Christmas Tales: Angels

In this programme, Fiona Philips 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.