Morality and Decision Making

Laura on the murder of her sister and faith | KS4 Curriculum Bites

Laura Storrs was only 14 when her older sister was murdered. She found her whole life turned upside-down b...

1: The Moral Side to Murder | Justice

Professor Michael Sandel presents the first in a series of lectures from his Harvard undergraduate course in Political Philosophy. He e...

Unit 731 | Correspondent

Japanese army built Unit 731 in China in WW2 to research, develop and use biological weapons. Chinese POW and civilians were used as guinea pigs and...

S1E5 | Parole

Can bank robber Ben and drug dealer Jai convince the Parole Board their criminal pasts are behind them, or will they be kept in prison for the protection of th...

S1E4 | Parole

The board looks at the cases of Tom, a cocaine addict and dealer, Ruben, who bit another man's ear off, and Mark, who disagrees with his sentence for threateni...

S1E3 | Parole

Forty-five-year-old Jon has been locked up for 19 years after violently robbing three students. Has an intense period of therapy changed him enough for the boa...

S1E2 | Parole

The parole board considers the cases of a murderer who has the chance to move to an open prison and an arsonist and drug dealer with a history of mental health...

S1E1 | Parole

54-year-old Colin committed a brutal murder 25 years ago. With his victim's widow waiting anxiously for the decision, will the parole board decide that he is s...

Prisoners right to vote | Rights Gone Wrong?

John Hirst, previously convicted of manslaughter, defends his fight to get votes for prisoners.

Justice: A Citizen's Guide to the 21st Century

Harvard professor Michael Sandel looks at the philosophy of justice, testing the theories of Jeremy Bentham, Immanuel Kant and...

Humza: Forgiving the Unforgivable

What happens when your instincts tell you to seek revenge, but your faith demands that you forgive? YouTuber and comedian Humza Arshad expl...

Faith Behind Bars

With access to HMP Edinburgh, this film follows the prison chaplains as they give spiritual guidance and religious support to offenders - including those c...

Back to Jail: Crime and Punishment

Following three ex-prisoners as they struggle to adjust to life after being released.

A short history of evil | KS4 Curriculum Bites

What is evil? Where does it come from? How can it be reduced? How do some religions personify evil? What connection is there b...

Should prejudice be forgiven? | KS4 Curriculum Bites

In this drama Emma, Jo and Lucy meet at the gym. Lucy's just joining and she fancies the instructor, Dan. The other two ...

8: The Good Life | Justice

Michael Sandel lecture using controversies over same-sex marriage and abortion to examine whether it is necessary to reason about the good life in...

2: The Case for Cannibalism | Justice

Michael Sandel presents a lecture from his Harvard course on justice, exploring Jeremy Bentham's utilitarian philosophy with reference ...

Test of Time: Commitment | Belief File

Debbie Santiago talks about how she became an alcoholic and homeless. And James Mawdsley is released from a 17 year jail sentence in B...

Test of Time: Peace | Belief File

Pam White, a PC on duty when a bomb went off outside Harrods in 1983, talks about how she found peace after becoming a Christian. Plus ''Go...

Test of Time: Forgiveness | Belief File

Joe Seremane, a black South African MP imprisoned on Robben Island, talks about apartheid and the need for forgiveness.

Inside the Convent | Stacey Dooley

Stacey Dooley moves into a convent to explore the lives of nuns. Will she cope with the sisters' strict lifestyle, and what can she learn ...

Forgiveness | Worlds of Belief

Discussion and debate are powerfully provoked using real-life case studies.

Moral dilemma | Vigil

Expressing the moral dilemma in the studies of ethics in regards to the sub revealing its location by saving the trawlermen.

Right or Wrong? | Worlds of Belief

Schools religious education program for 14-18 year olds. A hotelier who, suspecting a staff member of stealing, sets a trap and catches hi...

Justice: Fairness and the Big Society

From the Royal Institution in London, Harvard professor Michael Sandel hosts a discussion to explore fairness in public policy and the ...

Hillsborough - Never Forgotten

Documentary looking at the impact of the Hillsborough Independent Review's findings on the survivors and families of the people who died in th...