Witness: Five Plays from the Gospel of Luke

*Witness: Five Plays from the Gospel of Luke*
Genre	Radio play Christian radio
Running time	45 minutes
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English
Home station	BBC Radio 4
Starring	Tom Goodman-Hill Peter Firth Paul Copley Paul Hilton Penelope Wilton Robin Soans Lorraine Ashbourne Rachel Atkins
Written by	Nick Warburton
Directed by	Jonquil Panting
Original release	17 December (2007-12-17) – 21 December 2007 (2007-12-21)

Witness: Five Plays from the Gospel of Luke was a series of five 45-minute radio plays by Nick Warburton based on the Gospel of Luke, first broadcast from 17 to 21 December 2007 (i.e. in the week before Christmas Day) as part of BBC Radio 4's Afternoon Play strand. They were directed by Jonquil Panting. Jesus and the disciples were portrayed in regional accents, a trope in radio retellings of the Gospel stories since Dorothy L. Sayers' The Man Born to Be King. Upper class characters were presented in Received Pronunciation, city-folk in Jerusalem in London working-class accents, and Romans such as Pilate and the Centurion in an American accent.

Each play was followed by a 15-minute documentary presented by Ernie Rea on the themes covered in the preceding play.

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Episodes

The Lake - The calling of Peter and Andrew
Outsiders - Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Simon and other outsiders are embraced by Jesus
Jerusalem - Jesus and his disciples arrive in Jerusalem, and Judas decides to betray him
Tested - The Passion, as seen by Pontius Pilate, Caiaphas, Peter, and the Virgin Mary
Beginners - Mary recalls her son's birth in the days after the Crucifixion, and then the disciples witness the Resurrection