About Religion (1956)
Synopsis
About Religion was a UK religious affairs programme on Associated Television (ATV) 1958–1965. It was usually hosted by interviewer Julian Grenfell, with David King and John Brooking. An anthology of interviews was published in 1963.
First Air Date: 1956-01-08
Last Air Date: 1966-04-03
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 34
Top Cast
- Julien Grenfell as Introduction
- Tom Driberg as Self
- John Pett as Self
- John Howard Davies as N/A
- Gary Raymond as N/A
- Mary Philips as N/A
- Harry Landis as 1st Man
- David King as Self
- John Brooking as Self
- Aleksander Browne as The Police Surgeon
Seasons
Season 1 (1956)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: The Question of Colour
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Ep. 2: Christ in Jeans
A modern version of the passion play-just how would have Jesus been treated in the 20th Century?
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Ep. 3: Deadline
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Ep. 4: The Lonely Ones
A young girl recalls her life as a refugee and shows those escaping from Hungary,the Middle East and those arriving in Hong Kong.
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Ep. 5: The Lonely Shepherd
A look at the increasing numbers that are living alone.
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Ep. 6: The Seven Deadly Sins #1 Anger
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Ep. 7: The News on Good Friday
How modern-day television would have reported the death of Jesus.
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Ep. 8: The Acts of the Apostles
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Ep. 9: Love Is My Calling
TV cameras record for the first time the initiation ceremony in which a young woman becomes a nun.
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Ep. 10: The Hungry
A look at the work of various religious organizations trying to deal with hunger in Africa and Korea.
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Ep. 11: Man's Idea of God
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Ep. 12: Inquest at Golgotha
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Ep. 13: King Herod: Committed for Trial
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Ep. 14: Punishment
A look at the recent trial of war criminal Adolf Eichmann in Israel.
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Ep. 15: This Is the End
A dying man gets the 'This is Your Life' treatment in a porch play filmed in the ruins of the old Coventry Cathedral.
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Ep. 16: The Vision and the Dream
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Ep. 17: Dinner with the Devil
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Ep. 18: The Night Before the Execution
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Ep. 19: The Site
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Ep. 20: Context
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Ep. 21: Epilepsy
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Ep. 22: The Upper Room
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Ep. 23: The Rise and Fall of a Hero: An Anthology for Palm Sunday
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Ep. 24: Dont Call Him Mister
An account of the founder of the Quaker religion George Fox.
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Ep. 25: Inspiration
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Ep. 26: Man of Peace
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Ep. 27: A Face for Judas
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Ep. 28: No Greater Love
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.
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Ep. 29: But One Purpose: Part 2
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Ep. 30: Margaret Hayes Missing Presumed Dead
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.
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Ep. 31: The Saturday People
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.
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Ep. 32: Going with the Crowd
A look at suburban behaviour inspired by Gordon Stowell's book 'A Satire on Materialism'
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Ep. 33: Where Are the Neighbours?
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.
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Ep. 34: Rock Bottom ; Men of the Road
About Religion looks at the results of a Government survey into the problems faced by homeless people.
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