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The ERA Video Streaming Platform | Religious Education

Christianity

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Art and Christianity

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The crown of thorns | Treasures of Heaven

The crown of thorns | Treasures of Heaven

BBC Four | 2011 | 4'27''

A look at one of the most important relics in Christianity, the thorn of crowns, and the chapel where it was once held.

Relics | Treasures of Heaven

Relics | Treasures of Heaven

BBC Four | 2011 | 1'22''

An explanation of the importance of relics in the Christian church and the history of the art form of the reliquary.

01: The Coming of the Kings | Seeing Salvation

01: The Coming of the Kings | Seeing Salvation

BBC Two | 1999 | 9'02''

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

BBC Two | 1999 | 8'58''

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

BBC Two | 1999 | 9'08''

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

BBC Two | 1999 | 9'02''

Reubens's Adoration of the Magi shows how nativity paintings could be used as imperial tools.

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Christian beliefs and values

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02: Christianity | My Life, My Religion

02: Christianity | My Life, My Religion

BBC Two | 2015 | 29'09''

What does it mean to be a Christian? Ten-year-old Nathan celebrates Christmas and Easter, and Kiera and Santos prepare for their firs...

Shroud of Turin: Material Evidence

Shroud of Turin: Material Evidence

BBC One | 2008 | 59'01''

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

Miracles | KS3 Curriculum Bites

Miracles | KS3 Curriculum Bites

BBC Two | 2003 | 30'53''

Seven programmes for 11-14 year olds on issues of Christianity and critical thinking, designed to stimulate and engage debate.

A night out with the street pastors | Reverse Missionaries

A night out with the street pastors | Reverse Missionaries

BBC Two | 2012 | 3'42''

Pastor John Chilimtsidya, a reverse missionary from Malawi, joins the street pastors, a group offering help to peo...

What Would Jesus Do? | KS3 Curriculum Bites

What Would Jesus Do? | KS3 Curriculum Bites

BBC Two | 2003 | 11'37''

Seven programmes for 11-14 year olds on issues of Christianity and critical thinking, designed to stimulate and engage debate.

02: No God, but God | The Story of God

02: No God, but God | The Story of God

BBC One | 2005 | 59'00''

Professor Robert Winston explores Judaism, Christianity and Islam as he continues to chart the history of mankind's search for the div...

One Night in Newcastle | We Are England

One Night in Newcastle | We Are England

BBC One | 2022 | 28'48''

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...

Background to Christian forgiveness | What's the Point of Forgiveness?

Background to Christian forgiveness | What's the Point of Forgiveness?

BBC One | 2011 | 3'60''

An introduction to the ancient context in which Jesus first preached about forgiveness.

Episode 1 | Reverse Missionaries

Episode 1 | Reverse Missionaries

BBC Two | 2012 | 58'53''

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

BBC Two | 2012 | 5'15''

Pastor John Chilimtsidya from Malawi holds a service in a skate park in Blantyre, Scotland, to win over the young peo...

The Debt Saviours

The Debt Saviours

BBC Two | 2018 | 59'33''

Access-all-areas documentary following Christians Against Poverty, asking whether the charity's motivation is debt relief or bringing people to Jesus.

Maximilian Kolbe | KS3 Curriculum Bites

Maximilian Kolbe | KS3 Curriculum Bites

CBBC | 2007 | 5'04''

The story of Maximilian Kolbe who volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz.

Issues: Belief and Abortion | Belief File

Issues: Belief and Abortion | Belief File

BBC Two | 1998 | 18'28''

This programme looks at abortion from the Christian and Sikh perspectives.

The Holocaust | What's the Point of Forgiveness?

The Holocaust | What's the Point of Forgiveness?

BBC One | 2011 | 3'60''

Discussing the possibility of forgiveness after the atrocities of the Holocaust.

Amish: A Secret Life

Amish: A Secret Life

BBC Two | 2012 | 59'16''

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...

What's the Point of Forgiveness?

What's the Point of Forgiveness?

BBC One | 2011 | 59'04''

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...

The Ten Commandments | KS4 Curriculum Bites

The Ten Commandments | KS4 Curriculum Bites

BBC Two | 2007 | 16'38''

Kathy Lette and Rabbi YY Rubinstein discuss the meaning of the Commandments 'Do not kill', 'Worship no other gods' and 'Do not ta...

The Tramps Parables | KS3 Curriculum Bites

The Tramps Parables | KS3 Curriculum Bites

BBC Two | 2003 | 19'39''

Seven programmes for 11-14 year olds on issues of Christianity and critical thinking, designed to stimulate and engage debate.

Selling Jesus? | KS3 Curriculum Bites

Selling Jesus? | KS3 Curriculum Bites

BBC Two | 2003 | 12'35''

Seven programmes for 11-14 year olds on issues of Christianity and critical thinking, designed to stimulate and engage debate.

Test of Time: Money | Belief File

Test of Time: Money | Belief File

BBC Two | 2002 | 29'05''

Christian band ''The World Wide Message Tribe'' say why they take the minimum wage and live in deprived areas.

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Christian marriage and relationships

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Marriage | Being...

Marriage | Being...

BBC One | 2021 | 2'51''

A discussion of the importance of marriage in Christianity.

Sexuality | A Question of Faith

Sexuality | A Question of Faith

BBC Two | 2014 | 11'31''

Taking part in a Christian church service for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, the group ask where religion stands when ...

01: From Pleasure to Sin | Sex and the Church

01: From Pleasure to Sin | Sex and the Church

BBC Two | 2015 | 58'59''

Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch explores how Christianity has shaped western attitudes to sex, gender and sexuality throughout hi...

Jesus' Teachings on Sex | Sex and the Church

Jesus' Teachings on Sex | Sex and the Church

BBC Two | 2015 | 2'22''

A look at how the arrival of Christianity changed views around sex and relationships.

01: Christian | Strictly Soulmates

01: Christian | Strictly Soulmates

BBC Three | 2012 | 56'42''

Members of different faiths search for the perfect partner. Evangelical Christians Katy, Richard and Lorraine are all looking for love and...

Too Gay for God?

Too Gay for God?

BBC One | 2019 | 39'03''

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...

LGBT Church | A Question of Faith

LGBT Church | A Question of Faith

BBC Two | 2014 | 5'02''

Students visit a Church that accepts LGBT people.

Marriage ceremony | Being...

Marriage ceremony | Being...

BBC One | 2021 | 5'10''

A Christian marriage ceremony.

03: Christianity vs The West | Sex and the Church

03: Christianity vs The West | Sex and the Church

BBC Two | 2015 | 58'56''

Diarmaid MacCulloch explores how the official Christian Church and Western society have moved apart on issues of sex and ge...

An Episcopalian same-sex wedding | Around the World in 80 Faiths

An Episcopalian same-sex wedding | Around the World in 80 Faiths

BBC Two | 2009 | 2'25''

An Anglican vicar discusses different Christian attitudes to homosexuality after attending a same-sex weddin...

02: Sexual Revolution | Sex and the Church

02: Sexual Revolution | Sex and the Church

BBC Two | 2015 | 58'26''

Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch explains how the church took control of marriage in the 11th century and how the Protestant Reformat...

Episode 2 | No Sex Please, We're Teenagers

Episode 2 | No Sex Please, We're Teenagers

BBC Two | 2005 | 58'53''

Tonight they attend a road show by an American Christian group who condemn sex before marriage. They are also given lessons on par...

Jamelia: Shame about Single Mums

Jamelia: Shame about Single Mums

BBC HD | 2011 | 57'07''

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...

Episode 1 | No Sex Please, We're Teenagers

Episode 1 | No Sex Please, We're Teenagers

BBC Two | 2005 | 59'22''

Documentary on the efforts of a group of teenagers (members of the so-called Romance Academy) to abstain from sex for five months,...

Does God Hate Queers? | Queer Britain

Does God Hate Queers? | Queer Britain

BBC Three | 2017 | 29'38''

Riyadh Khalaf shines a light on the challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community. Riyadh meets a disfellowed Jehovah's Witness.

Islam and Homosexuality | Queer Britain

Islam and Homosexuality | Queer Britain

BBC Three | 2017 | 3'16''

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

BBC Three | 2017 | 2'56''

Riyadh Khalaf learns about Christian groups which welcome and support LGBTQ+ people.

Episode 3 | No Sex Please, We're Teenagers

Episode 3 | No Sex Please, We're Teenagers

BBC Two | 2005 | 59'06''

It's the last month-will anyone fall at the final hurdle?

02: Settling Down | A Believer's Guide to...

02: Settling Down | A Believer's Guide to...

BBC One | 2022 | 42'57'

Christians Grace and Jess are engaged and about to move into their first home together, a canal boat. Having not always found ac...

Naming ceremony at Oasis Church | Queer Britain

Naming ceremony at Oasis Church | Queer Britain

BBC Three | 2017 | 4'35''

At a church in London, a transgender man takes part in a naming ceremony.

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Christian pilgrimage

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Episode 3 | Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve

Episode 3 | Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve

BBC Two | 2013 | 59'00''

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

BBC Two | 2013 | 58'59''

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

BBC Two | 2024 | 59'27''

Seven celebrities of differing faiths and beliefs experience an emotional journey on a pilgrimage in north Wales, a rout...

The Road to Istanbul: Episode 2 | Pilgrimage

The Road to Istanbul: Episode 2 | Pilgrimage

BBC Two | 2020 | 58'48''

Life on the Sultans Trail begins to challenge the celebrities as Adrian Chiles tells the group he is struggling with the purpose...

The Road to the Scottish Isles: Episode 3 | Pilgrimage

The Road to the Scottish Isles: Episode 3 | Pilgrimage

BBC Two | 2022 | 58'56''

With the end of their pilgrimage looming, the celebrities get a taste of monastic life in a medieval abbey, but will i...

Episode 1 | Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve

Episode 1 | Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve

BBC Two | 2013 | 59'07''

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 through North Wales: Episode 2 | Pilgrimage

The Road through North Wales: Episode 2 | Pilgrimage

BBC Two | 2024 | 59'08''

The pilgrims' final destination is Bardsey Island, the fabled 'Island of 20,000 Saints'. Along the way, they see spectac...

The Road to Istanbul: Episode 3 | Pilgrimage

The Road to Istanbul: Episode 3 | Pilgrimage

BBC Two | 2020 | 58'55''

The celebrities set off on the final leg of their pilgrimage and arrive in Turkey, where they head for the magnificent Suleymani...

The Road to Istanbul: Episode 1 | Pilgrimage

The Road to Istanbul: Episode 1 | Pilgrimage

BBC Two | 2020 | 58'48''

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 Rome: Episode 3 | Pilgrimage

The Road to Rome: Episode 3 | Pilgrimage

BBC Two | 2019 | 59'00''

The celebrity pilgrims set off on the final challenging stretch of the Via toward Rome. When they receive an extraordinary invitatio...

The Road to the Scottish Isles: Episode 1 | Pilgrimage

The Road to the Scottish Isles: Episode 1 | Pilgrimage

BBC Two | 2022 | 58'31''

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

Channel 4 | 2004 | 49'33''

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...

Calum Cille: An Naomh Dana/Columba - The Bold Saint

Calum Cille: An Naomh Dana/Columba - The Bold Saint

BBC Alba | 2021 | 58'30''

He was at the centre of a bloody battle and founded a monastery that became a beacon of civilisation in the Early Middle ...

The Road Through the Alps: Episode 3 | Pilgrimage

The Road Through the Alps: Episode 3 | Pilgrimage

BBC Two | 2025 | 58'07''

The celebrities finish their journey at Einsiedeln Abbey, a pilgrim destination for over 1,000 years.

The Road Through the Alps: Episode 2 | Pilgrimage

The Road Through the Alps: Episode 2 | Pilgrimage

BBC Two | 2025 | 59'00''

It's day five, and the pilgrims prepare for the challenging Alpine paths ahead of them. As they go along the path, they dis...

The Road Through the Alps: Episode 1 | Pilgrimage

The Road Through the Alps: Episode 1 | Pilgrimage

BBC Two | 2025 | 59'32''

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

BBC Two | 2024 | 59'08''

The pilgrims' final destination is Bardsey Island, the fabled 'Island of 20,000 Saints'. Along the way, they see spectac...

The Road through Portugal: Episode 3 | Pilgrimage

The Road through Portugal: Episode 3 | Pilgrimage

BBC Two | 2023 | 59'15''

In Coimbra, there are visits to a convent, a mosque and a synagogue. Finally, after 14 days and 364 kilometres, the group f...

The Road through Portugal: Episode 2 | Pilgrimage

The Road through Portugal: Episode 2 | Pilgrimage

BBC Two | 2023 | 58'23''

With under a week to go before they join tens of thousands of people in Fatima for the annual celebration of the Miracle of...

The Road through Portugal: Episode 1 | Pilgrimage

The Road through Portugal: Episode 1 | Pilgrimage

BBC Two | 2023 | 59'13''

Seven well-known personalities, with differing faiths and beliefs, meet in northern Portugal to tackle a modern Catholic pi...

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Christmas

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Specials: Horrible Christmas | Horrible Histories

Specials: Horrible Christmas | Horrible Histories

CBBC | 2010 | 28'17''

This episode showcases bizarre yuletide absurdities from over the centuries with a unique blend of sketches, pastiche and s...

Specials: We Wish You A Merry Christmas (Song) | Horrible Histories

Specials: We Wish You A Merry Christmas (Song) | Horrible Histories

CBBC | 2010 | 1'14''

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

CBBC | 2010 | 36''

Enjoy this special version of 'Good King Wenceslas' from Horrible Histories.

Specials: Silent Night (Song) | Horrible Histories

Specials: Silent Night (Song) | Horrible Histories

CBBC | 2010 | 1'07''

Enjoy this special version of 'Silent Night' from Horrible Histories.

Specials: O Christmas Tree (Song) | Horrible Histories

Specials: O Christmas Tree (Song) | Horrible Histories

CBBC | 2010 | 1'09''

Enjoy this special version of 'O Christmas tree' from Horrible Histories.

Young Voices | Songs of Praise

Young Voices | Songs of Praise

BBC One | 2013 | 34'07''

Sally Magnusson meets young people in Wigan on a mission to get the town singing for Christmas, and schoolchildren who are putting faith first...

Christmas | My First Festivals

Christmas | My First Festivals

CBeebies | 2019 | 14'05''

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 ...

Away in a Manger | Christmas Celebration

Away in a Manger | Christmas Celebration

BBC One | 2014 | 2'01''

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

CBBC | 2018 | 5'04''

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

BBC One | 2017 | 1'09''

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

BBC One | 2007 | 3'42''

A Jewish family explore what Hanukkah means to them.

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

BBC One | 2020 | 4'25''

Rev. Kate Bottley discusses the advent wreath, followed by a rendition of Hills of the North, ...

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Monastries

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Bronx to Bradford: Friars on a Mission

Bronx to Bradford: Friars on a Mission

BBC One | 2017 | 59'31''

Documentary film following five friars at a Franciscan friary in Bradford on a mission to support the poor, both spiritually and mater...

Young Nuns

Young Nuns

BBC One | 2011 | 45'08''

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

BBC Four | 2015 | 58'58''

Dr Janina Ramirez begins her series by exploring how monasteries evolved from a cult of isolation and sel...

Episode 1 | The Monastery

Episode 1 | The Monastery

BBC Two | 2005 | 58'37''

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...

Episode 3 | Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries

Episode 3 | Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries

BBC Four | 2015 | 59'09''

Dr Janina Ramirez discovers how the immensely rich and powerful monasteries that had dominated British so...

Episode 2 | Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries

Episode 2 | Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries

BBC Four | 2015 | 59'09''

Janina Ramirez looks at how monasteries transformed society and rose to a position of immense power, only...

Episode 2 | The Monastery

Episode 2 | The Monastery

BBC Two | 2005 | 58'49''

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

BBC Two | 2005 | 59'19''

Final part of the documentary series following five men searching for meaning in their lives who have accepted a challenge from the Benedictine mon...

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Rites of passage in Christianity

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Christian | Being...

Christian | Being...

BBC One | 2021 | 39'49''

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

BBC One | 2025 | 58'32''

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...

BBC One | 2021 | 1'55''

A family of Roman Catholics baptize their fifth child.

Pentecostal Baptism | Being...

Pentecostal Baptism | Being...

BBC One | 2021 | 3'08''

Savannah is baptised into the Pentecostal church.

Pentecostalism | Being...

Pentecostalism | Being...

BBC One | 2021 | 5'22''

Savannah discusses her experience of the Pentecostal Church and explains why she wants to be baptised.

Catholic children practice for their First Holy Communion | Catholics

Catholic children practice for their First Holy Communion | Catholics

BBC Four | 2012 | 2'01''

Catholic children prepare for their First Holy Communion with the help of their teachers.

Christianity: The Church | Pathways of Belief

Christianity: The Church | Pathways of Belief

BBC Two | 1997 | 14'03''

Programme for 7-9 year olds looking at church as the family of God, embracing different races and nations, rites of passage, ba...

Family and child birth | Being...

Family and child birth | Being...

BBC One | 2021 | 4'38''

A family of Roman Catholics discuss their faith and experiences with childbirth.

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Saints and sainthood

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

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

BBC One | 2012 | 58'56''

David Suchet undertakes an epic journey spanning the Mediterranean, inspired by the life and travels of Paul the Apostl...

Mother Teresa: The Saint Making Business

Mother Teresa: The Saint Making Business

Channel 4 | 2003 | 48'57''

A film which explores the Vatican's saint making business using the rapid canonisation of Mother Teresa as the peg.

Saints | Arena

Saints | Arena

BBC Four | 2006 | 1'09'38''

Documentary looking at the phenomenon of sanctity. The Catholic Church is the only Christian persuasion with an official saint-making process, overseen by the...

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

BBC One | 2012 | 3'08''

The story of St Paul's conversion after a dramatic revelation on the road to Damasc...

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

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

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...

Roman persecution of Christians | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul

Roman persecution of Christians | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul

BBC One | 2012 | 2'28''

The story of how the Romans persecuted Christians in the decades after Jesus' death.

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

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

BBC One | 2015 | 3'46''

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

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

BBC One | 2012 | 2'48''

St Paul's view of women has been invoked in recent church debates but his own opinions are often uncl...

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

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

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 Saint ...

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

BBC One | 2015 | 3'44''

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

The early life of St. Peter | David Suchet - In the Footsteps of St Peter

The early life of St. Peter | David Suchet - In the Footsteps of St Peter

BBC One | 2015 | 5'14''

The story of St Peter's early life based on evidence from the Bible and archaeological findings.

St. Paul in Athens | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul

St. Paul in Athens | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul

BBC One | 2012 | 4'03''

The story of St Paul's travel to Athens to preach Christianity to the philosophers and citizens of the city.

Newman: Saint or Sinner?

Newman: Saint or Sinner?

BBC Two | 2010 | 59'55''

Former Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe explores 19th-century British Roman Catholic Cardinal John Henry Newman's road to sainthood.

St David's Pilgrimages | Songs of Praise

St David's Pilgrimages | Songs of Praise

BBC One | 2023 | 34'09''

With St David's Day approaching, Katherine Jenkins meets pilgrims in Pembrokeshire walking the ancient trail to St Davids Cathedral.

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

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

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, it is...

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

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

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

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

BBC One | 2015 | 2'22''

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

BBC One | 2015 | 3'45''

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

BBC One | 2015 | 3'36''

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

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02: Abraham | Testament: The Bible in Animation

02: Abraham | Testament: The Bible in Animation

BBC Two | 1996 | 25'17''

When God told Abraham that he and his wife Sarah would have a son, Abraham was astounded, for Sarah was long past child beari...

Episode 1 | The Story of Jesus

Episode 1 | The Story of Jesus

BBC One | 2011 | 59'07''

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 ...

The seven days of creation | Testament: The Bible in Animation

The seven days of creation | Testament: The Bible in Animation

BBC Two | 1996 | 5'00''

The story of the creation of the world by God, according to the book of Genesis.

04: Moses | Testament: The Bible in Animation

04: Moses | Testament: The Bible in Animation

BBC Two | 1996 | 27'19''

A spectacular drama of the Israelite exodus from Egypt, which charts Moses's journey from hot-headed youth to the mouthpiece of...

God and Abraham | Testament: The Bible in Animation

God and Abraham | Testament: The Bible in Animation

BBC Two | 1996 | 3'15''

The story of Abraham agreeing the Covenant with God and being promised a son.

09: Jonah | Testament: The Bible in Animation

09: Jonah | Testament: The Bible in Animation

BBC Two | 1996 | 25'43''

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...

01: Creation and the Flood | Testament: The Bible in Animation

01: Creation and the Flood | Testament: The Bible in Animation

BBC Two | 1996 | 26'50''

**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

BBC Two | 2004 | 19'10''

Simon looks at the New Testament and how the Gospels recorded the story of Jesus.

The Sacrifice of Isaac | Testament: The Bible in Animation

The Sacrifice of Isaac | Testament: The Bible in Animation

BBC Two | 1996 | 4'23''

The story of Abraham agreeing to sacrifice his son Isaac to God.

The Real Jesus Christ

The Real Jesus Christ

Channel 4 | 1999 | 50'26''

Documentary which explores the way the accepted Christian version of Jesus Christ's life emerged in the period immediately after his death. It examines...

Episode 2 | The Story of Jesus

Episode 2 | The Story of Jesus

BBC One | 2011 | 59'07''

Experts re-examine the Gospel accounts of Jesus's life, from his controversial teaching in Galilee to the climax of his life in Jerusalem.

The Bible: The Old Testament | Pathways of Belief

The Bible: The Old Testament | Pathways of Belief

BBC Two | 2004 | 19'17''

Presenter Simon Thomas explores the Old Testament and looks at how modern Christians are inspired by its message.

03: Joseph | Testament: The Bible in Animation

03: Joseph | Testament: The Bible in Animation

BBC Two | 1996 | 26'23''

Sold into slavery by his jealous brothers, Joseph uses his skills to interpret dreams and becomes seated at the right hand of ...

08: Daniel | Testament: The Bible in Animation

08: Daniel | Testament: The Bible in Animation

BBC Two | 1996 | 24'49''

Much loved and respected by the conqueror, King Darius, Daniel provoked great jealousy among the court advisers. Divine love a...

06: David and Saul | Testament: The Bible in Animation

06: David and Saul | Testament: The Bible in Animation

BBC Two | 1996 | 27'25''

Tormented by demons, King Saul sends for a musician, David, to calm his mind, little knowing the young man will one da...

The Bible and the Quran: The Revelation | Pathways of Belief

The Bible and the Quran: The Revelation | Pathways of Belief

BBC Two | 2008 | 18'42''

An exploration of the importance of the Quran for Muslims.

07: Elijah | Testament: The Bible in Animation

07: Elijah | Testament: The Bible in Animation

BBC Two | 1996 | 27'10''

Elijah, the one prophet of The Lord God, sets out to save Israel from the corrupt King Ahab and his evil Queen Jezebel.

The Bible and the Quran: Today | Pathways of Belief

The Bible and the Quran: Today | Pathways of Belief

BBC Two | 2008 | 18'45''

An exploration of the importance of the Quran for Muslims.

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

BBC Four | 2011 | 3'06''

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

BBC Two | 1996 | 7'15''

The story of Jonah's attempt to escape the responsibility of being prophet.

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Shroud of Turin: Material Evidence

Shroud of Turin: Material Evidence

BBC One | 2008 | 59'01''

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

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

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

BBC One | 2012 | 58'56''

David Suchet undertakes an epic journey spanning the Mediterranean, inspired by the life and travels of Paul the Apostl...

Reformation: Europe's Holy War

Reformation: Europe's Holy War

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 fundamental...

S01E03: Reformation | The Battle for Britain's Soul

S01E03: Reformation | The Battle for Britain's Soul

BBC Two | 2004 | 59'16''

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

BBC Four | 2009 | 58'45''

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

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

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

BBC Four | 2009 | 58'42''

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

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

BBC One | 2012 | 3'08''

The story of St Paul's conversion after a dramatic revelation on the road to Damasc...

S01E04: War | The Battle for Britain's Soul

S01E04: War | The Battle for Britain's Soul

BBC Two | 2004 | 59'01''

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

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

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

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...

The Great Schism | Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities

The Great Schism | Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities

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.

Roman persecution of Christians | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul

Roman persecution of Christians | David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul

BBC One | 2012 | 2'28''

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

BBC Four | 2017 | 59'43''

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

Constantinople | Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities

Constantinople | Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities

BBC Four | 2013 | 2'40''

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

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

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

BBC One | 2015 | 3'46''

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

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

BBC One | 2012 | 2'48''

St Paul's view of women has been invoked in recent church debates but his own opinions are often uncl...

S02E04: Endgame | The Battle for Britain's Soul

S02E04: Endgame | The Battle for Britain's Soul

BBC Two | 2005 | 59'14''

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

S02E01: The Church in Danger | The Battle for Britain's Soul

S02E01: The Church in Danger | The Battle for Britain's Soul

BBC Two | 2005 | 58'58''

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

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

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

BBC Scotland | 2021 | 59'03''

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

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

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

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 Saint ...

06: God in the Dock | A History of Christianity

06: God in the Dock | A History of Christianity

BBC Four | 2009 | 58'41''

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

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The life of Jesus

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The Miracle Maker

The Miracle Maker

BBC One | 2001 | 1'26'54''

Ralph Fiennes heads an all-star cast of an animated portrayal of the life of Jesus, told through the eyes of a child.

Episode 3 | The Passion

Episode 3 | The Passion

BBC One | 2008 | 57'33''

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.

Episode 1 | The Miracles of Jesus

Episode 1 | The Miracles of Jesus

BBC One | 2006 | 58'30''

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...

Shroud of Turin: Material Evidence

Shroud of Turin: Material Evidence

BBC One | 2008 | 59'01''

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

03: The Last Days | Son of God

03: The Last Days | Son of God

BBC One | 2001 | 49'37''

Jeremy Bowen series using scientific and historical research to tell the story of Jesus of Nazareth. Episode focuses on Jesus' death and resur...

Fern Britton's Holy Land Journey

Fern Britton's Holy Land Journey

BBC One | 2017 | 58'41''

Fern Britton travels to Jerusalem on a life-changing journey of faith in search of the real story of Jesus's final days.

Episode 3 | The Miracles of Jesus

Episode 3 | The Miracles of Jesus

BBC One | 2006 | 59'38''

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

BBC One | 2008 | 28'28''

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 ...

The crucifixion | The Passion

The crucifixion | The Passion

BBC One | 2008 | 4'38''

A dramatised retelling of the crucifixion of Jesus.

Jesus | Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City

Jesus | Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City

BBC Four | 2011 | 3'55''

Simon Sebag Montefiore tells the story of Jesus in Jerusalem.

01: The Real Man | Son of God

01: The Real Man | Son of God

BBC One | 2001 | 49'18''

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 1 | The Passion

Episode 1 | The Passion

BBC One | 2008 | 57'05''

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...

The Eucharist | The Passion

The Eucharist | The Passion

BBC One | 2008 | 2'15''

In a dramatised retelling of the last week of Jesus' life, Jesus establishes the sacrament of the Eucharist.

Episode 2 | The Passion

Episode 2 | The Passion

BBC One | 2008 | 29'08''

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...

The last supper | The Passion

The last supper | The Passion

BBC One | 2008 | 3'01''

A dramatised retelling of the Last Supper.

Episode 2 | The Miracles of Jesus

Episode 2 | The Miracles of Jesus

BBC One | 2006 | 59'02''

Rageh Omaar tries to decipher the meaning of Jesus's miracles. He explores some of Jesus's more controversial miracles, such as an exorcism...

02: The Mission | Son of God

02: The Mission | Son of God

BBC One | 2001 | 49'19''

Jeremy Bowen series using scientific and historical research to tell the story of Jesus of Nazareth. This episode examines Jesus' mission in lig...

Agony in the Garden | The Passion

Agony in the Garden | The Passion

BBC One | 2008 | 3'44''

A dramatised retelling of the Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane.

The sacrifice of Jesus | The Passion

The sacrifice of Jesus | The Passion

BBC One | 2008 | 3'27''

In a dramatised retelling of the last week of Jesus' life, Jesus' followers urge him to flee Jerusalem for his own safety.

Part 1 | The Nativity

Part 1 | The Nativity

BBC One | 2011 | 56'52''

Retelling of the classic biblical tale. Mary counts her blessings when her parents arrange to marry her to a local carpenter, Joseph. But events soon t...

Harry Clark Goes to Rome

Harry Clark Goes to Rome

Christianity | BBC One | 2026 | 58'08''

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...

Faith and Rehabilitation | Songs of Praise

Faith and Rehabilitation | Songs of Praise

Christianity | BBC One | 2024 | 34'04''

In Newcastle upon Tyne, the Rev Kate Bottley hears how faith and compassion can support prisoners and ex-offenders in their journe...

Secrets of the Conclave

Secrets of the Conclave

Christianity | BBC Two | 2025 | 58'53''

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 ...

Between Life and Death

Between Life and Death

Christian views on life after death | BBC One | 2010 | 50'29''

Documentary following the doctors who can now interrupt, and even reverse, the process of death, and the families asked to make the most ethically dif...

S01E02: Case 2: The Bearpark Poltergeist | Uncanny

S01E02: Case 2: The Bearpark Poltergeist | Uncanny

Christian views on life after death | BBC Two | 2023 | 58'54''

Ian believes his house was haunted by an entity which would shake drawers, ring bells and even flush the toilet. But could...

A short history of money | KS4 Curriculum Bites

A short history of money | KS4 Curriculum Bites

Christian beliefs and values | BBC Two | 2007 | 3'09''

Around 30 million people die of hunger each year - should this make us angry? What should Christians do with their money? Sho...

A short history of the afterlife | KS4 Curriculum Bites

A short history of the afterlife | KS4 Curriculum Bites

Christian views on life after death | BBC Two | 2007 | 3'08''

Is death the end? Is there any evidence for an afterlife? A look at Christian and Buddhist views on the afterlife. NO...

Don’t judge others | KS4 Curriculum Bites

Don’t judge others | KS4 Curriculum Bites

Christian beliefs and values | BBC Two | 2007 | 5'04''

A drama related to the New Testament saying, "Judge not or you will be judged". A young woman suspects that her purse has bee...

S02E03: Burning Belief | The Battle for Britain’s Soul

S02E03: 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 c...

S02E02: Power to the People | The Battle for Britain’s Soul

S02E02: 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 growi...

S01E02: From Cradle to Grave | The Battle for Britain’s Soul

S01E02: 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.

Inside the Bruderhof

Inside the Bruderhof

Christian beliefs and values | BBC One | 2020 | 38'18''

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...

Mission: Joy with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama (2021)

Mission: Joy with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama (2021)

Buddhism | BBC Four | 2022 | 1'20'12''

A feelgood film that follows the meeting between the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu in 2015 during which...

Lord’s Prayer meaning | Songs of Praise

Lord’s Prayer meaning | Songs of Praise

Christian prayer | BBC One | 2025 | 3'23''

Sean meets theologian Dr Paula Gooder in the college's chapel to delve deeper into what The Lord's Prayer means and why these w...

Pope Francis : The Peoples Pope

Pope Francis : The Peoples Pope

Christianity | BBC One | 2025 | 59'04''

This obituary film charts the life of Pope Francis, born Jorge Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, from his rise through the ranks of the Catholic chu...

02: Did God Have a Wife? | Bible’s Buried Secrets

02: Did God Have a Wife? | Bible’s Buried Secrets

Christianity | BBC HD | 2011 | 59'05''

Dr Francesca Stavrakopoulou asks whether ancient Israelites believed in one God as the Bible claims. Is it possible t...

Episode 6 | Paul O’Grady: The Sally Army and Me

Episode 6 | Paul O’Grady: The Sally Army and Me

Christianity | BBC One | 2016 | 28'57''

Paul O'Grady comforts those facing death at a hospice for the terminally ill and marches with the Sally Army band in Lo...

Episode 5 | Paul O’Grady: The Sally Army and Me

Episode 5 | Paul O’Grady: The Sally Army and Me

Christianity | BBC One | 2016 | 28'52''

Paul O'Grady's training with the Salvation Army takes him right back to where he first encountered them, his hometown o...

Episode 4 | Paul O’Grady: The Sally Army and Me

Episode 4 | Paul O’Grady: The Sally Army and Me

Christianity | BBC One | 2016 | 28'52''

Paul O'Grady's training goes international as he hits the front line and witnesses the migrant crisis in Athens at firs...

Episode 3 | Paul O’Grady: The Sally Army and Me

Episode 3 | Paul O’Grady: The Sally Army and Me

Christianity | BBC One | 2016 | 28'51''

Paul O'Grady's training with the group is taken to the next level when he is faced with his biggest fear - dementia.

Episode 2 | Paul O’Grady: The Sally Army and Me

Episode 2 | Paul O’Grady: The Sally Army and Me

Christianity | BBC One | 2016 | 28'48''

Paul teaches a group of troubled teens life skills in the form of baking.

Episode 1 | Paul O’Grady: The Sally Army and Me

Episode 1 | Paul O’Grady: The Sally Army and Me

Christianity | BBC One | 2016 | 29'03''

Series in which Paul O'Grady, formerly a care worker, explores the work of the Salvation Army. Paul begins by taking pa...

The Lord’s Prayer | Songs of Praise

The Lord’s Prayer | Songs of Praise

Christian prayer | BBC One | 2025 | 34'05''

Sean Fletcher explores the depth of meaning in the prayer spoken by billions every day and meets people whose lives have been profo...

S02E04 | Scotland’s Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle

S02E04 | 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 ...

S02E03 | Scotland’s Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle

S02E03 | 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 pilgr...

S02E02 | Scotland’s Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle

S02E02 | 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 discove...

S01E04: Shetland | Scotland’s Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle

S01E04: 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 vis...

S01E03: Northern Outer Hebrides | Scotland’s Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle

S01E03: 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 s...

S01E02: Southern Outer Hebrides | Scotland’s Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle

S01E02: 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 mak...

My Big Gay Jewish Conversion

My Big Gay Jewish Conversion

Christianity | BBC Three | 2017 | 46'43''

Following Simon Atkins, a gay Catholic man, as he considers converting to Judaism. He travels to Israel to experience views in Tel Aviv and Jeru...

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity | Songs of Praise

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity | Songs of Praise

Christian prayer | BBC One | 2025 | 34'08''

To mark the start of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Sean Fletcher visits one of the largest gatherings of diffe...

New Churches | A-Z of Belief

New Churches | A-Z of Belief

Christian beliefs and values | BBC Two | 1990 | 29'39''

Sue Rinaldi (lead singer of Heartbeat) and Michael Sweet (heavy metal star of Stryper) talk about a new, exciting movement within Christianity t...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints | A-Z of Belief

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints | A-Z of Belief

Christianity | BBC Two | 1990 | 28'57''

In 1821, an "angel" led Joseph Smith to a deserted cave on a hillside and showed him twelve gold plates on wh...

Black-led Pentecostals | A-Z of Belief

Black-led Pentecostals | A-Z of Belief

Christian beliefs and values | BBC Two | 1990 | 28'39''

Black gospel singer Lavine Hudson shares why a belief in the Bible and a strict way of life are just as important to her as becoming a...

Contemporary Catholicism | A-Z of Belief

Contemporary Catholicism | A-Z of Belief

Christianity | BBC Two | 1990 | 29'43''

James Grant from Love & Money discusses why being a Roman Catholic is important to him, while Eamonn Spratt defends the values of hi...

S01E05: Psalms of David | Art That Shook The World

S01E05: Psalms of David | Art That Shook The World

Christianity | BBC Four | 2001 | 49'07''

Germaine Greer takes a look at the often ignored but rather gigantic influence of the Psalms on wildly diverse cultures, f...

02: Performance | Alternativity

02: Performance | Alternativity

Christianity | BBC Two | 2017 | 22'15''

Contemporary one-off performance of the nativity play quite unlike any other.

Episode 1 | Alternativity

Episode 1 | Alternativity

Christianity | BBC Two | 2017 | 59'16''

This exciting arts documentary film offers an alternative take on the nativity story. The unique, hour-long film follows the production of a contem...

03: Our Supersized Christian Family | Love, Faith and Me

03: Our Supersized Christian Family | Love, Faith and Me

Christian families and children | BBC One | 2023 | 41'54''

Alex and Amy have five children under five, including identical triplets. Can their Christian faith and community he...

S01E01: The Arrival | The Vicar of Dibley

S01E01: The Arrival | The Vicar of Dibley

Christianity | BBC One | 1994 | 28'21''

When Reverend Pottle, the 102-year-old vicar of St Barnabas' Dibley, dies suddenly, the villagers eagerly await his replacement. To...

The Mormons Are Coming

The Mormons Are Coming

Christianity | BBC Two | 2023 | 58'55''

Three newly trained Mormon missionaries in Lancashire search for new converts. But in an increasingly secular Britain, how do you convince people that...

The Cost of Covid: A Year on the Frontline

The Cost of Covid: A Year on the Frontline

Christianity | BBC News | 2021 | 26'19''

For over 12 months, the BBC joined a vicar and a pastor on the frontlines in Burnley, struggling in a pandemic-fuelled crisis as l...

03: The Real Garden of Eden | Bible’s Buried Secrets

03: The Real Garden of Eden | Bible’s Buried Secrets

Christianity | BBC HD | 2011 | 58'54''

Dr Francesca Stavrakopoulou refutes the traditional interpretation of the Garden of Eden, and visits the place she...

01: Did King David’s Empire Exist? | Bible’s Buried Secrets

01: Did King David’s Empire Exist? | Bible’s Buried Secrets

Christianity | BBC HD | 2011 | 59'16''

Dr Francesca Stavrakopoulou visits key archaeological excavations and examines evidence for and again...

Who Wrote The Bible

Who Wrote The Bible

Christianity | Channel 4 | 2004 | 1'42'09''

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...

Pentecostalism in Britain | Life And Death The Pentecostal Way

Pentecostalism in Britain | Life And Death The Pentecostal Way

Beliefs in Society | BBC Two | 2016 | 21'21''

Brixton community church in south London. An exploration of the growth of the Pentecostal church and what it m...

Part 2 – The Future of Christianity in Britain | The Battle for Christianity

Part 2 – The Future of Christianity in Britain | The Battle for Christianity

Christianity | BBC One | 2016 | 13'31''

How Christianity is responding to changing social attitudes in society, particularly in re...

Part 1 – The Future of Christianity in Britain | The Battle for Christianity

Part 1 – The Future of Christianity in Britain | The Battle for Christianity

Christianity | BBC One | 2016 | 16'50''

Immigration and the impact on Christian churches.

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