Art and Christianity
The crown of thorns | Treasures of Heaven
The crown of thorns | Treasures of Heaven
A look at one of the most important relics in Christianity, the thorn of crowns, and the chapel where it was once held.
01: The Coming of the Kings | Seeing Salvation
01: The Coming of the Kings | Seeing Salvation
This four-part study looks at how images of Christ reflect human concerns. Neil MacGregor traces the changes that saw the Magi...
04: The Prince of Peace | Seeing Salvation
04: The Prince of Peace | Seeing Salvation
A look at how Botticelli's Mystic Nativity heralded a new beginning.
03: A Child Born to Die | Seeing Salvation
03: A Child Born to Die | Seeing Salvation
Neil MacGregor considers how pieces of nativity art such as Bruegel's Adoration of the Kings can be seen to foreshadow Christ's fate.
02: Saviour of the World | Seeing Salvation
02: Saviour of the World | Seeing Salvation
Reubens's Adoration of the Magi shows how nativity paintings could be used as imperial tools.
Relics | Treasures of Heaven
Relics | Treasures of Heaven
An explanation of the importance of relics in the Christian church and the history of the art form of the reliquary.
Christian beliefs and values
02: Christianity | My Life, My Religion
02: Christianity | My Life, My Religion
What does it mean to be a Christian? Ten-year-old Nathan celebrates Christmas and Easter, and Kiera and Santos prepare for their firs...
Miracles | KS3 Curriculum Bites
Miracles | KS3 Curriculum Bites
Seven programmes for 11-14 year olds on issues of Christianity and critical thinking, designed to stimulate and engage debate.
Episode 2 | Reverse Missionaries
Episode 2 | Reverse Missionaries
Series following modern-day missionaries in Britain. Pastor John Chilimtsidya from Malawi visits David Livingstone's home town, where attend...
Background to Christian forgiveness | What's the Point of Forgiveness?
Background to Christian forgiveness | What's the Point of Forgiveness?
An introduction to the ancient context in which Jesus first preached about forgiveness.
Amish: A Secret Life
Amish: A Secret Life
An intimate portrait of Amish family life and faith, following Old Order Amish couple Miriam and David and their family, capturing the reason why they d...
The Debt Saviours
The Debt Saviours
Access-all-areas documentary following Christians Against Poverty, asking whether the charity's motivation is debt relief or bringing people to Jesus.
What's the Point of Forgiveness?
What's the Point of Forgiveness?
Inspired by Jesus's words on the cross, Bettany Hughes traces the history of this challenging virtue. What does it really ask of us? And how...
One Night in Newcastle | We Are England
One Night in Newcastle | We Are England
The street pastors are a group of Christian volunteers who give up their free time to help the poor, the sick and the intoxicated dur...
Episode 1 | Reverse Missionaries
Episode 1 | Reverse Missionaries
Series following modern-day missionaries in Britain. Jamaican Baptist pastor Franklin Small brings his energetic preaching style to King's S...
A church service in a skate park | Reverse Missionaries
A church service in a skate park | Reverse Missionaries
Pastor John Chilimtsidya from Malawi holds a service in a skate park in Blantyre, Scotland, to win over the young peo...
The Holocaust | What's the Point of Forgiveness?
The Holocaust | What's the Point of Forgiveness?
Discussing the possibility of forgiveness after the atrocities of the Holocaust.
A night out with the street pastors | Reverse Missionaries
A night out with the street pastors | Reverse Missionaries
Pastor John Chilimtsidya, a reverse missionary from Malawi, joins the street pastors, a group offering help to peo...
Shroud of Turin: Material Evidence
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.
Inside the Bruderhof
Inside the Bruderhof
In a Sussex village, a community has turned its back on the modern world to live a life free of money, crime and homelessness. But one young resident is...
02: No God, but God | The Story of God
02: No God, but God | The Story of God
Professor Robert Winston explores Judaism, Christianity and Islam as he continues to chart the history of mankind's search for the div...
Selling Jesus? | KS3 Curriculum Bites
Selling Jesus? | KS3 Curriculum Bites
Seven programmes for 11-14 year olds on issues of Christianity and critical thinking, designed to stimulate and engage debate.
Issues: Belief and Abortion | Belief File
Issues: Belief and Abortion | Belief File
This programme looks at abortion from the Christian and Sikh perspectives.
Maximilian Kolbe | KS3 Curriculum Bites
Maximilian Kolbe | KS3 Curriculum Bites
The story of Maximilian Kolbe who volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz.
What Would Jesus Do? | KS3 Curriculum Bites
What Would Jesus Do? | KS3 Curriculum Bites
Seven programmes for 11-14 year olds on issues of Christianity and critical thinking, designed to stimulate and engage debate.
60 Second Sermons | KS3 Curriculum Bites
60 Second Sermons | KS3 Curriculum Bites
Seven programmes for 11-14 year olds on issues of Christianity and critical thinking, designed to stimulate and engage debate.
Christian marriage and relationships
01: Christian | Strictly Soulmates
01: Christian | Strictly Soulmates
Members of different faiths search for the perfect partner. Evangelical Christians Katy, Richard and Lorraine are all looking for love and...
Sexuality | A Question of Faith
Sexuality | A Question of Faith
Taking part in a Christian church service for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, the group ask where religion stands when ...
Marriage | Being...
Marriage | Being...
A discussion of the importance of marriage in Christianity.
01: From Pleasure to Sin | Sex and the Church
01: From Pleasure to Sin | Sex and the Church
Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch explores how Christianity has shaped western attitudes to sex, gender and sexuality throughout hi...
Too Gay for God?
Too Gay for God?
The story of Reverend Jide Macaulay, an openly gay Church of England minister who wants to marry his boyfriend despite the Church not recognising same-sex m...
Jamelia: Shame about Single Mums
Jamelia: Shame about Single Mums
The singer Jamelia is a single mum, but it's not something she's proud of. She explores where the sense of shame comes from by looking at st...
03: Christianity vs The West | Sex and the Church
03: Christianity vs The West | Sex and the Church
Diarmaid MacCulloch explores how the official Christian Church and Western society have moved apart on issues of sex and ge...
LGBT Church | A Question of Faith
LGBT Church | A Question of Faith
Students visit a Church that accepts LGBT people.
Jesus' Teachings on Sex | Sex and the Church
Jesus' Teachings on Sex | Sex and the Church
A look at how the arrival of Christianity changed views around sex and relationships.
02: Settling Down | A Believer's Guide to...
02: Settling Down | A Believer's Guide to...
Christians Grace and Jess are engaged and about to move into their first home together, a canal boat. Having not always found ac...
Episode 1 | No Sex Please, We're Teenagers
Episode 1 | No Sex Please, We're Teenagers
Documentary on the efforts of a group of teenagers (members of the so-called Romance Academy) to abstain from sex for five months,...
02: Sexual Revolution | Sex and the Church
02: Sexual Revolution | Sex and the Church
Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch explains how the church took control of marriage in the 11th century and how the Protestant Reformat...
An Episcopalian same-sex wedding | Around the World in 80 Faiths
An Episcopalian same-sex wedding | Around the World in 80 Faiths
An Anglican vicar discusses different Christian attitudes to homosexuality after attending a same-sex weddin...
Marriage ceremony | Being...
Marriage ceremony | Being...
A Christian marriage ceremony.
Islam and Homosexuality | Queer Britain
Islam and Homosexuality | Queer Britain
Riyadh Khalaf talks to a young Muslim woman who is planning a platonic marriage of convenience.
LGBTQ+ supportive faith groups | Queer Britain
LGBTQ+ supportive faith groups | Queer Britain
Riyadh Khalaf learns about Christian groups which welcome and support LGBTQ+ people.
Jehovah's Witnesses and Homosexuality | Queer Britain
Jehovah's Witnesses and Homosexuality | Queer Britain
Riyadh Khalaf meets a former Jehovah's Witness who was dis-fellowed from his congregation for being gay.
Episode 3 | No Sex Please, We're Teenagers
Episode 3 | No Sex Please, We're Teenagers
It's the last month-will anyone fall at the final hurdle?
Episode 2 | No Sex Please, We're Teenagers
Episode 2 | No Sex Please, We're Teenagers
Tonight they attend a road show by an American Christian group who condemn sex before marriage. They are also given lessons on par...
Does God Hate Queers? | Queer Britain
Does God Hate Queers? | Queer Britain
Riyadh Khalaf shines a light on the challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community. Riyadh meets a disfellowed Jehovah's Witness.
Christian pilgrimage
Episode 3 | Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve
Episode 3 | Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve
Simon Reeve follows in the footsteps of pilgrims to Jerusalem. Starting in Istanbul, he travels across the Holy Land and reflects on ...
Episode 2 | Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve
Episode 2 | Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve
Simon Reeve follows in the footsteps of pilgrims across western Europe. He treks across the Pyrenees and visits a monastery high in t...
The Road through North Wales: Episode 1 | Pilgrimage
The Road through North Wales: Episode 1 | Pilgrimage
Seven celebrities of differing faiths and beliefs experience an emotional journey on a pilgrimage in north Wales, a rout...
The Road to Istanbul: Episode 3 | Pilgrimage
The Road to Istanbul: Episode 3 | Pilgrimage
The celebrities set off on the final leg of their pilgrimage and arrive in Turkey, where they head for the magnificent Suleymani...
The Road through North Wales: Episode 2 | Pilgrimage
The Road through North Wales: Episode 2 | Pilgrimage
The pilgrims' final destination is Bardsey Island, the fabled 'Island of 20,000 Saints'. Along the way, they see spectac...
The Road to Rome: Episode 1 | Pilgrimage
The Road to Rome: Episode 1 | Pilgrimage
Eight celebrities of differing faiths and beliefs strap on backpacks and have 15 days to tackle 1,000km of the ancient Via Francigen...
The Road to Santiago: Episode 1 | Pilgrimage
The Road to Santiago: Episode 1 | Pilgrimage
Neil Morrissey, Debbie McGee, Ed Byrne, Heather Small, Kate Bottley, Raphael Rowe and JJ Chalmers arrive in Biarritz and make th...
The Road Through the Alps: Episode 1 | Pilgrimage
The Road Through the Alps: Episode 1 | Pilgrimage
Seven celebrities of differing faiths and beliefs take on a pilgrimage through the Austrian and Swiss Alps to Einsiedeln Ab...
The Road through North Wales: Episode 3 | Pilgrimage
The Road through North Wales: Episode 3 | Pilgrimage
The pilgrims' final destination is Bardsey Island, the fabled 'Island of 20,000 Saints'. Along the way, they see spectac...
Episode 1 | Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve
Episode 1 | Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve
Simon Reeve follows in the footsteps of pilgrims across Britain. He starts at the mystical Holy Island, before he follows the route m...
The Road to Rome: Episode 2 | Pilgrimage
The Road to Rome: Episode 2 | Pilgrimage
Stephen K Amos tells the group that as a gay man he struggles to find any kind of religious home.
03: Egypt: the Desert | Extreme Pilgrim
03: Egypt: the Desert | Extreme Pilgrim
Pete, a vicar for fourteen years, wants to learn from other cultures about feeling closer to God. He goes to an Antonine monastery in...
The Road to the Scottish Isles: Episode 1 | Pilgrimage
The Road to the Scottish Isles: Episode 1 | Pilgrimage
Seven celebrities of differing faiths and beliefs set out in search of St Columba, an Irish monk born 1,500 years ago ...
Children Of Abraham
Children Of Abraham
Mark Dowd, a Catholic who trained to be a Franciscan friar, embarks on a very personal journey to the Holy Land, Egypt, Turkey, Bosnia and the USA to exp...
The Road to the Scottish Isles: Episode 3 | Pilgrimage
The Road to the Scottish Isles: Episode 3 | Pilgrimage
With the end of their pilgrimage looming, the celebrities get a taste of monastic life in a medieval abbey, but will i...
The Road to the Scottish Isles: Episode 2 | Pilgrimage
The Road to the Scottish Isles: Episode 2 | Pilgrimage
Life on the pilgrimage gets tough as the celebrities are challenged both physically and spiritually, struggling with l...
The Road to Istanbul: Episode 1 | Pilgrimage
The Road to Istanbul: Episode 1 | Pilgrimage
Seven celebrities of differing faiths and beliefs tackle the 2,200km Sultans Trail by road and on foot in a modern-day pilgrimag...
The Road to Santiago: Episode 3 | Pilgrimage
The Road to Santiago: Episode 3 | Pilgrimage
The seven celebrities are walking the last 100km to Santiago. Priest Kate still dreads the walk, but non-believer Raph is enjoyi...
The Road to Rome: Episode 3 | Pilgrimage
The Road to Rome: Episode 3 | Pilgrimage
The celebrity pilgrims set off on the final challenging stretch of the Via toward Rome. When they receive an extraordinary invitatio...
Calum Cille: An Naomh Dana/Columba - The Bold Saint
Calum Cille: An Naomh Dana/Columba - The Bold Saint
He was at the centre of a bloody battle and founded a monastery that became a beacon of civilisation in the Early Middle ...
Christmas
Specials: Horrible Christmas | Horrible Histories
Specials: Horrible Christmas | Horrible Histories
This episode showcases bizarre yuletide absurdities from over the centuries with a unique blend of sketches, pastiche and s...
Christmas | My First Festivals
Christmas | My First Festivals
In this episode we follow Rose as she celebrates Christmas with her family. Rose and her family visit the garden centre, where they find lots ...
Rev. Kate Bottley discovers the meaning of the Advent wreath | Songs of Praise
Rev. Kate Bottley discovers the meaning of the Advent wreath | Songs of Praise
Rev. Kate Bottley discusses the advent wreath, followed by a rendition of Hills of the North, ...
Specials: We Wish You A Merry Christmas (Song) | Horrible Histories
Specials: We Wish You A Merry Christmas (Song) | Horrible Histories
Enjoy this special version of 'We Wish You A Merry Christmas' from Horrible Histories.
Specials: Good King Wenceslas (Song) | Horrible Histories
Specials: Good King Wenceslas (Song) | Horrible Histories
Enjoy this special version of 'Good King Wenceslas' from Horrible Histories.
Specials: Silent Night (Song) | Horrible Histories
Specials: Silent Night (Song) | Horrible Histories
Enjoy this special version of 'Silent Night' from Horrible Histories.
Specials: O Christmas Tree (Song) | Horrible Histories
Specials: O Christmas Tree (Song) | Horrible Histories
Enjoy this special version of 'O Christmas tree' from Horrible Histories.
Young Voices | Songs of Praise
Young Voices | Songs of Praise
Sally Magnusson meets young people in Wigan on a mission to get the town singing for Christmas, and schoolchildren who are putting faith first...
Away in a Manger | Christmas Celebration
Away in a Manger | Christmas Celebration
Performed by the NYCoS Area Choirs of Edinburgh, Falkirk and West Lothian and filmed at Old St Paul's in Edinburgh.
Make the 2018 Blue Peter Christmas card! | Blue Peter
Make the 2018 Blue Peter Christmas card! | Blue Peter
Every year on Blue Peter, we love to inspire you to make an incredible homemade Christmas card that will amaze your fam...
What do Advent Candles symbolise? | Songs of Praise
What do Advent Candles symbolise? | Songs of Praise
For Christians, Advent defines a season of symbolic 'waiting' and preparation for the day marking Christ's birth. Each of...
Hanukkah and contemporary Jewish identity | Christmas Voices
Hanukkah and contemporary Jewish identity | Christmas Voices
A Jewish family explore what Hanukkah means to them.
Monastries
Bronx to Bradford: Friars on a Mission
Bronx to Bradford: Friars on a Mission
Documentary film following five friars at a Franciscan friary in Bradford on a mission to support the poor, both spiritually and mater...
Episode 2 | Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries
Episode 2 | Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries
Janina Ramirez looks at how monasteries transformed society and rose to a position of immense power, only...
Episode 1 | The Monastery
Episode 1 | The Monastery
Five men searching for meaning in their lives accept a challenge from the Benedictine monks of Worth Abbey to live according to the monks' rules fo...
Young Nuns
Young Nuns
Documentary following the stories of two women in their early twenties as they prepare to become nuns, offering a unique insight into a rarely seen world.
Episode 1 | Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries
Episode 1 | Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries
Dr Janina Ramirez begins her series by exploring how monasteries evolved from a cult of isolation and sel...
Episode 3 | Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries
Episode 3 | Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries
Dr Janina Ramirez discovers how the immensely rich and powerful monasteries that had dominated British so...
Episode 2 | The Monastery
Episode 2 | The Monastery
Five men searching for meaning in their lives spend 40 days living according to Benedictine rule at Worth Abbey. After two weeks, tensions show wit...
Episode 3 | The Monastery
Episode 3 | The Monastery
Final part of the documentary series following five men searching for meaning in their lives who have accepted a challenge from the Benedictine mon...
Rites of passage in Christianity
Christian | Being...
Christian | Being...
How British Christians from across the faith celebrate life's big milestones, from birth and coming of age to marriage and the end of life.
First Communion
First Communion
Four Catholic families prepare to celebrate their children's First Holy Communion, one of the biggest days of their lives so far. It's a sacred ceremony but ...
Baptism | Being...
Baptism | Being...
A family of Roman Catholics baptize their fifth child.
Pentecostal Baptism | Being...
Pentecostal Baptism | Being...
Savannah is baptised into the Pentecostal church.
Christianity: The Church | Pathways of Belief
Christianity: The Church | Pathways of Belief
Programme for 7-9 year olds looking at church as the family of God, embracing different races and nations, rites of passage, ba...
Catholic children practice for their First Holy Communion | Catholics
Catholic children practice for their First Holy Communion | Catholics
Catholic children prepare for their First Holy Communion with the help of their teachers.
Pentecostalism | Being...
Pentecostalism | Being...
Savannah discusses her experience of the Pentecostal Church and explains why she wants to be baptised.
Family and child birth | Being...
Family and child birth | Being...
A family of Roman Catholics discuss their faith and experiences with childbirth.
Roman catholicism
Harry Clark Goes to Rome
Harry Clark Goes to Rome
From altar boy to Britain’s most famous liar, Harry Clark explores what it means to be a ‘good Catholic’ as he embarks on a pilgrimage to Rome and a...
01: Priests | Catholics
01: Priests | Catholics
Series about being Catholic in Britain today begins with a look at men studying for the priesthood at London's Allen Hall, one of only three remainin...
02: Children | Catholics
02: Children | Catholics
Series about being Catholic in Britain today, focusing on the children of a rural Lancashire primary school, six of whom are preparing to make their...
02: Catholicism: The Unpredictable Rise of Rome | A History of Christianity
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...
03: Women | Catholics
03: Women | Catholics
Series about being Catholic in Britain today focuses on the female staff, volunteers and congregation of Westminster Cathedral, who talk about what Cat...
Secrets of the Conclave
Secrets of the Conclave
Featuring unseen footage and with exclusive access to the Vatican, this is the inside story of the papal conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV, told by ...
Contemporary Catholicism | A-Z of Belief
Contemporary Catholicism | A-Z of Belief
James Grant from Love & Money discusses why being a Roman Catholic is important to him, while Eamonn Spratt defends the values of hi...
Saints and sainthood
Roman persecution of Christians | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
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.
Women's place in the Church | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
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...
Mother Teresa: The Saint Making Business
Mother Teresa: The Saint Making Business
A film which explores the Vatican's saint making business using the rapid canonisation of Mother Teresa as the peg.
St David's Pilgrimages | Songs of Praise
St David's Pilgrimages | Songs of Praise
With St David's Day approaching, Katherine Jenkins meets pilgrims in Pembrokeshire walking the ancient trail to St Davids Cathedral.
Saints | Arena
Saints | Arena
Documentary looking at the phenomenon of sanctity. The Catholic Church is the only Christian persuasion with an official saint-making process, overseen by the...
Episode 2 | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
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...
Episode 1 | David Suchet - In the Footsteps of St Peter
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 ...
Peter at Pentecost | David Suchet - In the Footsteps of St Peter
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...
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
The story of St Peter and the other disciples finding the empty tomb after Jesus' crucifixion.
St. Paul's conversion on the road to Damascus | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
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...
Jewish Christian divide over Jesus | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
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.
Newman: Saint or Sinner?
Newman: Saint or Sinner?
Former Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe explores 19th-century British Roman Catholic Cardinal John Henry Newman's road to sainthood.
Episode 1 | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
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...
Episode 2 | David Suchet - In the Footsteps of St Peter
Episode 2 | David Suchet - In the Footsteps of St Peter
Actor David Suchet continues to trace the life of the man we know today as Saint Peter. According to the Bible, it is...
Upside down crucifixion | David Suchet - In the Footsteps of St Peter
Upside down crucifixion | David Suchet - In the Footsteps of St Peter
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
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
Important to all Christians, St Peter holds special significance for the Catholic Church due to his role as the ...
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
St Peter's conversion of a Roman centurion showed the appeal of Christianity but brought it i...
Practising religion | David Suchet - In the Footsteps of St Peter
Practising religion | David Suchet - In the Footsteps of St Peter
For Muslims, Jews and Christians, Haram al Sharif has a number of roles, many of which would have been fami...
Haram Al Sharif | David Suchet - In the Footsteps of St Peter
Haram Al Sharif | David Suchet - In the Footsteps of St Peter
Haram al Sharif in Jerusalem has attracted Christian, Muslim and Jewish pilgrims and has often been the subject...
The Bible and Gospels
The seven days of creation | Testament: The Bible in Animation
The seven days of creation | Testament: The Bible in Animation
The story of the creation of the world by God, according to the book of Genesis.
Episode 1 | The Story of Jesus
Episode 1 | The Story of Jesus
Experts re-examine the Gospel accounts of Jesus's life, from his birth to the beginning of his ministry, when he performed some of his famous ...
02: Abraham | Testament: The Bible in Animation
02: Abraham | Testament: The Bible in Animation
When God told Abraham that he and his wife Sarah would have a son, Abraham was astounded, for Sarah was long past child beari...
05: Jesus | The Bible: A History
05: Jesus | The Bible: A History
Who actually wrote the book that millions of people describe as the word of God? Theologian Robert Beckford sets off on a voyage of historic...
The Real Jesus Christ
The Real Jesus Christ
Documentary which explores the way the accepted Christian version of Jesus Christ's life emerged in the period immediately after his death. It examines...
01: Creation and the Flood | Testament: The Bible in Animation
01: Creation and the Flood | Testament: The Bible in Animation
**From 13.43 features sound and video issues, this is the only copy the BBC can provide. As his ark crosses th...
The Bible: The New Testament | Pathways of Belief
The Bible: The New Testament | Pathways of Belief
Simon looks at the New Testament and how the Gospels recorded the story of Jesus.
God and Abraham | Testament: The Bible in Animation
God and Abraham | Testament: The Bible in Animation
The story of Abraham agreeing the Covenant with God and being promised a son.
03: Joseph | Testament: The Bible in Animation
03: Joseph | Testament: The Bible in Animation
Sold into slavery by his jealous brothers, Joseph uses his skills to interpret dreams and becomes seated at the right hand of ...
04: Moses | Testament: The Bible in Animation
04: Moses | Testament: The Bible in Animation
A spectacular drama of the Israelite exodus from Egypt, which charts Moses's journey from hot-headed youth to the mouthpiece of...
09: Jonah | Testament: The Bible in Animation
09: Jonah | Testament: The Bible in Animation
The prophet Jonah rejects God's call to go to Nineveh, but divine intervention, and a great fish brings him to the evil city wh...
Episode 2 | The Story of Jesus
Episode 2 | The Story of Jesus
Experts re-examine the Gospel accounts of Jesus's life, from his controversial teaching in Galilee to the climax of his life in Jerusalem.
Who Wrote The Bible
Who Wrote The Bible
Robert Beckford learned the bible at his mother's knee and grew up believing that it was literally true. But, 20 years on from his Baptist upbringing, Be...
The Bible: The Old Testament | Pathways of Belief
The Bible: The Old Testament | Pathways of Belief
Presenter Simon Thomas explores the Old Testament and looks at how modern Christians are inspired by its message.
01: Herod's Christmas | Blood and Honey
01: Herod's Christmas | Blood and Honey
Series taking a bold and imaginative look at the Christmas story presented by Tony Robinson. Today Zachariah learns that he and his w...
The Bible and the Quran: The Revelation | Pathways of Belief
The Bible and the Quran: The Revelation | Pathways of Belief
An exploration of the importance of the Quran for Muslims.
The Bible and the Quran: Today | Pathways of Belief
The Bible and the Quran: Today | Pathways of Belief
An exploration of the importance of the Quran for Muslims.
02: The Gospel Truth? | A History of the Bible by John Barton
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.
Origins of Jerusalem in the Bible | Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City
Origins of Jerusalem in the Bible | Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City
Simon Sebag Montefiore discusses the Bible and its first references to Jerusalem.
Jonah's attempt to escape God's prophecy | Testament: The Bible in Animation
Jonah's attempt to escape God's prophecy | Testament: The Bible in Animation
The story of Jonah's attempt to escape the responsibility of being prophet.
The history of Christianity
Shroud of Turin: Material Evidence
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.
Reformation: Europe's Holy War
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
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...
01: The First Christianity | A History of Christianity
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
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
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...
The Great Schism | Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities
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.
Roman persecution of Christians | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
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
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
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,...
02: Catholicism: The Unpredictable Rise of Rome | A History of Christianity
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...
Women's place in the Church | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
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...
S02E02 | Scotland's Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle
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...
Episode 2 | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
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...
Episode 1 | David Suchet - In the Footsteps of St Peter
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 ...
Peter at Pentecost | David Suchet - In the Footsteps of St Peter
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...
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
The story of St Peter and the other disciples finding the empty tomb after Jesus' crucifixion.
St. Paul's conversion on the road to Damascus | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
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...
Jewish Christian divide over Jesus | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
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.
02: The Gospel Truth? | A History of the Bible by John Barton
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.
The life of Jesus
The Miracle Maker
The Miracle Maker
Ralph Fiennes heads an all-star cast of an animated portrayal of the life of Jesus, told through the eyes of a child.
Episode 1 | The Miracles of Jesus
Episode 1 | The Miracles of Jesus
Rageh Omaar looks closely at four of Jesus's miracles, including the feeding of the 5,000, and finds that each one provoked a radically dif...
03: The Last Days | Son of God
03: The Last Days | Son of God
Jeremy Bowen series using scientific and historical research to tell the story of Jesus of Nazareth. Episode focuses on Jesus' death and resur...
01: The Real Man | Son of God
01: The Real Man | Son of God
Jeremy Bowen series using scientific and historical research to tell the story of Jesus of Nazareth. This episode focuses on his birth and earl...
Episode 3 | The Passion
Episode 3 | The Passion
Atmospheric re-telling of Jesus's final days. As Jesus shares his Last Supper with the disciples, Judas slips away to fetch the Temple guards.
The Eucharist | The Passion
The Eucharist | The Passion
In a dramatised retelling of the last week of Jesus' life, Jesus establishes the sacrament of the Eucharist.
Shroud of Turin: Material Evidence
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.
02: The Mission | Son of God
02: The Mission | Son of God
Jeremy Bowen series using scientific and historical research to tell the story of Jesus of Nazareth. This episode examines Jesus' mission in lig...
Episode 3 | The Miracles of Jesus
Episode 3 | The Miracles of Jesus
Rageh Omaar bring the miracles of Jesus to life. He looks at the most remarkable miracle of all, the resurrection, and asks why it became t...
Episode 4 | The Passion
Episode 4 | The Passion
Atmospheric re-telling of Jesus's final days. Jesus is taken from the cross and buried, but Caiaphas fears the body will be stolen. Soon after, Mary ...
Fern Britton's Holy Land Journey
Fern Britton's Holy Land Journey
Fern Britton travels to Jerusalem on a life-changing journey of faith in search of the real story of Jesus's final days.
The crucifixion | The Passion
The crucifixion | The Passion
A dramatised retelling of the crucifixion of Jesus.
The last supper | The Passion
The last supper | The Passion
A dramatised retelling of the Last Supper.
Episode 1 | The Passion
Episode 1 | The Passion
Atmospheric drama re-telling the story of Jesus's final days. It's Passover in Jerusalem, and the arrival of a preacher from Galilee called Jesus cau...
Jesus teaching about compassion | The Passion
Jesus teaching about compassion | The Passion
In a dramatised retelling of the last week of Jesus' life, Jesus teaches his followers about compassion and justice.
Episode 2 | The Miracles of Jesus
Episode 2 | The Miracles of Jesus
Rageh Omaar tries to decipher the meaning of Jesus's miracles. He explores some of Jesus's more controversial miracles, such as an exorcism...
Episode 2 | The Passion
Episode 2 | The Passion
Atmospheric re-telling of Jesus's final days. Caiaphas is growing increasingly anxious that Jesus's preaching will provoke unrest and bring in the Ro...
Christianity: Jesus | Pathways of Belief
Christianity: Jesus | Pathways of Belief
This programme looks at Jesus during his lifetime and Jesus ''now'' and what he means to Christians today.
Trial before Pontius Pilate | The Passion
Trial before Pontius Pilate | The Passion
In a dramatised retelling of the last week of Jesus' life, Jesus is tried before Pontius Pilate.
Jesus | Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City
Jesus | Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City
Simon Sebag Montefiore tells the story of Jesus in Jerusalem.