01: The Making of the Mahatma | Gandhi

02: The Rise to Fame | Gandhi

Mishal Husain traces Gandhi's transformation from obscure lawyer to father of the nation, and looks at his campaign of mass civil disobedience.

03: The Road to Freedom | Gandhi

Mishal Husain explores the dramatic last years of Gandhi's life and asks why he is revered as Father of the Nation, when India turned its ba...

2: Hindu | Strictly Soulmates

Members of different faiths search for the perfect partner, as Hindu singletons Hasmita, Jalpa and Amardeep navigate family introductions, spee...

2: India: the River | Extreme Pilgrim

Pete is a vicar, but he wants to learn from other cultures about feeling close to God. He journeys to India, where he ends up living in...

2: The Ganges | Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve

Along the Ganges, Simon Reeves sees how India's economy has affected its religious culture.

A meeting with a holy man | Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve

Simon Reeve meets a Hindu holy man at the start of his journey along the Ganges.

A visit to a Hindu shrine | Around the World in 80 Faiths

In the Himalayan mountains, a set of springs near the source of the Ganges form a holy site for Hindus.

Afterlife and funeral rituals | Being…

Funeral rituals depend on family traditions in Hinduism.

Aghori Monk | The Ganges with Sue Perkins

Sue Perkins meets an Aghori monk, part of an extreme sect of Hinduism.

An Ashram on the Ganges | Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve

Simon Reeve visits an ashram on the Ganges River and learns about the river's significance for Hindus.

Ashram | The Ganges with Sue Perkins

Sue Perkins visits an Ashram to find out more about how the lifestyle there promotes spiritual contemplation

Birth and growing up | Belief File

A look at what happens at a Hindu naming ceremony and other childhood ceremonies.

Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva | Belief File

In Hinduism, there is one supreme god represented in many different forms.

Caste Discrimination | Hindus: Do We Have a Caste Problem?

Parle Patel meets campaigners trying to outlaw caste-based discrimination in the UK.

Daltis | Hindus: Do We Have a Caste Problem?

Parle Patel meets a young British Hindu who faced discrimination as a result of his caste.

Death | Belief File

An explanation of Hindu beliefs and practices around old age, death and mourning.

Death in Hinduism | The Ganges with Sue Perkins

Sue Perkins meets a woman staying in a Death Hotel in Varanasi who explains her choice to live there.

Deities and Brahman | Being…

An explanation that Hindus in fact only have one God, Brahman, but different representation of Brahman, called Deities.

Diwali | Belief File

A look at the many ways in which Hindus celebrate the festival of Diwali.

Effigy of the Goddess Ganga | The Ganges with Sue Perkins

Sue Perkins visits the town of Gangotri, where she takes part in the festivities surrounding the start of the pilgr...