Michael Palin’s Himalaya: Journey of a Lifetime

1: China: the Mountain | Extreme Pilgrim

Peter Owen Jones, a Church of England vicar, journeys to a monastery in China to find out what Buddhism can teach him about spiritua...

1: The Visit | A Year in Tibet

Documentary series following a year in the life of Gyantse, Tibet's third largest town. The Panchen Lama pays an unexpected visit to the local...

2: Three Husbands and a Wedding | A Year in Tibet

It's autumn and everyone pulls together to get in the harvest.

3: Faith, Hope and Charity | A Year in Tibet

The monks begin preparations for New Year, one of Tibet's biggest festivals.

4: Monks Behaving Badly | A Year in Tibet

In the Pel Kor monastery, the director finds that some statues have been stolen.

5: A Tale of Three Monks | A Year in Tibet

Tsultrim has to juggle running the monastery while complying with government restrictions.

A Monk From The Marble Temple

In Thailand most boys train as monks for a while, film follows Soradej a novice & Udom who has been a monk for 10 yrs in their duties.

Angkor Wat | Sacred Wonders

At Angkor Wat in Cambodia, a team of gardeners protect the temples from the spread of the jungle.

Bagan | Burma with Simon Reeve

Travelling in Burma in 2018, Simon Reeve visits Bagan, the capital of the first empire that eventually became known as Burma and home to many ...

Brahmanic society | Genius of the Ancient World

An explanation of the social and religious context in which the Buddha was brought up and how it influenced his ideas.

Brotherhood: The Inner Life of Monks

At a time of change, a community of ageing monks reflect on their spirituality as the number of burials in the monastery graveyard conti...

Buddhism: Introduction to Buddhism | Belief File

Young British Buddhist's explain and discuss the key beliefs of Buddhism.

Buddhism: Wheel of Time | Storyville

The Dalai Lama prays with the faithful in director Werner Herzog 's film. He follows the Buddhist Kalachakra - on the Nepalese/ Indian f...

Changing concepts of karma | Genius of the Ancient World

The Buddha's revelations changed the ways in which karma was viewed, giving his ideas great appeal in a changing soc...

Hearts and Minds: Part 1 | Everyman

A film about Thailand, set ten years after the end of the Vietnam War, as it faces Communist Indochina across the Mekong River. Tradition...

Hearts and Minds: Part 2 | Everyman

Ten years after the Vietnam War, the Laos communist government has, for the first time, allowed a Western crew to film extensively in the...

Issues: Belief and Suffering | Belief File

This programme looks at suffering from the Buddhist point of view.

Kingdom of the Lost Boy | Everyman

The Panchen Lama, one of Tibet's most revered spiritual figures chosen by the Dalai Lama, has disappeared. Meanwhile, the Chinese authorit...

Kung Fu Business | Under the Sun

The documentary series continues by capturing the clash between the austerity of a Chinese monastery and the modern world's market forces as...

Mission: Joy - with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama (2021)

A feelgood film that follows the meeting between the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu in 2015 during whic...