How God Made the English
{{Short description|2012 British history TV series}}
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| director = Anna Cox (episodes 1 and 2)
Gillian Bancroft (episode 3)
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| presenter = Diarmaid MacCulloch
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| channel = BBC Two
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How God Made the English was a British documentary series about the English national identity and its history.{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01dxrhg |title=How God Made the English |publisher=BBC |accessdate=5 November 2012}} It was shown on BBC Two and hosted by historian Diarmaid MacCulloch.
Episode list
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!width="10%"|# ! Title{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01dxrhg/episodes/guide | title=How God Made the English: Episode Guide | publisher=BBC |accessdate=5 November 2012}} ! Director and Producer {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = A Chosen People? | DirectedBy = Anna Cox | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2012|3|17|df=y}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title = A Tolerant People? | DirectedBy = Anna Cox | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2012|3|24|df=y}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title = A White and Christian People? | DirectedBy = Gillian Bancroft | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2012|3|31|df=y}} | ShortSummary = }} |
A Chosen People?
In the first episode Bede’s history is suggested as the origin of the English identity as a Chosen people by God.
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb title|2335307}}
Category:2012 British television series debuts
Category:BBC television documentaries
Category:British English-language television shows
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