Bible Audio

Bible Black are a Japanese progressive rock trio formed in 1984. They released one previous album in 2011 and now they have emerged with their second release. Here they augment their power trio sound with the appearance on the album of KBB keyboardist Tomshimitsu Takahashi. Comparable in a lot of ways to Bi Kyo Ran if Bi Kyo Ran were a little less Crimso fixated.

Today, biblical archaeologists and scholars rub shoulders with scientists. They're all scouring the globe for the most elusive and controversial goal in biblical research, to find out whether or not the stories of the Bible are based on real events.

Dr Francesca Stavrakopoulou examines how archaeological discoveries are changing the way people interpret stories from the Bible.

At 165 pounds, and allegedly made from the skins of 160 donkeys, the Codex Gigas is the world's largest and most mysterious medieval manuscript. Filled with satanic images and demonic spells, according to legend, the cursed text sprang from a doomed monk's pact with the Devil. Now, Nat Geo follows a team of scientists as they embark on an unprecedented quest to unravel the secrets behind the book's darkened pages.