Season 1

Episodes

1. 1

   1. The Question of Colour

   8 Jan 1956

2. 2

   2. Christ in Jeans

   23 Mar 1958

   A modern version of the passion play-just how would have Jesus been treated in the 20th Century?

3. 3

   3. Deadline

   26 Oct 1958

4. 4

   4. The Lonely Ones

   1 Mar 1959

   A young girl recalls her life as a refugee and shows those escaping from Hungary,the Middle East and those arriving in Hong Kong.

5. 5

   5. The Lonely Shepherd

   15 Mar 1959

   A look at the increasing numbers that are living alone.

6. 6

   6. The Seven Deadly Sins #1 Anger

   6 Mar 1960

7. 7

   7. The News on Good Friday

   15 Apr 1960

   How modern-day television would have reported the death of Jesus.

8. 8

   8. The Acts of the Apostles

   5 Jun 1960

9. 9

   9. Love Is My Calling

   27 Nov 1960

   TV cameras record for the first time the initiation ceremony in which a young woman becomes a nun.

10. 10

    10. The Hungry

    7 May 1961

    A look at the work of various religious organizations trying to deal with hunger in Africa and Korea.

11. 11

    11. Man's Idea of God

    27 Aug 1961

12. 12

    12. Inquest at Golgotha

    1 Oct 1961

13. 13

    13. King Herod: Committed for Trial

    29 Oct 1961

14. 14

    14. Punishment

    1 Jan 1962

    A look at the recent trial of war criminal Adolf Eichmann in Israel.

15. 15

    15. This Is the End

    22 Jul 1962

    A dying man gets the 'This is Your Life' treatment in a porch play filmed in the ruins of the old Coventry Cathedral.

16. 16

    16. The Vision and the Dream

    18 Nov 1962

17. 17

    17. Dinner with the Devil

    23 Dec 1962

18. 18

    18. The Night Before the Execution

    14 Apr 1963

19. 19

    19. The Site

    26 May 1963

20. 20

    20. Context

    4 Aug 1963

21. 21

    21. Epilepsy

    11 Aug 1963

22. 22

    22. The Upper Room

    20 Oct 1963

23. 23

    23. The Rise and Fall of a Hero: An Anthology for Palm Sunday

    22 Mar 1964

24. 24

    24. Dont Call Him Mister

    12 Apr 1964

    An account of the founder of the Quaker religion George Fox.

25. 25

    25. Inspiration

    17 May 1964

26. 26

    26. Man of Peace

    13 Dec 1964

27. 27

    27. A Face for Judas

    4 Apr 1965

28. 28

    28. No Greater Love

    18 Apr 1965

    The story of Mother Maria, a Paris based white Russian nun who sacrificed her life helping Jews during the German occupation. Her last days were spent in the Ravensbruck concentration camp where she took the place of another prisoner heading for the gas chamber four days before liberation.

29. 29

    29. But One Purpose: Part 2

    11 Jun 1965

30. 30

    30. Margaret Hayes Missing Presumed Dead

    27 Jul 1965

    Story of Margaret Hayes, an African Missionary and nurse who went missing for several months in the Congo and believed to have been killed by rebels-but later found safe and well.

31. 31

    31. The Saturday People

    22 Aug 1965

    A look at the work of the Seventh-Day Adventists who contribute one tenth of each of their annual income to charitable causes and famine relief.

32. 32

    32. Going with the Crowd

    5 Sept 1965

    A look at suburban behaviour inspired by Gordon Stowell's book 'A Satire on Materialism'

33. 33

    33. Where Are the Neighbours?

    17 Oct 1965

    As more slum dwellings are dismantled so are the communities that lived there.Ludovic Kennedy investigates if religion is doing enough to ensure people are not feeling isolated in their new homes.

34. 34

    34. Rock Bottom ; Men of the Road

    3 Apr 1966

    About Religion looks at the results of a Government survey into the problems faced by homeless people.