Thou shalt not offend anyone: BBC's Jesus is nice but dull

Giles Fraser — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:30:53 +0000

Forget Maria. How do you solve a problem like Jesus? After all, everyone has a view: well-meaning Jewish guru, dangerous heretic, son of God, charlatan. The list is endless. Mel Gibson gave us the fundamentalist's Jesus of gruesome realism: a tortured body offset by expensive LA orthodontistry (bad teeth would have been a realism too far). This year's Easter offering from the BBC - boldly scheduled for primetime on BBC1 - reaches for the other extreme and presents the inoffensive Liberal Democrat Jesus: Nick Clegg with a beard.

BBC prime time series about Jesus expected to attract audience of 10 million

staff writers — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:56:16 +0000

The BBC are to broadcast a new prime time series about the days before Jesus' crucifixion which it is suggested will attract audiences of ten million. The series follows several other major programmes exploring the Christian faith.

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Thou shalt not offend anyone: BBC's Jesus is nice but dull

BBC prime time series about Jesus expected to attract audience of 10 million