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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

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