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Civil liberties campaigner and lawyer, Shami Chakrabarti speaks about whether people have the legal right to wear religious symbols and dress in the workplace. [43 minutes]
A recording for American television of Hal Holbrok’s one man show on Mark Twain. He comments on politics, the art of lying, religion, patriotism, slavery and man’s notion that he is the Creator’s pet....
A study of traditional Chinese religion and custom, presented in the form of rather short sequences from a wide range of domestic, monastic and communal rituals. Made in Hong Kong.
Prisoners in the modern prison of Gartree, Leicestershire, discuss their ideas on morals and religion, and what they value in their family and working lives. Visually, the film provides information about a...
Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid’s Tale and Cats’ Eye, talks to Don Swaim in 1986 about growing up in the Canadian forests, her novels, her thoughts about religion and human rights, and why she...
Aims to aid an understanding of Shows how the Friday prayers are conducted in Britain by Sunni Muslims from Pakistan. Subtitles indicate the main sections of the proceedings, and a running commentary in...
Shiva, the Hindu god of creation, is also the lord of dancers. The timeless quality of Indian art is shown here through Shiva’s dance, which emphasises the unity of all creative activities of man, whether...
This documentary film accompanies the exhibition, ‘Michelangelo Drawings - Closer to the Master’, which was held at the British Museum in 2006. The film is presented by Neil MacGregor, Director of the...
Professor John White compares the history and pictorial significance of this panel painting to the similarly sized ‘Ognissanti Madonna’ by Giotto. Dr Alfio del Serra, who restored both works, examines...
Michelangelo’s masterpiece painted on the domed ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is possibly the finest work of art of the Renaissance era. It combines religion, art, philosophy and personifies the intensity...
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