In a part of the world where illiteracy rates reach 72 percent in some countries, learning about Jesus and the Bible through audio and television is extremely effective. Coptic Icons explores how, long before television and radio were invented, Christians communicated the stories of the Bible through images and icons.

Some 22 years ago, Egyptian–born consultant gynaecologist Onsy Morris, heard someone unveil “a genius, but too far–fetched” idea of a Christian TV channel for the Middle East.