Witness: Five Plays from the Gospel of Luke

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Witness: Five Plays from the Gospel of Luke
GenreRadio play
Christian radio
Running time45 minutes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Language(s)English
Home stationBBC Radio 4
StarringTom Goodman-Hill
Peter Firth
Paul Copley
Paul Hilton
Penelope Wilton
Robin Soans
Lorraine Ashbourne
Rachel Atkins
Written byNick Warburton
Directed byJonquil Panting
Original release17 December (2007-12-17) –
21 December 2007 (2007-12-21)

Witness: Five Plays from the Gospel of Luke was a series of five 45-minute radio plays by Nick Warburton based on the Gospel of Luke, first broadcast from 17 to 21 December 2007 (i.e. in the week before Christmas Day) as part of BBC Radio 4's Afternoon Play strand. They were directed by Jonquil Panting. Jesus and the disciples were portrayed in regional accents, a trope in radio retellings of the Gospel stories since Dorothy L. Sayers' The Man Born to Be King. Upper class characters were presented in Received Pronunciation, city-folk in Jerusalem in London working-class accents, and Romans such as Pilate and the Centurion in an American accent.

Each play was followed by a 15-minute documentary presented by Ernie Rea on the themes covered in the preceding play.

Episodes

  1. The Lake - The calling of Peter and Andrew
  2. Outsiders - Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Simon and other outsiders are embraced by Jesus
  3. Jerusalem - Jesus and his disciples arrive in Jerusalem, and Judas decides to betray him
  4. Tested - The Passion, as seen by Pontius Pilate, Caiaphas, Peter, and the Virgin Mary
  5. Beginners - Mary recalls her son's birth in the days after the Crucifixion, and then the disciples witness the Resurrection

Cast

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

Episode 4

Episode 5

External links

  • Afternoon Play
  • Redmond, Camilla (18 December 2007). "Radio review". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 December 2007.
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