On Radio 4 Now

Selection of BBC World Service Programmes

Selection of BBC World Service Programmes

01:00 - 05:20

BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.

  1. BBC Radio 4
  2. Programmes
  3. King James Bible
  4. The Story of the King James Bible

The Story of the King James Bible

James Naughtie tells the story of the King James Bible and its literary legacy.

Programmes:
on BBC iPlayer (3)
Previous programmes:
by year (3)

Available now on BBC iPlayer

  1. Listen to the latest programme

    The Legacy

    More:
    programme information

    Listen now (45 minutes)

    Available since Wed, 5 Jan 2011.

    3/3. James Naughtie on the enduring place of the King James Bible in British culture.

  2. Also available

    1. The Translation

      More:
      programme information

      Listen now (45 minutes)

      Available since Tue, 4 Jan 2011.

      2/3. James Naughtie on how a committee of Bible translators produced a "national epic.".

    2. The Commission

      More:
      programme information

      Listen now (45 minutes)

      Available since Mon, 10 Jan 2011.

      1/3. James Naughtie tells the story of how King James commissioned a new Bible translation.

Coming up

Sorry, no programmes coming up.

More from BBC Radio 4

bbc.co.uk navigation

BBC © 2012 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.