Radio 4 celebrates anniversary of King James Bible
Radio 4 has commemorated the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible by devoting nearly a whole day to readings from the text.
The readings were broadcast on January 9th and follow three programmes presented by James Naughtie, the veteran Today presenter, who is exploring why James decided on a new translation of the Bible and its continuing influence on British culture.
On 9th January, regular shows were dropped from the schedule to make way for the readings, which ran from early morning till midnight.
The 28 Bible passages, each 15-minutes long, were introduced by the Archbishop Rowan Williams, Simon Schama and Will Self, and recorded by actors including Samuel West, Emilia Fox and Hugh Bonneville.
Listen again to the readings here.
Listen again to, 'The Story of the King James Bible,' presented by James Naughtie here.