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July 16 Innocent III, Papal hard power & unlikely reform
Season 7 Episode 16
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Innocent III was one of the most consequential popes of medieval times. Not frightened to use papal hard power, he also left a surpri…
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July 15 Nanette the Velvet Brick and Mother of Slaves
Season 7 Episode 15
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The life of an incredible woman - Anne-Marie Javouhey - founder of the Sisters of St Joseph of Cluny. Freer of Slaves and nicknamed …
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July 14 Venice, Vivaldi and the collapsing Campanile
Season 7 Episode 14
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St Marks Basilica saw its bell tower collapse on July 14 1902. We tell the story of Venice, its cultural importance and the story of…
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July 13 C.S.Lewis - A grief observed
Season 7 Episode 13
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We look at the life of C S Lewis and his relationship with J R R Tolkien and Joy Davidman, his wife who died today
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July 12 The Fall of Jerusalem and destruction of the Temple
Season 7 Episode 12
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Today the Roman Emperor Titus attacked the walls of Jerusalem in A.D 70. It would lead to the massacre of many and the destruction o…
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July 11 Eric Liddell the flying Scotsman
Season 7 Episode 11
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The Scottish Missionary Eric Liddell won the Olympic 400-meter race in Paris after he had rejected an opportunity to run in the 100 m…
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July 10 Cardinal Richelieu and the French Academy
Season 7 Episode 10
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Cardinal Richelieu, was a French clergyman and statesman also known as l'Éminence rouge, or "the Red Eminence" and became very powerf…
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July 9 Brazil, stampede at a Papal Mass & Dom Helder Camara
Season 7 Episode 9
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Today we look at the unprecedent global journeys of John Paul II, a stampede at a mass in Fortaleza in North East Brazil and its Dom …
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July 8 John Templeton and his Templeton Prize
Season 7 Episode 8
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John Templeton, one of the worlds most generous philanthropist was fascinated by religion and science. His annual prize is bigger th…
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July 7 Alexander Solzhenitsyn repenting in the Gulag
Season 7 Episode 7
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Alexander Solzhenitsyns book the Gulag Archipelago sold over 30million copies and did much to expose the cruelty and lies of Stalins …
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