Stories from the King James Bible about power, lust, adultery and suffering are introduced by the playright Howard Brenton.

1702 Rory Kinnear ..........King David and Bathsheba
1715 Miriam Margoyles....the story of Solomon
1730 Hugh Quarshie........reads from the Book of Job
1745 Bill Paterson ..........reads from the Book of Ecclesiastes.

Abridgers: Amanda Hancox, Richard Hamilton and Viv Beeby
Producers: Mark O'Brien and Elizabeth Allard
Editor: Christine Morgan. Show less