When A Child Is Born

Christmas carols, the crib, the Nativity plays of our childhood, the gospel readings in church - these are all elements which make up our understanding of the meaning of this feast. And this Christmas story has emerged as much from tradition as from the New Testament. With the help of scripture scholars, Joe Duffy gets to the heart of the Nativity story, from the birth in Bethlehem, to the angels and the shepherds, to Herod and the Wise Men.

Presenter: Joe Duffy
Panel: Prof. Seán Freyne, Fr. Wilfrid Harrington O.P., Dr. Margaret Daly-Denton, Fr. Jerome Murphy-O’Connor, Prof. Máire Herbert
Producer: Bernadette Comerford