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Oct 27 Constantine, the Edict of Milan and The True Cross
Season 10 Episode 27
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Constantine was the first Roman Emperor to be baptised a Christian, This was an incredible turnaround after many terrible persecutio…
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Oct 26 Alfred the Great - Christianity unites England
Season 10 Episode 26
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When Alfred defeated Guthrum at the Battle of Eddington and then proceeded to be his mentor and oversee his baptism - England was at …
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Oct 25 Chaucer and his Canterbury Tales
Season 10 Episode 25
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Geoffrey Chaucer's stories of pilgrims on their way to the shrine of St Thomas a Becket have lead to him being called the father of E…
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Oct 24 Chartres Cathedral - Jewel of Civilisation
Season 10 Episode 24
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A series of churches and cathedrals have stood in Chartres since the 4th Century. A testament to resilience and perseverance, the cur…
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Oct 23 Chang Kei Shek is baptised in China
Season 10 Episode 23
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Chang Kei Shek was the longest leader of China in the 20th Century - although his later years he spent in Taiwan - escaping from the …
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Oct 22 Tillich - God as the Ground of Being
Season 10 Episode 22
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Paul Tillich became on of Protestantism's most influential thinkers of the 20th Century. His life and career had two parts in Germany…
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Oct 21 Gerard Manley Hopkins - The priest who was a poet
Season 10 Episode 21
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Hopkins has been described as the most influential Victorian Poet with his creative us of language and sprung rhythm. A Jesuit pries…
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Oct 20 Schillebeeckx and the empty tomb
Season 10 Episode 20
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Edward Schillebeeckx was a provocative and influential theologian. His book on Christology today lead him to be invited to Rome to an…
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Oct 19 Solidarity, Poland and the assassination of a priest
Season 10 Episode 19
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Today in1984 the Polish priest Jerzy Popiełuszko was beaten to death by three Security Police officers. He was a friend of Lech Wal…
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Oct 18 Caravaggio and the Mafia
Season 10 Episode 18
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Caravaggio was one of the greatest artists of the European Renaissance. He also lead one of the wildest lives. We look at how one of…
8 months, 3 weeks ago