The long search with Ronald Eyre: Zulu Zion
Visits the Zulu Independent Churches in South Africa to explore the Black African response to Christianity. When Christian missionaries took the Gospel to Africa they also tried to suppress African religion and subvert A..
The long search with Ronald Eyre: a question of balance
In our search for Chinese religious experience, we go to Taiwan. A whole pantheon of gods both local and imported from the mainland are worshipped in thousands of Buddhist and Taoist temples. Several strands make up the ..
The long search with Ronald Eyre: footprint of the Buddha
To Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and India to discover the type of Buddhism practiced throughout southeast Asia. Among those we meet are Buddhist monks - including one American, school children, novices and housewives. Each offers ..
The long search with Ronald Eyre: reflections on The long search : loose ends
In this episode, Ronald Eyre asks himself some questions. It is not a film in which he hands out diplomas to believers of the religion that pleased him best. The search, for him, began long before this series got off the..
The long search with Ronald Eyre: the Romanian solution
The Orthodox churches in Eastern Europe seem to be bound to the Communist states in essentially loveless marriages, except in Rumania. The Rumanian Orthodox Church is still seen as an important aspect of Rumania's cultur..
The long search with Ronald Eyre: the chosen people
What is it that makes a Jew a Jew? In New York, Elie Wiesel, author and survivor of the concentration camps, tries to define it. In London, Nobert Brainin and the Amadeus Quartet carry the argument further, both in words..
The long search with Ronald Eyre: the land of the disappearing Buddha
If the Buddha of India met the Buddha of Japan, would they recognize each other? To find out, this program talks to the staff in a Tokyo restaurant who keep regular Zen meditation schedules as part of their job, then on ..
The long search with Ronald Eyre: the way of the ancestors
There are almost 200 million people scattered across the world who belong to tribal religions that are local, exclusive and frequently animist - i.e., they believe that inanimate objects and natural phenomena possess a s..
The long search with Ronald Eyre: there is no God but God
It is said in Islam that every child is born Muslim by nature: he has the belief in his heart of one God. Over 400 million people profess Islam, and its numbers are said to be growing. In this program we travel to Egypt ..
The merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare's most famous comedies. It has become most celebrated for its captivating villain, Shylock. Blending tragedy and comedy, this play presents contrasts and ambiguities. The comp..