son god series son god known jesus complete story jesus real story award winning british documentary series chronicles life jesus christ scientific contemporary historical evidence presented episode premiered united_kingdom april executive producer directed took total months produce cost million symphonic score composed son god featured interviews historians biblical experts live action life jesus lead role computer generated images locations jesus time looked like images created design team praised critics received outstanding achievement award royal television society north awards son god ran single series episodes focused different stage jesus life episode real man looked historical evidence existence jesus documented life birth episode mission discussed jesus popular jews greeks area seen threat final hours final episode son god looked jesus presented ideas traditional views conflict occurred episode concluded construction computer generated animation jesus appeared critical reaction series mixed reviewers praised programme worthy publicity focusing history spirituality remarked went strange reliability facial reconstruction questioned son god aired bbc april received viewership million audience share united_states series shown jesus complete story single hour programme weeks broadcast licensed countries including france denmark new_zealand production son god devised produced joint sponsored association france directed previous bbc work included documentary series executive producer worked documentaries channel_4 promotion described son god complete biography jesus middle_east correspondent chosen present programme broadcast despite religious drawn programme use scientific historical information presenting narrated scripted large portions series stated brought degree episode aired admitted think version son god broadcast discovery channel retitled jesus complete story footage edited narration american actor released format jesus real story narration son god took months produce cost approximately million featured million season new television programming bbc spring british conductor commissioned write complete symphonic score series performed completed programme featured hour half music subsequently seminal themes orchestral score basis popular choral work son god mass soprano saxophone choir organ computer graphic images created design group employed techniques similar ones bbc series walking speaking september spokesman stated involvement son god incredibly successful promotional campaigns british american broadcasts series focused technology science programme special effects created particular facial reconstruction final episode showing jesus looked like garnered significant media attention lead episode newspapers including daily_mail guardian ran stories computer generated image true face jesus british television listings magazine radio_times featured reconstructed face cover march issue headline face jesus cover headline received criticism commentators misleading episodes son god consists single series episodes episode lasts approximately minutes documents different stage jesus life episodes format visiting significant locations life jesus talking head interviews historians biblical experts jesus life featuring israeli actor locations jesus time recreated archaeologists evidence buildings street plans computer graphics real man episode son god real man documents jesus life details historical evidence existence visits jerusalem calls jesus death best attested facts ancient history cites jewish historian sources confirms jesus existed describes wise man surprising feats won followers jews greeks accused jewish leaders condemned interviews princeton_university discovery dead sea travels visit structure built series century caves speculates jesus born cave inn traditional image archaeologist confirms saying greek word usually translated english upper room inn real man looks story star states astronomical phenomenon according time believed kingdom lands controlled year scholars jesus born rare alignment meant saturn sun moon appeared looks jesus born historian asserts jewish pagan christian sources confirm jesus born matthew luke canonical agree city jesus grew archaeologist proposes jesus interest religion politics sparked family visit headquarters jewish faith episode ends spending night mount jesus traditionally believed spent days nights tempted devil mission episode mission discusses jesus popular seen potential threat visits dome rock site jerusalem temple discusses jesus went sea recruit disciples speaks led excavation suggests boat similar owned travels visits speaks archaeologist states century greek graffiti house suggests house belonged peter visits tomb century scholar miracle worker named ben contrasts life jesus example jesus executed mission looks jesus viewed religious leaders time canonical report cases jesus healing performing making clean jesus told usually excluded claimed forgive sins going ordinary channels jesus met ate disabled prostitutes fulfilled prophecy riding golden gate concludes reasons meant time seen threatening final hours final hours episode son god details jesus days alive claims supper held guest room house jerusalem writings suggest supper took place guest honour jesus end table john centre proposed familiar depictions supper looks jesus blood leaving middle_east time travels new_york_city meets forensic columbia_university states jesus suffering medical condition brought stress knowing die says seen similar symptoms sailors men given death sentences experiments volunteers vermont measuring blood pressure crosses arms level shoulders concludes traditional view jesus nails cross driven hands possible feet supported discovery skeleton century man death supports theory questions disciple truly double cross jesus historian jerusalem greek word simply handed jesus romans betrayed final hours ends facial reconstruction suggesting jesus looked like century jewish forensic science department israel clay model created forensic retired medical artist face suggests jesus broad face large nose differs significantly traditional depictions renaissance art additional information jesus skin colour hair provided century images earliest pictures jewish people proposes jesus skin olive coloured darker traditional western image suggests jesus short hair short beard reception critical reception critical reaction son god mixed series received praise commentators new statesman history spirituality time contrasted lives jesus similar series december remarking flash lives jesus far acclaimed series saying worthy publicity placed role presenter graphics created received daily record described computer imagery stunning guardian noted series visually treat commented programme interesting contained slightly odd slightly irrelevant review critical nature came writing guardian questioned facial reconstruction episode suggested dismissive imply jesus truly appeared speaking study bennett remarked hope future bbc controllers dig skull ask real face writing questioned reliability reconstruction branded series programme received criticism theological scholars following broadcast episode production series felt jesus mission wright claimed bbc elected portray jesus simply politically correct social worker reviews american broadcast jesus complete story mixed reviewers described fascinating negative writing orlando sentinel agreed computer imaging spectacular rest went strange daily_news stated relied heavily sloppy facts described uneven vivid ratings awards episode son god shown gained million viewers audience share considered high religious documentary american broadcast discovery channel series watched million repeated march following year gained figure million viewers episode series nominated awards computer generated images created graphics team nominated leaf awards won outstanding achievement award royal television society north awards distribution son god distributed bbc broadcast bbc premiered april ran single series episodes episode shown weekly sunday nights shown son god licensed new_zealand seven european territories including france denmark united_states aired jesus complete story single hour special april weeks broadcast repeated christmas day march year broadcast accompanying book written released book titled son god tie documentary series featured introduction december son god available dvd available bbc demand service vhs box set jesus complete story produced released united_states set region dvd august moses following success son god similar single episode documentary commissioned bbc july programme entitled moses documented life moses style akin son god reunited presented directed produced respectively like son god moses featured live action computer generated images period interviews historians scholars broadcast december
Son of God (TV series)