The last place you might expect to find a chaplain is on the frontline with the Royal Marines, dodging bullets in Afghanistan. And yet chaplains have served in the British Armed forces since the Middle Ages.
Their job is a vital one: administering to the wounded, listening to the fearful, and offering spiritual guidance in the heart of war. As religion is dragged into conflicts, by the rhetoric of jihad and crusade, the military chaplain is increasingly coming under the spotlight.
Filmed earlier this year, this programme follows two Royal Marine chaplains, Nigel Beardsley and William Gates, as they travel around 'their parish' in Afghanistan, bringing faith to the frontline.
Unlike the other armed services, they go whereever their parishioners need them and that often means putting themselves in the line of fire with nothing but their faith to protect them.
It is a story not just of belief, but of heroism, human grit and the role of religion on the modern battlefield.
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First Shown
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday 12 July 2009 | 7PM | Channel 4 |
Last Shown
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 16 July 2009 | 4.25AM | Channel 4 |
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