Byzantine mosaics | Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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.

The Great Schism | Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities

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

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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.

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 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...

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

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...