On Sunday 4th January, 2026, the BBC Radio 4 Sunday Service will be entitled "Tyndale's Testament". It starts at 8:10 a.m. and will be 38 minutes long.

The Venerable Miranda Threlfall-Holmes, Archdeacon of Liverpool, will present this feature for Sunday Worship, marking the 500th anniversary of William Tyndale's translation of the New Testament into English.

The webpage reads:

In 1526, outside St Paul's Cathedral, the Bishop of London lit a bonfire on which he burned as many copies of the New Testament in English as he could find. The translator, William Tyndale, had fled to Europe to complete his work, and later died a martyr there.

In this special feature for Sunday Worship the Venerable Miranda Threlfall-Holmes weaves together music, readings and reflections to mark this anniversary. She visits the library at St Paul's which now houses one of only three original editions of Tyndale's New Testament. She interviews Dr Paula Gooder and Professor Diarmaid Macculloch about why the work of translating Scripture was seen as so dangerous, and what makes Tyndale's translation such a literary and theological treasure. She also speaks to members of 'Churches Together in Lymm', who organised events and readings around this anniversary as part of the town's annual festival.

Listen to it live, or online afterwards via 'Radio 4 - Listen Live - BBC Sounds'.