The Pearl of Great Price

Tim Byron
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A short daily trip down the lane of Christian History. Looking at the fascinating people and events that have shaped a universal civilisation.

  1. Dec 24 The First Christmas Crib at Greccio

    22H AGO

    Dec 24 The First Christmas Crib at Greccio

    Send us a text Francis of Assisi is credited of inventing the Live Crib at  his hermitage at Greccio in Italy, this is the story of it

    5 min
  2. Dec 23 The Columbus of the Catacombs

    1D AGO

    Dec 23 The Columbus of the Catacombs

    Send us a text Antonio Bosio was a remarkable man who discovered many of the catacombs in Rome.  He often  risked his life exploring them, risking getting lost for ever

    6 min
  3. Dec 22 The Father and Son who were Popes

    2D AGO

    Dec 22 The Father and Son who were Popes

    Send us a text Today we look at the papacy of Saint Innocent  I who according to St Jerome was the son of the previous pope, which was not a cause for scandal

    5 min
  4. Dec 21 The Wartime radio drama - The man born to be King

    3D AGO

    Dec 21 The Wartime radio drama - The man born to be King

    Send us a text Dorothy Sayers wrote a cycle of radio plays about the life of Jesus Christ that has been repeated and reproduced on multiple occasions

    5 min
  5. Dec 20 Rev Adam Buddle and the Buddleia

    4D AGO

    Dec 20 Rev Adam Buddle and the Buddleia

    Send us a text The Buddleia or butterfly bush has become prolific, whilst many countries consider it an invasive species.  It was named by Carl Linneaus after a mild mannered Anglican cleric - Adam Buddle

    5 min
  6. Dec 19 Westminster Abbey

    5D AGO

    Dec 19 Westminster Abbey

    Send us a text Westminster Abbey has become one of the most iconic and important churches in England, the site of many coronations, weddings and burials of Kings and Queens.  Recently the site of the Unknown Warrior - the only grave that you can't walk over

    6 min
  7. Dec 18 Hans Kung stripped of the right to teach

    6D AGO

    Dec 18 Hans Kung stripped of the right to teach

    Send us a text The Swiss theologian Hans Kung was very influential as the youngest 'periti' or expert  of Vatican 2. As he his theology became more liberal he was banned from teaching by the Vatican

    5 min
  8. Dec 17 The Nun who helped invent BASIC

    DEC 16

    Dec 17 The Nun who helped invent BASIC

    Send us a text Today we look at the life of Sister Mary Keller - the first person to be awarded a PHD in computer science in America alongside Irving Tang. Her legacy includes being part of the group that delivered the pioneering computer language of BASIC

    4 min
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A short daily trip down the lane of Christian History. Looking at the fascinating people and events that have shaped a universal civilisation.

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  • Creator
    Tim Byron
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    356
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 The Pearl of Great Price
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