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

Shroud of Turin: Material Evidence

This documentary sets out to discover exactly what it is about the image on the Shroud of Turin that has defied imitation.

01: 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 ho...

S01E04: 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.

S01E03: 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 th...

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

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

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...

02: 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 we...

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.

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...

S01E01: Inner Hebrides | Scotland's Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle

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

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...

S02E03: 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 critica...

02: The Gospel Truth? | A History of the Bible by John Barton

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

Bar Mitzvah in Jerusalem | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul

David Suchet explores Jerusalem and witnesses a Bar Mitzvah at the Western Wall.

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 ...

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...

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.

S02E01: 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 Protesta...

S02E02 | 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 comm...

S02E02: 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 num...