The Bible: A History

Leading British novelist Howard Jacobson tries to find a path between religious and atheistic fundamentalists.

War correspondent Rageh Omaar, who was brought up as a Muslim, examines Abraham, one of the most revered patriarchs of both the Jewish and Christian Bible and of the Muslim Holy Qur'an.

Conservative MP and Christian Ann Widdecombe goes in search of the law of Moses, tracing the historical origins of the Ten Commandments and their profound influence on British society for over two millennia.

Historian and broadcaster Bettany Hughes meets the feisty women figures of the Bible.

Gerry Adams, politician and supporter of the IRA throughout years of sectarian conflict and the subsequent peace process, investigates the life and death of Jesus Christ, against the backdrop of his own life and career.

Tom Holland, historian and award-winning author on the classical world, examines the significance of St Paul.

Since it was written in the first century AD, the Book of Revelation has been seen as one of the most controversial books in the entire Bible. Its narrative circles round and round, layering images and symbols on top of one another to create a text so complex that scholars still debate what it means.