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Karen plots Viraj’s escape from Sri Lanka and finds a new home for them both in Germany. A new posting in Yorkshire proves troubling for Father John. Viraj’s friend Charlie Baker finds some peace after his experience in Sri Lanka. Presenter: Father Azariah France-Williams. Producer: Jen Dale. Sound design: Kasel Kundola. Online producer: Rachael Smith. Executive producer: Ciaran Tracey. Additional...

A Sri Lankan man begs for sanctuary in a church in 1986. Viraj Mendis says he faces death if sent back to his home country. Father John Methuen protects him from arrest, risking his reputation and the safety of Ascension church and allows a devoted group to protect him in the church. Presenter Father Azariah France-Williams is the current rector of Ascension Church. He goes on a journey of discove...

A Sri Lankan man begs for sanctuary in a church in 1986. Viraj Mendis says he faces death if sent back to his home country. Father John Methuen protects him from arrest, risking his reputation and the safety of Ascension church and allows a devoted group to protect him in the church. Presenter Father Azariah France-Williams is the current rector of Ascension Church. He goes on a journey of discove...

A Sri Lankan man begs for sanctuary in a church in 1986. Viraj Mendis says he faces death if sent back to his home country. Father John Methuen protects him from arrest, risking his reputation and the safety of Ascension church and allows a devoted group to protect him in the church. Presenter Father Azariah France-Williams is the current rector of Ascension Church. He goes on a journey of discove...

A Sri Lankan man begs for sanctuary in a church in 1986. Viraj Mendis says he faces death if sent back to his home country. Father John Methuen protects him from arrest, risking his reputation and the safety of Ascension church and allows a devoted group to protect him in the church. Presenter Father Azariah France-Williams is the current rector of Ascension Church. He goes on a journey of discove...

A Sri Lankan man begs for sanctuary in a church in 1986. Viraj Mendis says he faces death if sent back to his home country. Father John Methuen protects him from arrest, risking his reputation and the safety of Ascension church and allows a devoted group to protect him in the church. Presenter Father Azariah France-Williams is the current rector of Ascension Church. He goes on a journey of discove...

A Sri Lankan man begs for sanctuary in a church in 1986. Viraj Mendis says he faces death if sent back to his home country. Father John Methuen protects him from arrest, risking his reputation and the safety of Ascension church and allows a devoted group to protect him in the church. Presenter Father Azariah France-Williams is the current rector of Ascension Church. He goes on a journey of discove...

Ex-Jesus Army members unite in finding their freedom, rebuilding their identity and speaking their truth. For information and support on issues covered in this episode, visit bbc.co.uk/actionline.

Thousands mourn and a new generation takes control. Meanwhile criminal confessions about troubling abuse claims are ignored by elders and the pressure mounts. For information and support on issues covered in this episode, visit bbc.co.uk/actionline.

Troubling revelations, a heavy conscience, and one man left questioning what to do next. Philippa recalls her visit to court to testify on behalf of her friend 'Gemma' and shares how it led her to question her beliefs and her spiritual family. Meanwhile, the Jesus Army continues as it was before, protecting the community and the elders. For information and support on issues covered in this episode...

Street preaching, child look-outs and a police investigation. The vulnerable are drawn into the Jesus Army while a court case looms. For information and support on issues covered in this episode, visit bbc.co.uk/actionline.

Faith, control and growing tension in the Fellowship Church community with wild services, exorcisms and warnings of hidden wrong doing. This episode contains references to exorcism. For information and support on issues covered in this episode, visit bbc.co.uk/actionline.

All new followers were welcome to the Jesus Fellowship, they were given new names and strict rules to become a member of the community. Treasured possessions are left at the door. No media, no music, no belongings and harsh discipline for children. This episode contains references to suicide and the physical punishment of children. For information and support on issues covered in this episode, vis...

Exploring how the Fellowship Church and the 'Jesus Army', led by Noel Stanton, settled in the rural Northamptonshire village of Bugbrooke. The church attracted thousands with promises of Christian faith, community and a better life.

Uncovering the rise and unravelling of one of the biggest religious cults in Britain. Exploring the controversies, abuses and lasting scars left on those who lived within it. Diving deep into the Fellowship Church and the 'Jesus Army', led by Baptist evangelical maverick Noel Stanton in the Northamptonshire village of Bugbrooke. Devotees gave up their homes, their money and in some cases their fam...

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers, both from Cumbria, are sentenced in a live-streamed hearing at Newcastle Crown Court. BBC Correspondent Fiona Trott describes the atmosphere on the day. The two men were each convicted of two counts of criminal damage in May. Also, Si King hears whether some of those who loved the tree feel the sentence brings closure before finally returning to Sycamore Gap to s...

Si King explores what the future holds for Sycamore Gap and what made the tree so special. Discovering people's connection to the tree, the site and the significance of the Hollywood debut in the film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Si King also asks whether dark tourism might help preserve interest in the area where the tree once stood and learns of plans for the tree's seeds. Presenter: Si King....

Step inside the trial of Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers, both from Cumbria, who are accused of felling Sycamore Gap. Join journalists, a courtroom artist and an expert witness to hear the evidence and how a grainy two-minute video of the felling found on a phone stunned the entire courtroom into silence. Presenter: Si King. Producer: Jane Downs with additional reporting by Jo Lonsdale and Marti...

Meet the last person to see Sycamore Gap before it was felled and those who first stumbled upon the aftermath. Also Kevin Reynolds, the Hollywood director who made the tree famous in the film Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, hears the news. Meanwhile, as Sycamore Gap becomes a crime scene the men responsible are watching the coverage unfold in amazement. Presenter: Si King. Producer: Jane Downs with...

As the investigation into who felled Sycamore Gap gets underway, accusations start to fly. One man falsely accused of cutting down the iconic tree was farmer Walter Renwick. In his first broadcast interview he shares how the resulting rumours and "trial by social media" impacted his life. Meanwhile, journalists descend on the communities near Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland and discover a teenage...

Hairy Biker Si King documents the global outrage that followed the felling of a beloved landmark that had stood in Northumberland for more than a hundred years. As the two men convicted of criminal damage at Sycamore Gap are sentenced, Si King charts the bizarre theories that began to emerge in the immediate aftermath. It's a story of conspiracy theories, life changing accusations and very odd dis...

Hairy Biker Si King investigates who felled the tree at Sycamore Gap, which had stood along Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland. The famous tree had come to symbolise the local community and was nicknamed 'Robin Hood Tree', after featuring in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves starring Kevin Costner. One morning in September 2023 the tree had been cut down and disbelief gave way to anger, ac...

A statement from an embattled Chief Executive shocks the nation's media. As George's investigation comes to an emotional conclusion, new information is revealed and an offer is made to the man at the centre of the storm.

Find out whether the Corby mums or the council is helped when a new witness speaks out. As experts seek to dismiss the families’ claims as 'fantastical', Des Collins and his team face a curveball that threatens to change everything.

A young George Taylor faces a harrowing decision that will shape his future. While emotional testimonies make clear the scale of suffering caused by the clean up, Des Collins realises he needs to do even more if he is to secure justice for the families.