From BBC Radio 4.

John Julius Norwich reads his history tracing the papal line down
the centuries.

Episode 1: The scandalous Pope Joan - the myth and reality of the
only female Pope are explored.

Episode 2: Nicholas Breakspear was the only English pope - elected
into tumultuous 12th-century Rome.

Episode 3: Rodrigo Borgia bribed his way to the papacy, fathering
eight children on the way.

Episode 4: Genial, laid-back Pius VI was not an ideal pope at
the time of the French Revolution.

Episode 5: John XXIII was expected to be a caretaker pope but
his pontificate shook the world.

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