Christmas Tales is a Documentary programme.

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Christmas Tales: Angels

Series 1, episode 3

Three-part series in which Fiona Phillips examines the phenomenon of festive icons. In this programme, she delves into the history of angels, including the most famous of them all - the Archangel Gabriel. Although the Bible has no visual descriptions of Gabriel, he has a starring role in every school nativity, and has been portrayed by many artists down the centuries. Fiona also reveals how angels were not just the preserve of Christians - they were revered by ancient Egyptians, and treated almost like gods by the Romans.