1st Oct 1984

Episode 1 covers the period of the Bible, the life and culture in the ancient Near East and how it was a factor in the idea of monotheism, up to the period of the Babylonian exile.

8th Oct 1984

Episode 2 covers destruction of Babylonia by the Persians to the time of the Roman Empire, including the Hellenistic period, the rise of the Hasmonean state, and the destruction of Judea and the second temple.

15th Oct 1984

Episode 3 covers Jewish history during the centuries of the rise and spread of Christianity and Islam, in both the Near East and Europe.

22nd Oct 1984

Episode 4 covers the Carolingian empire in the 10th century to the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492.

29th Oct 1984

Episode 5 covers Jewish history from the time of the expulsion of the Jews from Spain to the French Revolution in 1789.

5th Nov 1984

Episode 6 covers 19th century Europe, the time of nationalism, industrialism, romanticism, and socialism, and of massive Jewish emigration from Europe and the growth of Zionism.

12th Nov 1984

Episode 7 covers the history of Jews in America from colonial times to the time of the Depression and the contributions of Jews to American society.

19th Nov 1984

Episode 8 covers the history of European Jewry after World War I up through the rise and spread of fascism, the Nazi era and World War II.

26th Nov 1984

Episode 9 covers the history of the Jews after World War II and the devastating effects of the Nazi Holocaust.