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King James Bible: Readings: Episode 5

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Stories from the King James Bible introduced by Dr Rowan Williams and Joanne Harris.

Introduced by Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams. Readings from Miriam Margoyles, Rory Kinnear, Niamh Cusack, Emilia Fox, Adjoa Andoh, Toby Stephens and Emma Fielding.

Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, introduces the last of the Old Testament and the first of the New Testament readings from the perspective of a poet and theologian.

1915 Rory Kinnear and Adjoa Andoh...........Song of Solomon
1930 Miriam Margoyles .............................Daniel
1945 Emma Fielding .................................The Birth of Jesus
2000 Samuel West ...................................The Baptism of Jesus

Author Joanne Harris introduces readings from the life of Jesus.

2015 Toby Stephens .................................The Temptation and Sermon on the Mount
2030 Emilia Fox ....................................... Jesus' miracles
2045 Niamh Cusack ................................. The Death of John the Baptist

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

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