S2E4 | Scotland’s Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle

S1E1: 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, a...

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

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

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

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

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

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

S2E2 | 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 commun...

S2E3 | Scotland's Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle

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

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...

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...

1: 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 how...

1. Ancient Book, Modern World | A History of the Bible by John Barton

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

Rome's Invisible City

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

S1E4: 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.

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.

2: 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 wes...

Constantinople | Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities

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

Mount Hermon | David Suchet - In the Footsteps of St Peter

David Suchet recounts the events on Mount Hermon where Jesus proved himself to be the messiah to some of his follo...

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...

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.

S1E3: 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 the ...

S2E1: 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 Protestant...