Episode 1
Rivals for Paradise (Part 1)
Jan 2, 2000
It has been a secret war between two rival faiths that has lasted for eighty years. For the Communists, the vision was of workers' paradise here on Earth; for the Catholics it was a heavenly paradise promised after death.
Episode 2
Rivals for Paradise (Part 2)
Jan 9, 2000
An intriguing look at the powerful alliance of Church and State - between Roman Catholicism and the American Government that destroyed the Soviet Empire.
Episode 3
Black Sea : Voyage of Healing
Jan 16, 2000
Black Sea : Voyage of Healing mixes environmental issues, nationalist economic issues, mass tourism issues, and Orthodox Church politics into a program which is as much a tourist's travelogue as an information piece.
Episode 4
The Commitment
Jan 23, 2000
Finding approaches to abusive families.
Episode 5
The Time to Die
Jan 30, 2000
Filmed over three weeks at St Christopher's Hospice in South East London, it follows the last weeks of Kevin, Hazel and Doris, who are all dying of cancer.
Episode 6
Papabile
Feb 6, 2000
Who will be the next Pope? As the papacy of John Paul II enters its final phase, there is much speculation about who is likely to succeed him.
Episode 7
The Slaves Of God
Feb 13, 2000
The Slaves Of God is a video journey to the all-male "enclosed" Russian and Greek Orthodox Christian monks of this famed peninsula, Mount Athos, in northern Greece.
Episode 8
Joanna Lumley In The Kingdom of The Thunder Dragon
Feb 20, 2000
Episode 9
George Pell
Feb 27, 2000
He is forthright... He has strong convictions... His controversial leadership style has caused friction among his flock. Join Geraldine Doogue for a frank conversation with the Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne, George Pell...
Episode 10
Three Million Gods
Mar 5, 2000
Hinduism is proportionately, the fastest growing religion in Australia today. Whether due to an influx of Hindu migrants of Indian extraction or the increasing involvement of Australians from a Judeo-Christian background.
Episode 11
Ancient Voices Part 1 - The Mystery Of The Taj Mahal
Mar 12, 2000
Compass heads to India in search of the hidden spiritual message behind one of the world's most elegant wonders.
Episode 12
Ancient Voices Part 2 - Blood And Flowers
Mar 19, 2000
The extraordinary violence and beauty of the Aztec Empire. Behind this artistic and ordered society were Gods who demanded human sacrifice on a massive scale... a story of "Blood and Flowers"...
Episode 13
Ancient Voices Part 3 - The Lost World Of El Dorado
Mar 26, 2000
The search for El Dorado, the legendary golden kingdom of South America. Did cultural misunderstanding foil the quest for untold riches?
Episode 14
Ancient Voices Part 4 - Empire Of Death
Apr 2, 2000
Compass peels back the centuries to investigate the ancient Nubian Empire of North Africa. At its height it challenged the power of the Egyptian pharoahs, but archaeologists have found it may also be one of the earliest examples of a mass suicide cult.
Episode 15
People Power Part 1 - Civil Society in The Philippines
Apr 9, 2000
In this special Compass series we look at a quiet global revolution now underway, a new emphasis on the role, significance and power of voluntary, non-profit, community, or non-government organisations, now often called civil society organisations (CSOs). The Philippines is regarded as having one of the strongest and most vibrant civil societies worldwide.
Episode 16
People Power Part 2 - Civil Society and Volunteering
Apr 16, 2000
The second in our series on People Power, the quiet but profound revolution underway on how we might meet modern community problems better. It envisages a whole new approach to the spread of power and responsibility within the community....with a shift towards volunteer and non-government groups.
Episode 17
People Power Part 3 - Civil Society, Government and Corporations
Apr 23, 2000
The last in our three part series on the emergence of a new era of Civil Society. A time of new prominence and power for community and volunteer groups, non-profit and non-government organisations.
Episode 18
The Martyrs Of Timor
Apr 30, 2000
We've all read about East Timor , we've seen the Television Footage, heard the results of inquiries, and maybe in some ways , even started to become a bit desensitised to the whole thing.
Episode 19
Carnley
May 7, 2000
The man at the centre of controversy this weekend as he is installed as Australia's newest Church Leader.
Episode 20
For God Or Caesar
May 14, 2000
Two years ago the government disbanded the CES (Commonwealth Employment Service) and put unemployment services out to tender. Since then Church employment agencies have been major contract winners.
Episode 21
A Buddhist Retreat
May 21, 2000
Buddhism is enjoying increasing popularity in Australia. Compass goes on retreat with one of the foremost teachers of Tibetan Buddhism in the West, Sogyal Rinpoche.
Episode 22
Stolen Children
May 28, 2000
Compass examines the role of Churches and Missions in separating Aboriginal children from their families.
Episode 23
St. Paul's Part One: The New Man
Jun 4, 2000
Part one looks at the conflicts and clerical politics triggered by the simultaneous arrival at St. Paul's of its new Dean, Dr. John Moses, and its first woman priest, Rev. Lucy Winkett on the occasion of the cathedral's 300th Anniversary.
Episode 24
St. Paul's Part Two: We Need Money
Jun 11, 2000
We Need Money surveys the difficulties encountered by the new Dean to balance the Cathedral's finances and downsize its institutional staff. In his pursuit of his fiscal obligations, the Dean reveals how Christian humanism may take second place to commercial realities in attending to worldly concerns.
Episode 25
St. Paul's Part Three: Me Or The Music
Jun 18, 2000
In the final of our series on St. Paul's Cathedral, we examine its major human resource, the childrens choir...and the trials and tribulations as young choristers aspire to be the best.
Episode 26
Trial Of The Cross
Jun 25, 2000
Heroin injecting rooms... Are they the answer to Australia's worsening drug problem or a perpetuation of it? With trials to begin shortly in Sydney's Kings Cross, we look at the heated debate surrounding the involvement of the Uniting Church in the project.
Episode 27
The Dead Sea Scrolls Part 1 - The End of Days
Jul 2, 2000
On the 14th of July an exhibition of the Dead Sea Scrolls will open at the Art Gallery of NSW. For the first time Australians will have the opportunity to view some of these documents which represent one of the most important archaeological finds ever.
Episode 28
The Dead Sea Scrolls Part 2 - A Common Heritage
Jul 9, 2000
A Common Heritage explores what the scrolls reveal about early Judaism and the origins of Christianity.
Episode 29
Amnesty
Jul 16, 2000
A study of modern service and altruism, an account of Amnesty International.
Episode 30
Opus Dei
Jul 23, 2000
Opus Dei enjoys favoured status within the Roman Catholic Church...but its secretive recruiting methods and strict control of its members lives and beliefs have led some to liken it to a cult...
Episode 31
Being Jewish But Gay
Jul 30, 2000
The appearance of the first all Jewish float in this year's Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gra Parade polarised opinion in the Jewish community. We examine conflicting interpretations of religious law, when Gay Jews challenge tradition.
Episode 32
Pilgrimage To The Heart
Aug 6, 2000
On Compass we join the national leaders and youth representatives of Australian Christian Churches on a journey of reconciliation to the centre of Australia.
Episode 33
The Price Of Self Esteem
Aug 13, 2000
Thousands of Australians are spending big dollars on personal development courses in the pursuit of success and self-esteem. Do they change people's lives for the better?
Episode 34
A Living Hell (Part 1)
Aug 20, 2000
This two-part British series outlines the nature of depression, its human impact on families and individuals, its damaging influence on the human spirit, and its current treatments. The series is hosted by biologist Professor Lewis Wolpert, himself a former sufferer of depression.
Episode 35
A Living Hell (Part 2)
Aug 27, 2000
In Part Two of our revealing series on modern depression: Is it a physical illness? Is it genetic?
Episode 36
Paws For Thought
Sep 3, 2000
Is non-human life important and if so, why?
Episode 37
Reefer Madness 2
Sep 10, 2000
Marijuana, an ancient herbal remedy can help sufferers of epilepsy, arthritis and glaucoma but it is still on the illegal drug list in most countries.
Episode 38
For God's Sake (Part 1)
Sep 17, 2000
A new four part series which will take us on a journey of religious discovery around the globe.
Episode 39
For God's Sake (Part 2)
Sep 24, 2000
In Part Two of this four-part series Frederic Raphael travels to Thailand and Malaysia where Buddhism and Islam have both absorbed and been transformed by older beliefs and customs.
Episode 40
For God's Sake (Part 3)
Oct 1, 2000
In this episode Frederic Raphael travels to Spain and Mexico to see this devotional intensity first-hand.
Episode 41
For God's Sake (Part 4)
Oct 8, 2000
In Part Four our series closes with Frederic Raphael going back home... journeying deep into the United States to explore the American way of religion in it's Bible belt heartland.
Episode 42
Contact
Oct 15, 2000
Contact surveys the contemporary phenomenon of reports of alien abduction, UFO visitations and similar paranormal experiences in Canada and the USA. With several first-hand claims of abduction and descriptions of alien visits, the program canvasses the North American climate of Ufology...cults such as the Raelians who base their religion on extraterrestrial intelligence, plus psychiatric interpretations of this disposition towards the paranormal.
Episode 43
The Greening Of God
Oct 22, 2000
In this edition of Compass, the role of the mainstream churches in the global environment crisis... and whether theology should be responding.
Episode 44
Passing On Beliefs
Nov 12, 2000
In this edition of Compass, the growth of church schools and the nature of religious education.
Episode 45
Trauma & The Spirit
Nov 19, 2000
When disaster strikes, many turn to religion for solace, and for answers. But catastrophe can also cause drastic change in beliefs, or total abandonment of faith.
Episode 46
Seeing Salvation (Part 1)
Dec 3, 2000
Christianity has produced some of the greatest works of art of all time, in which believers and non-believers alike can explore the great themes of life and death. It is the language in which Leonardo and Michelangelo, Dali and Rembrandt speak to us all about love and suffering, loss and hope.
Episode 47
Seeing Salvation (Part 2)
Dec 10, 2000
As Christmas approaches we are bombarded with images of the baby Jesus in the manger, one of the quintessential expressions of the Christmas story.
Episode 48
Seeing Salvation (Part 3)
Dec 17, 2000
At the core of the Christian faith is an image at once powerful and harrowing the figure Jesus on the Cross.
Episode 49
Seeing Salvation (Part 4)
Dec 24, 2000
On Christmas Eve, as the Christian world prepares to celebrate the 2000th birthday of Jesus of Nazareth, this edition of Compass takes a final tour through some of the greatest works of Christian art.
Episode 50
Christmas Special
Dec 25, 2000
Geraldine Doogue's panel of notable Australians discuss themes of the 2000th Birthday of Jesus, the end of the Jubilee Year, and the true advent of The Third Millennium.
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