Radio 4 will celebrate anniversary of King James Bible
BBC Radio 4 is set to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible by devoting a Sunday to readings from its text.
The commemorative event, which is due to take place next January, will last for seven hours, broken up into 28 readings each of which will be 15 minutes long.
According to reports the readings will be selected from "the most powerful stories in the Bible", and each of them will begin with an introduction explaining its literary significance.
The radio station will also be broadcasting a three-part documentary series, entitled The Story of the King James Bible, the week before the readings take place.
The series will explore how the translators who worked on the King James Bible approached their work and what impact their translation continues to have.
Background
Work on the King James translation began in 1604, at the request of James I, and carried on until 1611.
A team of 47 of the best Bible scholars of the day worked on translating the text into English, and the King James translation became the version read by many English speaking nations.