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Apr 30 The Polish Mystic, Faustina and the Divine Mercy
Season 4 Episode 30
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The Polish Mystic Faustina Kowalska was declared a saint in the presence of 200,000 people today and the first Divine Mercy Sunday was celebrated worldwide. We look at her short but sp…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Apr 29 Joan of Arc
Episode 29
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The teenage illiterate peasant girl who saved France, inspired by courage and faith. We look at some of her story today, how she found herself in the corridors of power. A totemic fig…
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Apr 28 Mutiny on the Bounty
Season 4 Episode 28
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What essentially became the archetypal morality tale for Britain's period of Naval Supremacy. Most of the mutineers died fighting each other on Pitcairn Island, the last men standing re…
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Apr 27 Milton's Paradise Lost
Season 4 Episode 27
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Some people describe it as the greatest poem in the English Language. Today we look at the lament 'Paradise Lost' - by the idealistic Puritan John Milton. At the end of Cromwell's Comm…
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Apr 26 Shakespeare's Baptism and Hidden Messages
Season 4 Episode 26
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Was William Shakespeare sending hidden messages to Catholics, at a time when in England to be a Catholic could be equated to treason? We look at the evidence and examine the context to…
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Apr 25 Barnsley FC & Muscular Christianity
Season 4 Episode 25
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We look at the life of Tiverton Preedy and the influence of the movement 'Muscular Christianity' on him. He founded Barnsley FC who are now owned by a consortium of Chinese and Indian …
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Apr 24 Baptism of St Augustine
Season 4 Episode 24
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Augustine of Hippo was one of the finest minds of the ancient world and became the preeminent Chruch Father. Today we mark his late baptism and the remarkable impact he has had on Chris…
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Apr 23 St George and the Order of the Garter
Season 4 Episode 23
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Today we look at the significance of St George, and how the chapel named after him at Windsor became the home of the Order of the Garter. One of the most prestigious and longest-lastin…
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Apr 22 In God we Trust - Post Civil War Money
Season 4 Episode 22
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We look at how 'In God we Trust' eventually replaced 'ex pluribus unum' as the motto of the USA. How the trauma of post-civil war destruction started to it being inscribed on coins.
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Apr 21 Eagleton v Dawkins, the Terry Lectures
Season 4 Episode 21
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Today we look at Terry Eagleton's Dwight H Terry Lectures at Yale University in 2009. With the title 'Faith and Fundamentalism: Is belief in Richard Dawkins necessary for Salvation? We …
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