Synopsis
Today, three-quarters of the population believe there is no single moral code to live by and no absolutes to judge right and wrong. Where do people derive their modern standards? Presented by Michael Buerk, with Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks and David Starkey.
- Programme: Soul of Britain
- Episode: 4: Consuming Passions
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2000
- Sociology
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
Add Notes
More clips from Soul of Britain

1: Spiritual Audit | Soul Of Britain
1: Spiritual Audit | Soul Of Britain
Michael Buerk reveals the results of the most comprehensive survey for a decade on religion in UK. He finds that we appear to be abandon...

2: Life After God | Soul of Britain
2: Life After God | Soul of Britain
Michael Buerk asks if science has reduced religious belief to outdated superstition. Featuring Richard Dawkins, Jonathan Sacks, and Clair...

3: Morality | Soul of Britain
3: Morality | Soul of Britain
Michael Buerk examines where we look for our moral standards and the consequences of an "anything goes" society.

5: The Family | Soul of Britain
5: The Family | Soul of Britain
With the traditional family under immense pressure, Michael Buerk asks whether sex outside marriage and "till death do us part" are still rel...

6: Community and Politics | Soul of Britain
6: Community and Politics | Soul of Britain
This week, Michael Buerk questions whether the traditional notion of community is outdated. Panellists include Pat Kane, Anne Atk...

7: New Age | Soul of Britain
7: New Age | Soul of Britain
This episode examines whether the rise of New Age thinking has led to increased superstition and gullibility.

8: Art for Art's Sake | Soul of Britain
8: Art for Art's Sake | Soul of Britain
Michael Buerk asks if, in our secular age, the arts are taking over the role of religion. Rev. Dr. Rowan Williams, Brian Sewell, and ...

9: Future Tense | Soul of Britain
9: Future Tense | Soul of Britain
In the final program of the series, Michael Buerk explores the likely effects of continuing technological, economic, and social change, con...

Consumerism and Christianity | Soul Of Britain
Consumerism and Christianity | Soul Of Britain
An exploration of how being religious has changed and for many that it has become a matter of choice and personalising religio...

Globalisation and Religion | Soul Of Britain
Globalisation and Religion | Soul Of Britain
The transformation of the modern world and how it has affected our religious beliefs.

The Extent of Secularisation | Soul Of Britain
The Extent of Secularisation | Soul Of Britain
A short introductory clip summarising how religion is changing over the years.

The Rise of the New Age Movement | Soul Of Britain
The Rise of the New Age Movement | Soul Of Britain
An exploration of new age movements such as reiki and how society has become more spiritual.
More resources about Moral panics

2: Sex | The British Family
2: Sex | The British Family
Kirsty Young explores the impact of the sexual revolution on British families. She charts the explosion of sexual imagery in the 1970s and recall...

3: Morality | Soul of Britain
3: Morality | Soul of Britain
Michael Buerk examines where we look for our moral standards and the consequences of an "anything goes" society.

4: Doowutchyalike | Almost Grown
4: Doowutchyalike | Almost Grown
With Bowie Freaks, Punks and New Romantic's, styles became more weird and changed frequently. This program looks at how cults form styles an...

Does class still exist, and is social mobility possible? | Prescott: The Class System And Me
Does class still exist, and is social mobility possible? | Prescott: The Class System And Me
Former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott explores whether class still exists a...

Ending Violence | Analysis
Ending Violence | Analysis
Sonia Sodha traces the root causes of violence in society and asks if we can eradicate it.

Episode 1 | Prescott: The Class System And Me
Episode 1 | Prescott: The Class System And Me
John Prescott embarks on a journey through the British class system to see if class still exists, meeting lords, ladies, ''chav...

Mods And Rockers | Witness History
Mods And Rockers | Witness History
How clashes between youth gangs at the English resort of Brighton sparked moral panic in 1964.

Moral Panic | Behind The Buzzwords
Moral Panic | Behind The Buzzwords
David Cannadine tells the story behind the buzzword Moral Panic. Where does it come from and where is it going?

Moral Panics | Moral Maze
Moral Panics | Moral Maze
Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Anne McElvoy, Claire Fox, Matthew Taylor and Tim Stanley.

Risks of true crime TV shows | The Media Show
Risks of true crime TV shows | The Media Show
New BBC deputy director-general Anne Bulford gives her first interview. Plus was the BBC right to film the raid on Sir Cliff Ri...

You're Not Going Out Like That | Ready To Wear
You're Not Going Out Like That | Ready To Wear
Documentary series which explores the history of Britain through changes and developments in fashion. This programme looks at ...
More from David Starkey

S3E1: The Return of the King | Monarchy By David Starkey
S3E1: The Return of the King | Monarchy By David Starkey
The remarkable story of King Charles II, who secured the restoration of the English monarchy in 1660.

Reformation: Europe's Holy War
Reformation: Europe's Holy War
Historian David Starkey tells the story of the Protestant Reformation and how it transformed the face of modern Europe, unleashing fundamental...

Richard III: The Princes in the Tower
Richard III: The Princes in the Tower
Did Richard III really kill his nephews so that he could be king? A stellar cast of experts including David Starkey and Philippa Gregor...

The Last Days of Anne Boleyn
The Last Days of Anne Boleyn
In a radical new approach to televised history, a stellar cast of writers and historians, including Hilary Mantel, David Starkey, Philippa Grego...

Power and Personality | The Genius of British Art
Power and Personality | The Genius of British Art
Passionate polemics on how British art made us who we are today and how it continues to give us a vision of ourselves. In t...

Episode 1 | Six Wives Of Henry VIII
Episode 1 | Six Wives Of Henry VIII
Dr David Starkey reveals the stories behind Henry's third and fourth wives. Henry married Jane Seymour the day after Anne Boleyn's execut...

S1E1: From the Prison to the Palace | David Starkey's Elizabeth
S1E1: From the Prison to the Palace | David Starkey's Elizabeth
In this first episode David Starkey examines Elizabeth I's life before her coronation. If her reign was full ...