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BBC looks into Christian persecution
BBC religion head Aaqil Ahmed has made his first major commissions since joining the broadcaster from Channel 4 last year, ordering a slate of Christian-themed documentaries to air this Easter.
In BBC1's Are Christians Being Persecuted?, presenter Nicky Campbell will investigate what it means to be a Christian in Britain today. The doc will attempt to go behind the headlines to explore a number of high-profile legal cases, and examines the changing nature of how Christianity and Christians are viewed in society.
Meanwhile, The Day That Jesus Died will look at the meaning of Christ's death on the cross, and features a series of interviews with leading Christian figures such as Rowan Williams and John Sentamu. BBC1 will also transmit Pope Benedict XVI's traditional Easter message and blessing.
On sister network BBC2, Private Life Of An Easter Masterpiece explores renowned artwork The Descent From The Cross by Rogier van der Weyden, which recently became one of the first paintings to be featured on Google Earth.
Describing the slate as "eclectic" and "thought-provoking", Ahmed, the BBC's head of religion and ethics, and commissioning editor for TV, said: "Christian programming is the cornerstone of our output on television, radio and online."
Ahmed joined the BBC in May last year, an appointment that caused a minor furore among right-wing newspapers in the UK, on account of the fact that the top BBC religion role had never before been held by a Muslim.
Adam Benzine
9 Feb 2010
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