough...

Practising religion | David Suchet – In the Footsteps of St Peter

Practising religion | David Suchet – In the Footsteps of St Peter

Christianity | BBC One | 2015 | 3'36''

For Muslims, Jews and Christians, Haram al Sharif has a number of roles, many of which would have bee...

Haram Al Sharif | David Suchet – In the Footsteps of St Peter

Haram Al Sharif | David Suchet – In the Footsteps of St Peter

Christianity | BBC One | 2015 | 2'37''

Haram al Sharif in Jerusalem has attracted Christian, Muslim and Jewish pilgrims and has often been the s...

Peter at Pentecost | David Suchet – In the Footsteps of St Peter

Peter at Pentecost | David Suchet – In the Footsteps of St Peter

Christianity | BBC One | 2015 | 3'46''

The Christian festival of Pentecost has its origins in St Peter's meeting with the apostles after Jesu...

Peter and the empty tomb | David Suchet – In the Footsteps of St Peter

Peter and the empty tomb | David Suchet – In the Footsteps of St Peter

Christianity | BBC One | 2015 | 3'44''

The story of St Peter and the other disciples finding the empty tomb after Jesus' crucifixion.