Sacred Nation

Six episodes. First broadcast from 20050213 to 20050320.

A new series, tracing the story of religious belief in the British Isles.

 
 
EpisodeFirst
Broadcast
Description
0120050213Christopher Eccleston explores how faith was influenced by the natural world and the threat posed by the elements.
0220050220Christopher Eccleston explores how faith was influenced by the natural world and the threat posed by the elements.
0320050227Christopher Eccleston looks at the significance of 1066, with the arrival of an army from France bent on imposing its own vision on England
0420050306Christopher Eccleston reaches the 1500s and the Reformation in his epic journey through the religious history of Britain
0520050313This programme reaches the Civil War and a puritanical state under a Calvanist dictator.
06 LAST20050320He discovers that Britain has always been a pluralistic, multi-faith society.