Another fabulous travel series from the BBC has started this week, they really should be applauded for some great travel related TV in the last few years.
The latest one - Around the World in 80 Faiths where Anglican vicar Pete Owen Jones presents the definitive guide to faith on earth, with eighty rituals across six continents in the space of a year. It is a six-part series is on BBC Two, Tuesday's at 9pm.
In case you missed the first episode, you can watch it below, split into ten minute segments for easy viewing.
Episode 1 of 6 - Part 1/8 - Australasia and the Pacific Ring of Fire
Pete travels to Australasia to find out how tribal faiths have survived into the 21st century. He goes into the Australian outback in search of the meaning of aboriginal dreaming, to Indonesia for the elaborate funeral of a woman who died 20 years ago; to Sydney to witness the survival of ancient persecuted faiths like the Iraqi Mandeans and witchcraft, and to the remote volcanic islands of Vanuatu in the Pacific ring of fire to unravel the mystery of the cargo cult.
Around the World in 80 Faiths - Episode One- Part 1/6
Around the World in 80 Faiths - Episode One- Part 2/6
Around the World in 80 Faiths - Episode One- Part 3/6
Around the World in 80 Faiths - Episode One- Part 4/6
Around the World in 80 Faiths - Episode One- Part 5/6
Around the World in 80 Faiths - Episode One- Part 6/6
Tuesday, 6 January 2009
Around the World in 80 Faiths - BBC Series
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