Religious Education

3: Africa | Around the World in 80 Faiths

Pete continues his odyssey with a gruelling journey exploring the spiritual traditions of Africa.

A Coptic church in Ethiopia | Around the World in 80 Faiths

In the mountains of Ethiopia, worshippers at an ancient Coptic church take part in their most important festival.

Afrikaner Christianity | Around the World in 80 Faiths

Pete Owen-Jones meets Afrikaner Calvinists in South Africa and learns about their beliefs.

Islam in Ethiopia | Around the World in 80 Faiths

A Muslim worshipper in Ethiopia explains his beliefs about why suffering exists in the world.

A Charismatic church in South Africa | Around the World in 80 Faiths

In Johannesburg in South Africa, devotion to the Holy Spirit is at the heart of the activities of a popu...

05/04/2014 | Lent Diaries

In the run-up to Easter, this series of short films provides an insight into the lives of people who worship in Britain's West African churches.

Britain's West African Churches | Lent Diaries

People in Britain's West African churches talk about their faith and preparing for Easter.

Remembrance Day | My First Festivals

We follow Alicia and her family as they learn about and observe Remembrance Day. They start with a walk, where they count all the poppie...

Bonfire Night | My First Festivals

We follow Connie and her family as they learn about and celebrate the brilliant festival of Bonfire Night.

St Andrew's Day | My First Festivals

We follow Neave and her family as they learn about and celebrate St Andrew's Day. They start off by visiting the statue of St Andrew and...

Thanksgiving | My First Festivals

We follow Caleb and his family as they learn about and celebrate the American festival of Thanksgiving. Caleb and his family play American ...

Harvest | My First Festivals

We follow James and his family as they learn about and celebrate the harvest season. James is helping Dad around their farm, spreading hay for t...

St Patrick's Day | My First Festivals

In this episode we follow Memphis as he learns all about the internationally celebrated St Patrick's Day. During a game of football in ...

St George's Day | My First Festivals

We follow Aaron and his family as they learn about and celebrate St George's Day. Aaron and his sister Amelia, mum and dad put up buntin...

St David's Day | My First Festivals

We follow Mollie and her family as they celebrate and learn more about St David's Day. First, Mollie and her family get busy planting daf...

New Year | My First Festivals

In this episode, we follow Annabelle and her family as they celebrate bringing in the New Year. After carefully decorating her New Year's Eve i...

The history of pancake day and a pancake race in one English town | Newsround

This news report visits a school in Olney, Buckinghamshire where the town has held a pancake ra...

Buddhism: Introduction to Buddhism | Belief File

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

Seven Wonders of the Buddhist World

Bettany Hughes visits seven of the most famous ancient and modern Buddhist locations in the world: seven wonders that give an insight int...

Nirvana | Genius of the Ancient World

Through deep meditation, the Buddha achieved Enlightenment and developed the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path.

The Life of Buddha

Filmed on location in India and Nepal, the documentary follows Siddhartha Gautama's (who came to be known as the Buddha) spiritual journey to Enlightenmen...

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...

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...

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...

The Life of the Buddha | Everyman

Filmed on location in India and Nepal, the documentary follows Siddhartha Gautama's spiritual journey to enlightenment, tracing how he came...

Tibetan Buddhism | Around the World in 80 Faiths

At a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Nepal, monks explain their way of life and their key religious beliefs.

The Buddhists of Suburbia | Everyman

Tonight's documentary concludes the Buddhism season, profiling number of converts to the faith, including an IT consultant who has given...

Richard Gere's Buddhism

Hollywood actor Richard Gere has been a committed Buddhist for the past thirty years. In an in-depth interview, he reveals how he discovered Buddhism...

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...

Issues: Belief and Suffering | Belief File

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

Spreading the Buddha's teachings | Genius of the Ancient World

The story of how the Buddha's ideas spread through his own preaching and the creation of the first monasteries.

The path of self denial | Genius of the Ancient World

Before developing the Middle Way, the Buddha spent six years pursuing a life of self denial with other ascetics.

The Boy King | Correspondent

A program about 15-year-old Urgyen Trinley Dorje, the 17th Karmapa of a Tibetan sect regarded as second in power only to the Dalai Lama. Carol W...

The Dalai Lama at 80

Emily Maitlis interviews the Dalai Lama, to discuss politics, Buddhism and ageing.

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.

Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism | A-Z of Belief

Over six million people begin their day by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. Popstar Pepsi De Macque shares how this chant and her belie...

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...

1: The Real Man | Son of God

Jeremy Bowen series using scientific and historical research to tell the story of Jesus of Nazareth. This episode focuses on his birth and early...

Christian | Being...

How British Christians from across the faith celebrate life's big milestones, from birth and coming of age to marriage and the end of life.

The Miracle Maker (1999)

Ralph Fiennes heads an all-star cast of an animated portrayal of the life of Jesus, told through the eyes of a child.

Episode 3 | Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve

Simon Reeve follows in the footsteps of pilgrims to Jerusalem. Starting in Istanbul, he travels across the Holy Land and reflects on ...

Episode 1 | The Miracles of Jesus

Rageh Omaar looks closely at four of Jesus's miracles, including the feeding of the 5,000, and finds that each one provoked a radically dif...

2: Abraham | Testament: The Bible in Animation

When God told Abraham that he and his wife Sarah would have a son, Abraham was astounded, for Sarah was long past child bearin...

1: The First Christianity | A History of Christianity

Diarmaid MacCulloch reveals the origins of Christianity and asks if it can survive in our secular society. He shows how...

3: The Last Days | Son of God

Jeremy Bowen series using scientific and historical research to tell the story of Jesus of Nazareth. Episode focuses on Jesus' death and resurr...

Episode 3 | The Miracles of Jesus

Rageh Omaar bring the miracles of Jesus to life. He looks at the most remarkable miracle of all, the resurrection, and asks why it became t...

4: Moses | Testament: The Bible in Animation

A spectacular drama of the Israelite exodus from Egypt, which charts Moses's journey from hot-headed youth to the mouthpiece of ...

Episode 1 | The Story of Jesus

Experts re-examine the Gospel accounts of Jesus's life, from his birth to the beginning of his ministry, when he performed some of his famous ...

The Lord's Prayer | Songs of Praise

Sean Fletcher explores the depth of meaning in the prayer spoken by billions every day and meets people whose lives have been profoundly ...

Horrible Christmas | Horrible Histories

This episode showcases bizarre yuletide absurdities from over the centuries with a unique blend of sketches, pastiche and song - a fo...

Too Gay for God?

The story of Reverend Jide Macaulay, an openly gay Church of England minister who wants to marry his boyfriend despite the Church not recognising same-sex m...

Sexuality | A Question of Faith

Taking part in a Christian church service for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, the group ask where religion stands when ...

Sex Before Marriage | Belief File

Schools religious education program for 14-18 year olds. Kelly, a young Christian from Yorkshire, tells of her promiscuous lifestyle before...

2: The Mission | Son of God

Jeremy Bowen series using scientific and historical research to tell the story of Jesus of Nazareth. This episode examines Jesus' mission in ligh...

Issues: Belief and Abortion | Belief File

This programme looks at abortion from the Christian and Sikh perspectives.

A modern miracle | Songs of Praise

A man who suffered from incurable cancer claims to have been cured by prayer and holy water at Lourdes.

Episode 1 | Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve

Simon Reeve follows in the footsteps of pilgrims across Britain. He starts at the mystical Holy Island, before he follows the route m...

Nachi Falls | Sacred Wonders

The Shinto fire festival at the Nachi Falls in Japan.

2: The Far East | Around the World in 80 Faiths

Pete encounters the exotic religions of the Far East, including Buddhism, Shinto and Taoism.

Chinese New Year | My First Festivals

In this episode, we join Isabel as she celebrates Chinese New Year. Isabel receives a lucky red envelope from her family in China to be...

Waterfall shrine | Sacred Wonders

Worshippers in Japan prepare to take part in an annual ceremony at a Shinto waterfall shrine.

Chinese New Year | Apple Tree House

David tells Laila about the lantern he has received from his grandma to wish him a happy Chinese New Year.

Wealth and Poverty | Worlds of Belief

Schools religious education program for 14-18 year olds. This programme looks at wealth and poverty from the point of view of Christian...

S2E04: Forgiveness | Life and Death Row

T.T. Trottie is preparing himself to lose another parent. His father killed his mother 21 years ago and will be executed a week from ...

S2E01: Execution | Life and Death Row

The story of capital punishment through the eyes of young people whose lives have been shaped by it. Daniel Lopez is resisting all appe...

Tanni Grey-Thompson's faith | Fern Britton Meets…

Raised as Christian but now agnostic, Tanni Grey-Thompson discusses the role played by faith in her life.

S2E03: Truth | Life and Death Row

Two teenagers give different accounts of the murder with which they are charged.

S2E02: Punishment | Life and Death Row

Shawn Ford Jr is on trial, and a jury must decide if he should live or die.

9/11 Genelle | KS4 Curriculum Bites

Genelle recounts her story of surviving 9/11 and what effect that had on her faith.

Surviving cancer and faith in God | KS4 Curriculum Bites

Heather Robinson was diagnosed with spinal cancer when she was 17. She was so close to death she had planned her own...

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...

Fern Britton's Holy Land Journey

Fern Britton travels to Jerusalem on a life-changing journey of faith in search of the real story of Jesus's final days.

Tanni Grey-Thompson's childhood | Fern Britton Meets…

Tanni Grey-Thompson talks about her childhood in the 1970s and the role faith played in her family life.

Hindu | Being...

British Hindus across the faith celebrate life's big milestones, from birth and coming of age to marriage and the end of life.

5: Hinduism | My Life, My Religion

What does it mean to be a Hindu? 14-year-old Simran celebrates Diwali and Holi, and her 11-year-old brother Vraj tells us all about the cy...

The Caste System | Hindus: Do We Have a Caste Problem?

Parle Patel explores whether the caste system is still important to Hindus in Britain today.

Hinduism: God | Belief File

Young British Hindu's explain and discuss God in the Hindu faith.

Hinduism: Living as a Hindu | Pathways of Belief

Nisha takes a closer look at the festival of Diwali in Leicester and examines its significance to Hindus all over the world.

Episode 1 | The Ganges with Sue Perkins

Sue Perkins journeys to the source of India's Ganges river in the Himalayas, meeting hermits and holy men to understand the sacred na...

Deities and Brahman | Being…

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

A Tale of Five Temples - The Story of Hinduism in Britain

Naga Munchetty narrates a documentary exploring the history of five Hindu temples across Britain, tracing their sto...

Hindus: Do We Have a Caste Problem?

Parle Patel, a young British Hindu and popular YouTuber, explores the influence of caste on Hindu communities in the UK.

Hindu Prayer | Belief File

An introduction to how Hindus worship both at home and at the temple.

Episode 2 | The Ganges with Sue Perkins

Sue Perkins arrives in Varanasi, India's most intense, extraordinary and breath-taking city.

Diwali | Belief File

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

Marriage | Hindus: Do We Have a Caste Problem?

Parle Patel discovers how the caste system affects dating and marriage for Hindus around the world.

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...

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.

A short history of the afterlife | KS4 Curriculum Bites

Is death the end? Is there any evidence for an afterlife? A look at Christian and Buddhist views on the afterlife. NO...

2: The Ganges | Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve

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

Finding a partner - Hinduism | Strictly Soulmates

Two young Hindu women in Britain search for their soulmates with the help of matchmakers, parents and family.

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

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

01: The Making of the Mahatma | Gandhi

Journalist and newsreader Mishal Husain journeys through Mahatma Gandhi's early years in India to the end of his controversial career ...

Muslim | Being...

British Muslims from across the faith mark some of life's biggest moments from birth and coming of age to marriage and end of life.

My Mate's a Muslim

Rapper Krept and vlogger Rumena are fasting for Ramadan and challenge their non-Muslim friends to join in. Can their mates make it through the day without...

Episode 1 | Muslims Like Us

Ten British Muslims with contrasting world views move in together. They begin to explore how their faith impacts their lives.

1: Islam | My Life, My Religion

What does it mean to be a Muslim? 11-year-old Sara prepares for one of the biggest changes in her young life, as she further devotes herself ...

Marriage | A Question of Faith

On the theme of marriage, the group are guests at a Muslim wedding to explore the value of marriage.

Big Zuu Goes to Mecca

Chef and rapper Big Zuu makes a pilgrimage to Mecca on a personal spiritual journey to try and understand more about his faith and what it means to be ...

Muslim wedding | A Question of Faith

Students experience a Muslim wedding.

3: Muslim | Strictly Soulmates

Members of different faiths search for the perfect partner, as Muslim singletons Zubair, Naila and Dimpy try to overcome being relationship no...

A Very British Ramadan

Documentary series reflecting what life is like for Britain's Muslim population who observe the Ramadan religious festival. Here, Rashid Khan - former...

Afterlife and mourning and funeral rites in Islam | Being…

This clip explains the different rituals in Islam that are carried out following the death of someone.

5: The Meeting of Two Oceans | Michael Wood: The Story of India

The documentary series about the history of India charts the coming of Islam and one of the greatest ages of ...

Episode 2 | Muslims Like Us

Ten British Muslims with contrasting world views move in together. They discuss the results of a survey exploring British opinion about the Musli...

Islam: The Qur'an | Belief File

This programme is about guidance and faith, the spread of Islam and the discoveries by early Muslim scholars.

Islam: Prayer | Belief File

This programme is about the importance of prayer in the Islamic faith.

1: All the Single Muslims | Extremely British Muslims

This new series provides an eye-opening view of British Muslim life, through privileged access to Birmingham Central Mo...

Muhammad's First Revelation | The Life of Muhammad

The story of the first of Muhammad's revelations of the Qur'an.

Dating and Marriage in Islam | Being…

A young couple explain how dating differs in Islamic culture and their wedding ceremony.

Hajj: The Greatest Trip On Earth

With thousands of Muslims undertaking the profound and sacred journey of Hajj, new convert Simon Peters explains the first pillar of Islam.

The Seeker | The Life of Muhammad

Rageh Omaar presents a series charting the life of Muhammad. Beginning in Muhammad's birthplace of Mecca, he investigates the Arabia Muhamm...

Are Muslim women oppressed? | Islam, Women and Me

Mehreen Baig talks to women who feel empowered by their Muslim faith.

Jewish | Being...

British Jews across the faith celebrate life's big milestones, from birth and coming of age to marriage and the end of life.

4: Judaism | My Life, My Religion

What does it mean to be Jewish? 11-year-old Charlie explains his religion of Judaism, it's bat mitzvah year for 13-year-old Me-Me and 10-ye...

The Prince of Egypt (1998)

Animated biblical epic telling the story of Moses and the exodus to the Promised Land, with voiceovers by an all-star cast including Val Kilmer, R...

Growing Up Jewish

Four young people on the cusp of adulthood prepare for one of the biggest nights of their lives - their Bar and Bat Mitzvah - balancing culture, religion a...

Bar mitzvah | Being…

Ethan explains the different traditions involved with his bar mitzvah, including the importance of the Torah and why he is twinning with a boy who los...

Judaism: The Family | Belief File

Young Jewish Briton's explain and discuss the role of family in the Jewish faith.

The Children of the Holocaust

Powerful animated films, in which elderly Jewish Holocaust survivors tell their stories of Nazi persecution in their childhood and how they esc...

Birth rituals in Judaism | Being…

Circumcision is a large part of the rituals that follow birth in Judaism, followed by the naming ceremony.

Strictly Orthodox Jews | Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over

Stacey meets Rabbi Wollenberg and his ultra-orthodox family, and learns about being visibly Jewish at a time when antisemi...

Places of Worship: Judaism | Pathways of Belief

Schools programme for ages 5-7 on the subject of Jewish worship.

Introduction to Judaism | Belief File

Daniel introduces Judaism, he visits a Synagogue and discusses the Torah and Shabbat.

Death and mourning in Judaism | Being…

This clip explores how bodies are looked after following death and the mourning periods that follow.

Jewish Law

Examining the work of Manchester's Kosher inspectors as they travel across the country to make sure that Jewish food and drink follows the strict guidelines of Je...

Passover | The Story of the Jews

The festival of Passover is one of the most important celebrations in the Jewish calendar.

The Ten Commandments | Belief File

Jewish students tell the story of The Ten Commandments.

The Last Survivors

A landmark documentary about the last survivors of the Holocaust living in Britain today, as they reflect on their childhood and how it has affected the r...

Converting to Judaism and marriage | Being…

Jolanda and Jack discuss the adaptations they made to their wedding ceremonies and Jolanda's conversion to Judaism.

1: Trip to the Mountains | Getting High for God?

Mawaan Rizwan travels to Utah, USA, to spend time with the Oklevueha Native American Church, who use the Class A drug peyote...

Episode 2 | We Are British Jews

Eight British Jews explore what it means to be Jewish in Britain today. The group meet Israelis and Palestinians, who force them to question ...

Judaism: The Torah | Belief File

Young Jewish Briton's explain and discuss the importance of the Torah in the Jewish faith.

Episode 2 | Getting Hitched Asian Style

Saffron Events owner Hassan and his team of wedding planners arrange a number of dramatic and luxurious events for two young couples ...

Episode 3 | Getting Hitched Asian Style

As one bride prepares to leave home, another family welcome a new daughter-in-law, and the pressure is on for the wedding planners to...

Episode 1 | Getting Hitched Asian Style

Saffron Events owner Hassan and his team of wedding planners are arranging the biggest wedding of the year so far, as well as a joint...

3: Changing World | Extraordinary Rituals

This final episode looks at how rituals adapt in our changing world. How do ancient ceremonies stay relevant and how do they change?

2: Great Gatherings | Extraordinary Rituals

Massive rituals bring thousands of people together, from a spectacular ancient battle in Indonesia to a modern ceremony in the de...

1: Circle of Life | Extraordinary Rituals

A look at the world's most spectacular and extreme rituals. This episode looks at the way different cultures mark life events on th...

A naming ceremony in Nepal | Around the World in 80 Faiths

In Nepal, newborn babies are introduced to the world in a special naming and blessing ceremony.

Episode 1 | Sacred Wonders

From the ancient temples of Angkor Wat in Cambodia to the Shaolin Temple in China, discover what people do for faith in some of the most stunning ...

Episode 1 | The Ganges with Sue Perkins

Sue Perkins journeys to the source of India's Ganges river in the Himalayas, meeting hermits and holy men to understand the sacred na...

Seven Wonders of the Buddhist World

Bettany Hughes visits seven of the most famous ancient and modern Buddhist locations in the world: seven wonders that give an insight int...

Episode 2 | The Ganges with Sue Perkins

Sue Perkins arrives in Varanasi, India's most intense, extraordinary and breath-taking city.

Episode 3 | Sacred Wonders

From Jerusalem to Nepal to Iraq, discover what people do for faith in some of the most sacred places on earth.

A feast at the Golden Temple | Sacred Wonders

At the Golden Temple in Amritsar, volunteers prepare food for thousands of worshippers celebrating Vaisakhi.

Vaisakhi in Amritsar | Sacred Wonders

The Sikh festival of Vaisakhi in Amritsar.

Ramadan in Jerusalem | Sacred Wonders

A team of volunteer paramedics help worshippers during Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.

Nachi Falls | Sacred Wonders

The Shinto fire festival at the Nachi Falls in Japan.

Episode 3 | The Ganges with Sue Perkins

Sue Perkins undertakes an epic journey along the Ganges. Sue is on the final stretch of the river, where a new India is being built r...

Episode 2 | Sacred Wonders

In Mali, a young Muslim helps to renovate Djenne's Great Mosque, while a Shinto devotee undertakes a gruelling challenge at the sacred Nachi water...

Naga Babas | The Ganges with Sue Perkins

Sue Perkins gets blessed by the Naga Babas, holy men who renounce worldly possessions to worship Lord Shiva.

Waste in the Ganges | The Ganges with Sue Perkins

Sue Perkins looks at the problem of waste in the Ganges, one of the world's most polluted rivers despite its revered status...

The holy city of Varanasi | Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve

A visit to Varanasi, a holy city where many Hindus travel to die in the hope of eternal liberation.

The Great Mosque at Djenne | Sacred Wonders

Every year, the whole city of Djenne in Mali gets involved in restoring the Great Mosque, the largest mud building in the world.

Great Mosque of Djenné | Sacred Wonders

The yearly renovation of the Djenne Great Mosque in Mali.

Cathedral of St John the Divine | Sacred Wonders

At the Cathedral of St John the Divine in New York, an Anglican priest performs a ceremony to bring people, and their animal...

S2E4 | Scotland's Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle

On the breathtaking Isle of Skye, Ben Fogle investigate how spiritual and religious power still survives in the face of so ma...

S2E2 | Scotland's Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle

Ben Fogle journeys to Islay and Jura, tracing the route of 6th-century Christian monks across wild seaways to discover commun...

S2E3 | Scotland's Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle

Ben Fogle heads for the Orkney Isles to investigate Norse Christian heritage and how they are a place of modern pilgrimage, o...

Sikh | Being...

British Sikhs celebrate some of life's biggest moments, from birth and coming of age to marriage and the end of life.

The Selfless Sikh: Faith on the Frontline

Documentary following Ravi Singh, a Sikh charity worker who, inspired by his religious principles, puts his life on the line to hel...

Issues: Belief and Abortion | Belief File

This programme looks at abortion from the Christian and Sikh perspectives.

3: Sikhism | My Life, My Religion

What does it mean to be a Sikh? 11-year-old Simran explains her religion of Sikhism and young brothers Taran and Joven take the life-changi...

Sikhism: Equality and Respect | Belief File

Young British Sikh's explain and discuss the importance of equality and respect in Sikhism.

Introduction to Sikhism | My Life, My Religion

An introduction to the most fundamental beliefs and practices of Sikhism.

A feast at the Golden Temple | Sacred Wonders

At the Golden Temple in Amritsar, volunteers prepare food for thousands of worshippers celebrating Vaisakhi.

Vaisakhi in Amritsar | Sacred Wonders

The Sikh festival of Vaisakhi in Amritsar.

Seva | Our Lives

A Sikh charity worker explains what led him to help the homeless population of London.

Sikhism: God, Oneness and Equality | Pathways of Belief

Simranjit shows her family's holy book and how Sikhs worship at home and in the Gurdwara. She explains the importance...

Sikhism: Baisakhi and Commitment | Pathways of Belief

Sahib looks at the Baisakhi festival celebrating the Khalsa group of Sikhs plus their joining ceremony, ''taking Amrit'...

Guru Granth Sahib | My Life, My Religion

A Sikh child explains the role of the Guru Granth Sahib in Sikh worship and the way in which it is treated by Sikhs.

My Turban and Me

Comedian Sanjeev Kohli explores the importance of wearing the Sikh turban in modern Britain and investigates why it is becoming more popular with young people.

A short history of money | KS4 Curriculum Bites

Around 30 million people die of hunger each year - should this make us angry? What should Christians do with their money? Sho...

4: Married, Sikh and Wanting a Baby | Love, Faith and Me

Sarina and Vik have always wanted children, but after two miscarriages and three years of trying, they are seeking m...

Vesak | My First Festivals

In this episode, we follow twins Art and Enda as they celebrate the Buddhist festival of Vesak. Art and Enda begin at the park, where they learn a...

Guru Nanak and the boulder | My Life, My Religion

A Sikh teacher tells a story from the life of Guru Nanak, the first Sikh guru, and explains what it teaches.

The Five Ks | My Life, My Religion

A Sikh child explains the meaning behind the five Ks worn by Sikhs.

The origins of Vaisakhi | The Story of Vaisakhi

A look at the origins of the Sikh festival of Vaisakhi and the key beliefs of Sikhism.

Dastar Bandi | Being…

Ansh discusses his experiences of Dastar Bandi, the ceremony which marked the beginning of him wearing the turban.

1: When God was a Girl | Divine Women

Bettany Hughes investigates goddess worship across the world and ancient conceptions of the divine.

Are Muslim women oppressed? | Islam, Women and Me

Mehreen Baig talks to women who feel empowered by their Muslim faith.

Marriage | Islam, Women and Me

Mehreen Baig attends a talk about marriage by a conservative Muslim leader.

Divorce | Islam, Women and Me

Mehreen Baig attends a session of a sharia court where divorce cases are being heard.

Interpretation of the Quran and the Hadiths | Islam, Women and Me

Mehreen Baig talks to a young woman who has left Islam because of its attitudes towards women.

2: Handmaids of the Gods | Divine Women

Revealing the lost era of the priestess, from ancient Greece to the early years of Christianity.

Islam and Feminism | Islam, Women and Me

Mehreen Baig talks to Yassmin Abdel-Magied about how her faith and feminism are linked.

Muslim family values | Islam, Women and Me

Mehreen Baig talks about her experiences of living with her family as an adult.

3: War of the Words | Divine Women

Bettany Hughes discovers how the Dark Ages turned out to be a golden age for a few remarkable women.

Learning Zone | Divine Women

Uncovering the hidden history of women in religion. In India, Bettany Hughes joins thousands of Hindus in the worship of formidable goddess Durga.