I listened to a portion of the BBC 4 programme you referenced. This quest to find the "historical Jesus" goes on and on ... but I think in the end it is a futile exercise. The Bible seems to suggest over and over that God does not wish for people to have rock-solid proof of Him; but rather to come to him in faith. We've discussed this before.
The ultimate expression of God -- his incarnate self in Jesus -- is no different.
God has left us what he intended to leave us -- the Gospels. There may be further discoveries of manuscripts and such, but nothing is going to "prove" or "refute" the central claim of Jesus. One believes -- to the pro or to the con -- based on an element of faith.
That's my two-cents. :-)
That said, from a standpoint of scholarly interest, the programme was pretty well done -- and the historical aspect was interesting.
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