Trailer series 1 • What to expect and why listen.

This podcast focuses on history, particularly the English Separatist movement and its ties to the broader evolution of the Christian faith.

At its heart is a story that describes the progression and global impact of the Protestant faith.

It records how an emerging movement reshaped core Christian beliefs, partitioning Western Christianity into Roman Catholicism and new Protestant groups.

The narrative is organised chronologically, beginning in the early 16th century with Martin Luther's excommunication and ending in 1620 at Plymouth Harbour, highlighting the transformative journeys of ordinary people.

 The first series consists of twelve episodes, featuring figures like Robert Browne, known for founding the first Congregational church.

The podcast aims not to influence beliefs but to explore significant historical events. 

The artwork is Exsurge Domine, 'Arise, O Lord'.

It is the cover page of the Papal Bull promulgated or ‘exposed to public view’, on 15 June 1520 by Pope Leo X.

It was issued in response to Martin Luther's teachings, which contradicted the beliefs upheld by the Catholic Church.

The Music accompaniment is Dies Irae, or The Day of Wrath'.

This is a medieval Latin poem, best known for its use in the Roman Rite Requiem, Mass for the Dead, and funeral Mass.