David Suchet: In The Footsteps of St Paul

Fri 14 Sep 2012, 8:30pm

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David Suchet (Poirot) sets out on a personal journey around the Mediterranean to uncover the story of a man he has longed to play – the biblical Saint Paul.

Retracing Paul’s footsteps, Suchet searches for the real man, hidden within the pages of the New Testament

Paul did more than any other individual to transform the fledgling Jesus Movement from an obscure Jewish sect into a new global religion. But what drove him to embark on his extraordinary missionary journeys around the pagan world?

In this two-part documentary Suchet retraces Paul’s footsteps in search of the real, and highly controversial man. On the way he visits ancient and modern locations, interviews expert witnesses and deciphers new evidence from the latest archaeological research. His quest sheds fascinating new light on Paul as he uncovers the character of the man credited with bringing Christianity to the world and changing western civilisation.