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The Gospel story as you've never heard it before.

The Radio 4 drama Witness was a smash-hit with listeners last year and has been short-listed for the 2009 Sandford St Martin Award. The Sandford St Martin Trust promotes excellence in religious programme-making, primarily through its annual awards for outstanding radio and television broadcasts in the UK.

Everyone knows the story of Jesus' life as told in the Gospels – and perhaps because it is so familiar, we have forgotten what an extraordinary life it was.

Through these five plays, the story is pieced together as if from the memories of those who were there and saw events for themselves: Jesus' mother Mary, his closest friends, the Jewish High Priest, and the Roman Governor. They recount the events they witnessed as if they had happened just the other day – and the effect on their own lives. How James and John first encountered Jesus by the lake; the three astonishing years of his ministry; his trial and ignominious death; the wholly unexpected resurrection; and finally, his mother Mary looks back to his obscure birth and the portents that accompanied it. And so the tale regains some of its freshness and even shocking nature.

Each play is followed by a short interview feature, Witness: Behind Luke's Gospel, presented by Ernie Rea and examining the themes of Luke's Gospel.

Featuring Tom Goodman-Hill as Jesus, Paul Hilton as Judas, Peter Firth as Peter, and Penelope Wilton as Mary.

ISBN: 9781408410004
RRP: £21.52
Duration: 6 hours 15 minutes on 5 CDs
Download ISBN: 9781408409350
RRP: £14.40

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