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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 Gar…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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 de…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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 be…
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Mar 22 Johnathan Edwards and the Great Awakening
Season 3 Episode 22
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He has been described as the greatest American Theologian. We look at Johnathan Edwards and his role in the Christian revivals which …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Mar 21 Papier Mache Papal Tiara
Season 3 Episode 21
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Pope Pius VII lived under the shadow of Napoleon Bonaparte, which led to him being crowned with a papier-mache papal tiara. Today we …
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Mar 20 Cuthbert & Lindisfarne
Season 3 Episode 20
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This is the story of one of the most popular saints in England, who was key in nation-building as the Anglo-Saxons emerged from cent…
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Mar 19 Taiping Rebellion & The Heavenly Kingdom
Season 3 Episode 19
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Described as the bloodiest civil war of all time, with casualties in their tens of millions. Led by a self-proclaimed prophet who be…
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Mar 18 Charles Spurgeon and the Metropolitan Tabernacle
Season 3 Episode 18
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Called a prince amongst preachers, Surgeon attracted huge crowds to his services in London. After a tragic stampede in a temporary ch…
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Mar 17 Mormon Relief Society
Season 3 Episode 17
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Claiming to be the largest and oldest womans charitable group we look at the founding and the work of the Mormon Relief Society
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Mar 16 Founding of the Red Cross
Season 3 Episode 16
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We look at the story of Henry Dunant, the founder of the Red Cross. What inspired him? Who signed the first Geneva Convention? What…
3 months, 3 weeks ago