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The Wilderness Years

John McCarthy goes to Sinai in search of the real Moses

Did Moses ever exist? McCarthy investigates, visiting St Catherine's Monastery and climbing Mount Sinai, followed by a trip into the desert. An extract from the King James Bible read by Charlton Heston shows how the story continues to inspire.

Contributors include: Professor Michael Goulder, Professor Kenneth Kitchen, Professor John Barton, theologian Emma Loveridge and Bedouin guide, Sheikh Ahmed.

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14 minutes

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project