In Our Time: 25 Figures and Events in Christian History

Melvyn Bragg and guests chart 1,500 years of Christianity through its most influential movements, events and historical figuresIn Our Time has been the cornerstone of broadcasting on BBC Radio 4 since its launch in 1998. Presented by one of Britain's greatest champions of the arts, Melvyn Bragg, the show explores ideas across history, religion, philosophy, science and culture. With a vast array of contributors from the world of academia, such as Mary Beard, Angie Hobbs and Diarmaid MacCulloch, it is one of Radio 4's most successful programmes.Collected in this thematic anthology are 25 episodes focusing on notable events and individuals in Christian history, from the third century AD to the founding of Methodism, that have transformed the history of the world. Included are saints such as St Paul, Mary Magdalene, St Augustine, St Hilda, St Cuthbert, the Venerable Bede and St Thomas Aquinas, and other notable Christian figures, such as John Wyclif, William Cecil, John Foxe, Titus Oates and Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Also featured are programmes on key religious movements, among them Catharism, the Jesuits, Greyfriars and Blackfriars, as well as major historical events including the Schism, the Spanish Inquisition, the Diet of Worms and the Dissolution of the Monasteries.Packed with thought-provoking facts and informed debate, this fascinating collection of specially collated programmes will captivate In Our Time fans, students of religion and anyone with an interest in theology and the Christian church.Production creditsPresented by Melvyn BraggProduced by Victoria Brignell, Julia Johnson, Thomas Morris and Simon TillotsonFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates:Part I: SaintsSt Paul 28 May 2009Mary Magdalene 25 February 2016Augustine's Confessions 15 March 2018St Hilda 5 April 2007Saint Cuthbert 28 January 2021The Venerable Bede 25 November 2004St Thomas Aquinas 17 September 2009Part II: Other Christian FiguresWyclif and the Lollards 16 June 2011William Cecil 7 March 2019Foxe's Book of Martyrs 18 November 2010Robert Boyle 12 June 2014Titus Oates and his 'Popish Plot' 12 May 2016Dietrich Bonhoeffer 27 September 2018Part III: Religious MovementsArianism 15 April 2021Catharism 17 January 2022Greyfriars and Blackfriars 10 November 2005Covenanters 12 March 2020The Jesuits 18 January 2007John Wesley and Methodism 10 December 2020Part IV: Historical EventsEarly Christian Martyrdom 28 April 2022The Pelagian Controversy 21 April 2011The Schism 16 October 2003The Spanish Inquisition 22 June 2006The Diet of Worms 12 October 2006The Dissolution of the Monasteries 27 March 2008(c) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.