When tattooed and pierced motor-biking evangelist Todd
Bentley was invited to speak to a small congregation from
Lakeland, Florida in April 2008, a strange phenomenon began.
Within days, the deaf were hearing, people were popping out
of their wheelchairs, and families were claiming that their
dead loved ones were being resurrected from the grave.
Through nightly...
Filmed in hotspots around the world, Extreme Clergy is a
unique documentary series which offers a rare glimpse of the
challenges faced and met by spiritual people struggling to
better the lives of the poor, the embattled, and the
desperate.
From the Surfing Rabbi who offers inner city LA high school
students a lifestyle to replace...
Journey into Buddhism is part of an ongoing series that
travels to places of spiritual wonder and empowerment.
Journey into Buddhism or the Yatra Trilogy is a cycle of
meditative passages offering a direct experience of sacred
spaces and the wisdom they convey.
DHARMA RIVER is a timeless journey through legendary rivers
to the great Buddhist...
After centuries of obscurity, the rite of exorcism is
raising its profile. While church attendance appears to be
falling, so-called masses of deliverance from the devil
attract large congregations. A recent survey carried out by
the Association of Catholic Psychiatrists and Psychologists
discovered that half a million Italians annually turn to
exorcists for help. Now for...
Renowned theologian Robert Beckford goes on a literal and
historical journey to unravel a mystery: why are there so
many different interpretations of Jesus? Travelling across
parts of the world where the story of Jesus exists and is
still played out, delving into religious texts and
interviewing top scholars, Beckford reveals the astonishing
similarities in the...
From the highly acclaimed Dispatched Current Affairs strand
comes a comprehensive look at the history of atheism and
whether it can rightly be considered as the rational
alternative to religion.
Award winning journalist Rod Liddle speaks to the
worlds’ most renowned scientists, theologians and
philosophers and asks them the questions we have always
wanted to ask...
Timeless Journeys: to Bodhgaya, India is a spiritual Journey
from London, across Northern India to the place where the
Buddha gained enlightenment. It is a spiritual journey
revealing the history and some of the teachings of Buddhism,
set to an original score.
The film flows through the history and landscapes of rural
India, through the pink...
With religion losing its grip in the western world, along
comes a church that guarantees an encounter with the
Divine... Empire of Juramidam is a haunting exploration of
Christianity's strangest offspring – the Santo Daime
church, otherwise known as the Church of the Eclectic
Universal Flowing Light. Their ceremonies are based around
the consumption of a...
The third secret of Fatima was purportedly known by only two
people: Pope John Paul II and the Portuguese visionary Lucia
who, during an apparition of the Virgin Mary in 1917, was
given dire prophecies of the future of the planet. Within
seven weeks of each other these two key players both passed
away. This...
According to the Bible, The Ark of the Covenant was a box
which housed the two tablets of stone inscribed with the Ten
Commandments. An object of immense power - capable of laying
waste armies, of killing those who dared touch it in a flash
of sparks, and guaranteed victory to those who carried...
Narrated by award winning comedian Dawn French ('The Vicar
of Dibley'), this thought provoking film addresses a subject
matter rarely tackled: why do humans believe in a higher
power? By interviewing scientists, atheists and religious
leaders from diverse faiths, this groundbreaking documentary
explores the motivations of man to believe in something
bigger and more powerful than...
Presented by leading journalist and Britain’s longest-held
hostage in Lebanon, John McCarthy, It Ain’t Necessarily So
is an enlightening series which questions biblical
assumptions and looks at new archaeological issues
challenging the whole story of biblical Israel.
In 1976, after battling with blatant sexism within the
monastic order, British born Tenzin Palmo isolated herself
in a remote Himalayan cave engaging in twelve years of
Buddhist meditation. She faced unimaginable cold, wild
animals, near-starvation and avalanches. Her goal was to
gain enlightenment as a woman. Now a globe-trotting
fundraiser, she is battling to build...
A seasoned traveller, John McCarthy loves nothing more than
visiting spectacular places. His companion for the series,
Paul the Apostle was also a traveller, frequently
criss-crossing the Mediterranean in search of new converts
to the faith of Jesus Christ. This series follows John
around the Mediterranean by land and sea, into ports,
tranquil villages and bustling...
In a tomb located in Jerusalem's Hell Valley, on land bought
with Judas Iscariot's bloodstained silver, a sensational
discovery has been made. Vital information has been
uncovered to paint a picture of what Jesus' grave would have
looked like and what his burial process involved. One of the
key moments in Christian history is made...
A series that examines the lives, legends, and heritage of
the first twelve men chosen by Jesus. Some of them, like
Peter and Judas, are instantly recognisable but others, like
Thaddeus and Bartholomew, are more obscure. The series
unpacks the known facts about them, and follows up the many
legends that surround their deeds. A...
In a Church in Rome is a piece of wood believed to have been
brought back by Helena, mother of the first Christian
Emperor, Constantine. It is clearly inscribed with the
remains of the line, 'Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews'.
This is a fascinating detective story, about a small walnut
headboard, which it...
The Teacher takes the viewer on a colourful and reflective
journey revealing the rich teachings of the Dalai Lama set
against the dramatic backdrop of the Himalayas. Dharamsala,
North India, has been the home-in-exile for His Holiness the
14th Dalai Lama since 1960. The programme features archive
footage of the 1959 uprising in Lhasa, Tibet...
Fairytales can be seen as a way of understanding philosophy.
A typical fairy tale such as Little Red Riding Hood can be
interpreted in many ways. These extended metaphors stimulate
the imagination to create awareness in life.
Meet Jim Charlesworth - professor, entrepreneur and Dead Sea
Scroll Hunter. A man convinced that a large number of the
scrolls have yet to come to light, and that he, like a
modern-day Indiana Jones can track them down. He is not
alone in his quest. Other scroll hunters, archaeologists,
scholars and scientists, share his...
A winner of several international awards, this programme
examines the legacy of Pythagoras and Plato and their impact
on the modern world, our thoughts, buildings and
hierarchies. Filmed across North America and Europe, the
documentary is shot on location in the home towns of these
two great historical figures.
Winner: Emily Award (Best of Festival), American...
