Re-enchanting... history and the coronation - Tom Holland

In this third episode of Re-enchanting, Belle and Justin talk with Tom Holland about all things history and, or course, the coronation.

Nick Jones

Nick is the senior editor of Seen & Unseen.

A man sits at a table speaking into a microphone but looks into the distance. Behind him, through the window and beyond a wall is Big Ben

Tom Holland recording the podcast at Lambeth Palace Library.

Re-enchanting episodes

Can the secular West outlive its Christian past? Will the coronation remind us of our Christian inheritance? Tom Holland is a historian and author who co-hosts the popular podcast The Rest Is History. His best-selling book Dominion charted how the Christian revolution shaped the West's moral instincts. He chats with Belle Tindall and Justin Brierley about why modern secularists are still swimming in Christian waters, and why he has personally become enchanted by the 'greatest story ever told'.

There’s more to life than the world we can see. Re-Enchanting is a podcast from Seen & Unseen recorded at Lambeth Palace Library, the home of the Centre for Cultural Witness. Justin Brierley and Belle Tindall engage faith and spirituality with leading figures in science, history, politics, art and education. Can our culture be re-enchanted by the vision of Christianity?

Listen to Seen & Unseen podcasts

Podcast

Podcasts

Re-enchanting

16 July 2025

1 min read

Re-enchanting... The story of Jesus - Bear Grylls

Justin and Belle talk to Bear about his journey and the inspiration behind his new project

Nick Jones

Nick is the senior editor of Seen & Unseen.

Bear Grylls talks next to a caption reading 'it's the greatest story ever told.

Listen to this episode

About this episode

Bear Grylls is an adventurer and survival expert who has become known to millions through his TV shows, documentaries and writing. His most recent book is ’The Greatest Story Every Told’, an account of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus told through the eyes of five eyewitnesses

Justin and Belle talk to Bear about his own life and faith journey and the inspiration behind his new project as they re-enchant… the story of Jesus.

Visit the The Greatest Story Ever Told web site.

Find out more