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The Saint and the Hanged Man

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Last broadcast on Tue, 6 May 2008, 23:35 on BBC Four (see all broadcasts).

Synopsis

Rob Brydon narrates a dramatised/animated documentary which reveals the clash at the heart of the Medieval mind – between the reason and the supernatural - using rational process to dissect the divine. In 1307 in Hereford, a Catholic holy court convened to try and prove if a dead English bishop was actually a miracle-worker and whether he should be made into a saint. His case comprised several alleged miracles, the most notorious being the spectacular resurrection of a hanged man.

Credits

Presenter
Rob Brydon

Broadcasts

  1. Wed 16 Apr 2008
    21:00
  2. Thu 17 Apr 2008
    00:50
  3. Thu 17 Apr 2008
    03:10
  4. Sun 20 Apr 2008
    01:10
  5. Tue 6 May 2008
    23:35

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Duration

60 minutes

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