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Categories: Drama: Spiritual

  1. The Passion

    Dramatic re-telling of the story of Jesus's final days on Earth.

    BBC One

  2. The Man Born to Be King

    Drama based on the life of Jesus

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  3. Kings

    Tales from the reign of biblical King David

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  4. Bad Faith

    By Peter Jukes. Jake Thorne is a police chaplain who is battling with his own demons

    BBC Radio 4

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  5. Fear nam Miorbhail

    Animated feature in three parts recounting the life of Christ

    BBC ALBA

  6. Harry Towb - A Candle for Casey

    4 An elderly Jewish man is haunted by his Irish pal who wants his help to get into Heaven.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  7. The Robe

    Richard Burton stars as a Roman centurion in charge of the crucifixion of Christ.

    BBC Two

  8. King of Kings

    Colourful dramatisation of the birth, life and death of Jesus Christ.

    BBC Two

  9. The Prince of Egypt

    Animated biblical epic telling the story of Moses and the exodus to the Promised Land.

    BBC One

  10. Middletown

    After fulfilling his religious instruction, preacher Gabriel returns home to Middletown.

    BBC Two

  11. Miracle on the Estate

    The residents of Harpurhey in North Manchester produce a Medieval Mystery Play.

    BBC One

  12. Just Like Heaven

    Comedy about an architect whose new flat is haunted by the ghost of the previous tenant.

    BBC Two

  13. Wynyard Browne - The Holly and the Ivy

    Norfolk 1947: a parson tries to find the true meaning of Christmas.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  14. Albert and the Liner by Keith Waterhouse

    A lad is convinced a model of the Queen Mary will be his for Christmas.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  15. Graham Swannell - The Gift

    A young man, dying of an incurable disease, asks an old friend to join him on a journey.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  16. Nick Darke - Bawcock's Eve

    It's a Cornish mid-winter in Mousehole, and Gran has taken in a mysterious stranger.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  17. David Calcutt - The Daughter of the Sea

    A fisherman falls in love with a woman who was once a seal. She agrees on one condition.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  18. JCW Brook - Jonas

    Four friends become embroiled in a spiritual mystery when they mess with a Ouija board.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  19. Charlotte Jones - Mary Something Takes the Veil

    Before taking her final vows, a novice nun must decide which saint to dedicate herself to.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  20. Arundhati Roy - The Ministry of Utmost Happiness: Omnibus

    Indira Varma reads Arundhati Roy's sweeping tale that takes you from Old Delhi to Kashmir

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  21. Top of the Lake

    Detective Robin Griffin investigates unsettling cases in Jane Campion's mystery drama.

    BBC Two

  22. Leo Tolstoy - A Confession

    Leo Tolstoy's search for the meaning of life and his early doubts about religion.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  23. Melanie Sputnik

    A comic fantasy about solitude, grief and love in zero-gravity, by Colin Hough.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  24. The Greatest Story Ever Told

    Cinematic retelling of the life of Jesus Christ, with Max von Sydow and Charlton Heston.

    BBC Two

  25. Moominland Midwinter

    Poor Moomintroll wakes from hibernation, and finds himself in a strange frozen world.

    BBC Radio 4

  26. Mahabharata Now

    The Gods, the law, capitalism and politics jostle for power in this modern adaptation

    BBC Radio 4

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  27. Enlightenment by Sarah Perry

    A story about love, friendship, faith - and what happens when these things are challenged.

    BBC Radio 4

  28. The Spire by William Golding

    In Golding's novel, one man's obsession endangers an entire community in Medieval England.

    BBC Radio 4

  29. O Now by Niall Williams

    Dermot Crowley reads a new fiction serial from the acclaimed Irish author Niall Williams.

    BBC Radio 4

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  30. Mary Macdonald's Big Trip by Alexander McCall Smith

    On retirement from her Hebridean school, Miss Macdonald plans the adventure of a lifetime.

    BBC Radio 4

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  31. A Christmas Card by Paul Theroux

    A family are lost in the snow, then their fire won't light - can a man called Pop help?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  32. Papa Panov's Special Day

    Everybody loves the kind shoemaker, Papa Panov. But will he be alone this Christmas?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra