How God Made the English

How God Made the English was a British documentary series about the English national identity and its history.[1] It was shown on BBC Two and hosted by historian Diarmaid MacCulloch.[1]

How God Made the English
GenreDocumentary
Directed byAnna Cox (episodes 1 and 2)
Gillian Bancroft (episode 3)
Presented byDiarmaid MacCulloch
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes3 (list of episodes)
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release17 March (2012-03-17) –
31 March 2012 (2012-03-31)

Episode list

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# Title[2] Director and Producer Air date[2]
1"A Chosen People?"Anna Cox17 March 2012 (2012-03-17)
2"A Tolerant People?"Anna Cox24 March 2012 (2012-03-24)
3"A White and Christian People?"Gillian Bancroft31 March 2012 (2012-03-31)

A Chosen People?

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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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  1. ^ a b "How God Made the English". BBC. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  2. ^ a b "How God Made the English: Episode Guide". BBC. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
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