Noah's Ark, the Grail, and the Ark of the Covenant gave rise to real quests. Adventurers and historians set out in search of them. True treasures or simple chimeras, these objects have made the fortune of European and American novelists and filmmakers. Other relics such as the Shroud of Turin, the Robe of Trier, or the Spear of Longinius continue to arouse controversy. Are their powers or the miracles attributed to these holy objects real? What is the verdict of science? What role have these objects, venerated by millions of faithful, played in history? Investigator Christian Page tries to answer these questions and embarks on a mystical quest...
Jonathan Phillips attempts to find the answer to the question: How did Christianity grow and develop...
Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief – known in the United States as A Brief History of Disbelief –...
Theologian Hans Küng explains and explores religions around the world, where they originated, and wh...
A four-part history of the Inquisition, a 500-year campaign against heretics by the Roman Catholic C...
The Bible is both a religious and historical work, but how much is myth and how much is history?
Documentary series covering a year in the life of Canterbury Cathedral.
It is said to be one of the oldest books in the world. Has it been altered? If yes why? A remarkable...
Deadly Journeys of the Apostles explores beyond the Bible, building new biographies of the Apostles ...
Covering the ancient world through the age of technology, this illustrated lecture by Eugen Weber pr...
A mission to discover and re-create unexcavated worlds still hidden beneath the earth.
Dr Francesca Stavrakopoulou examines how archaeological discoveries are changing the way people inte...
Five men searching for meaning in their lives accept a challenge from the Benedictine monks of Worth...
Morgan Freeman presents his quest in order to find how most religions perceive life after death, wha...
A series of programmes exploring great figures and events from biblical times. Historical, archaeolo...
Eight-part history of the Christian faith, looking at its origins, development and turbulent past. H...
An epic adventure that aims to unravel the mystery at the heart of our existence: the questions of o...
Polish-Flemish philosopher Alicja Gescinska interviews national and international personalities with...
Animated World Faiths tells the stories of the world's major faiths and their founders. Gloriously a...
Featuring interviews with his followers, critics and Raël himself, this docuseries traces how a UFO-...