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Apr 20 Angelo Secchi and the Papal Yacht
Season 4 Episode 20
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Fr Angelo Secchi is known as the father of 'Spectroscopy' - analysing the light and radio energy that is emitted from stars. Today w…
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Apr 19 Birth of Protestantism, the Diet of Speyer
Season 4 Episode 19
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Todays protest of the Edict of Worms, meant that the German princes and cities involved became known not just as reformers but as pro…
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Apr 18 St Peters Basilica
Season 4 Episode 18
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Today we look at the laying of the cornerstone of St Peters Basilica in 1526. It would become the biggest church in the world and its…
4 years ago
Apr 17 Easter Sunday
Season 4 Episode 17
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Today we look at how Christians celebrate Easter all over the world and how it survived in Communist Russia
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Apr 15 Good Friday
Season 4 Episode 15
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We look at Good Friday and the historical evidence surrounding the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, including the Turin Shroud and the St…
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Apr 15 Mandela & Truth and Reconciliation
Season 4 Episode 15
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Today we look at the astonishing achievement of a peaceful transition from Apartheid in South Africa. The role of the truth and recon…
4 years ago
Apr 17 Fr Ricciolo Mapping the Moon
Season 4 Episode 17
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Today in 1598 the Italian Astronomer Giovani Battista Ricciolo was born. He became a Jesuit Priest and published the most important …
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Apr 4 Easter Sunday
Season 4 Episode 4
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How Easter was kept alive under Communism in Russia. the first country with the stated aim of eradicating religion. The heroic role …
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Apr 2 Good Friday, the shroud and the cross
Season 4 Episode 2
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Today we look at the death of Christ on Fri 3 April, AD33. How have Christians shifted its meaning from shame to redemption. We also…
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