Around the World in 80 Faiths - The Middle East
Pete Owen Jones's epic journey exploring the world's beliefs continues in the Middle East, where he encounters an unknown side to a land scarred by religious strife. In a moving and at times disturbing film, Pete travels to Israel where he meets the African-Americans who have settled in the Holy Land to live by the principles of the Old Testament - including polygamy. He travels to Syria to explore Islam and meet the Sufi Whirling Dervishes, to Samaria to witness the 3000-year-old Passover sacrifice, and to northern Iraq to track down the ancient and obscure Yazidi sect, who have a curious reputation for devil worship. Pete also visits Jerusalem, revered as the ultimate city of spiritual power, where he takes part in two great rituals - the Christian Via Dolorosa and the Jewish Purim festival. His journey is full of uncomfortable revelations about the roots of religious intolerance, but ends with a redemptive message of peace.
Broadcasts
- 2009-01-23 21:00:00 - 2009-01-23 22:00:00 on BBC Two Wales Analogue, BBC Two England, BBC Two Northern Ireland, BBC Two Northern Ireland Analogue, BBC Two Scotland, BBC Two Wales,
- 2009-02-11 03:35:00 - 2009-02-11 04:35:00 on BBC One South East, BBC One South West, BBC One Wales, BBC One West, BBC One West Midlands, BBC One Yorkshire, BBC One South, BBC One Scotland, BBC One Cambridge, BBC One East, BBC One East Midlands, BBC One East Yorkshire, BBC One London, BBC One Northern Ireland, BBC One North East, BBC One North West, BBC One Oxford, BBC One Channel Islands,
- 2009-02-16 23:20:00 - 2009-02-17 00:20:00 on BBC Two Scotland, BBC Two England,
- 2009-02-17 00:10:00 - 2009-02-17 01:10:00 on BBC Two Northern Ireland Analogue, BBC Two Northern Ireland,
Credits
- Executive Producer Jean Claude Bragard
- Presenter Peter Owen Jones
- Director Tom Sheahan
- Producer Tom Sheahan
- Producer Sian Salt
- Director Sian Salt
- Participant Peter Owen Jones
- Executive Producer Jean Claude Bragard
- Presenter Peter Owen Jones
- Director Tom Sheahan
- Producer Tom Sheahan
- Executive Producer Jean Claude Bragard
- Presenter Peter Owen Jones
- Director Tom Sheahan
- Producer Tom Sheahan