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The Prophets

Storyteller and broadcaster Clive Lawton presents off-beat portraits of some of the Bible's greatest prophets

Radio 4,5 episodes

Episodes

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Jonah
Is Jonah and the Whale a knockabout caper, or a story of universal assertions and values?
12 Aug 2013,15 mins
Isaiah
Clive Lawton profiles Isaiah, the supreme literary prophet - or possibly prophets.
13 Aug 2013,15 mins
Elijah
Clive Lawton tells the story of Elijah, a miracle-working, wild-eyed anti-social itinerant
14 Aug 2013,15 mins
Miriam
Clive Lawton tells the story of Miriam the Prophetess.
15 Aug 2013,15 mins
Samuel
The story of the first prophet to work with (and against) duly constituted kings.
16 Aug 2013,15 mins