How God Made the English

{{Short description|2012 British history TV series}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Infobox television | image =  | caption = | alt_name = | genre = Documentary | creator = | developer = | director = Anna Cox (episodes 1 and 2) Gillian Bancroft (episode 3) | creative_director = | presenter = Diarmaid MacCulloch | narrator = | theme_music_composer = | open_theme = | end_theme = | composer = | country = United Kingdom | language = English | num_series = 1 | num_episodes = 3 | list_episodes = #Episode list | executive_producer = | producer = | editor = | location = | cinematography = | camera = | runtime = | company = | channel = BBC Two | first_aired = {{Start date|2012|3|17|df=y}} | last_aired = {{End date|2012|3|31|df=y}} | related = }} '''''How God Made the English''''' was a British documentary series about the English national identity and its history.<ref name=bbc>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01dxrhg |title=How God Made the English |publisher=BBC |accessdate=5 November 2012}}</ref> It was shown on BBC Two and hosted by historian Diarmaid MacCulloch.<ref name=bbc/>

== Episode list == {{Episode table |background= |total_width= 60 |EpisodeNumber= |Title= |TitleT=Title<ref name=episodes>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01dxrhg/episodes/guide | title=How God Made the English: Episode Guide | publisher=BBC |accessdate=5 November 2012}}</ref> |director= |directorT=Director and Producer |OriginalAirDate= |OriginalAirDateT=Original release date<ref name=episodes/> |dontclose = y }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = A Chosen People? | DirectedBy = Anna Cox | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2012|3|17|df=y}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title = A Tolerant People? | DirectedBy = Anna Cox | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2012|3|24|df=y}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title = A White and Christian People? | DirectedBy = Gillian Bancroft | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2012|3|31|df=y}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode table end}}

==A Chosen People?== In the first episode Bede’s history is suggested as the origin of the English identity as a Chosen people by God.

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==External links== * {{BBC programme}} * {{IMDb title|2335307}}

Category:2012 British television series debuts Category:BBC television documentaries Category:English-language British television shows