02: The Rise to Fame | Gandhi

Episode 1 | The Ganges with Sue Perkins

Sue Perkins journeys to the source of India's Ganges river in the Himalayas, meeting hermits and holy men to understand the sacred na...

Episode 2 | The Ganges with Sue Perkins

Sue Perkins arrives in Varanasi, India's most intense, extraordinary and breath-taking city.

Hindus: Do We Have a Caste Problem?

Parle Patel, a young British Hindu and popular YouTuber, explores the influence of caste on Hindu communities in the UK.

02: The Ganges | Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve

Along the Ganges, Simon Reeves sees how India's economy has affected its religious culture.

Episode 3 | The Ganges with Sue Perkins

Sue Perkins undertakes an epic journey along the Ganges. Sue is on the final stretch of the river, where a new India is being built r...

Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva | Belief File

In Hinduism, there is one supreme god represented in many different forms.

Diwali | Belief File

A look at the many ways in which Hindus celebrate the festival of Diwali.

03: The Road to Freedom | Gandhi

Mishal Husain explores the dramatic last years of Gandhi's life and asks why he is revered as Father of the Nation, when India turned its ba...

Afterlife and funeral rituals | Being...

Funeral rituals depend on family traditions in Hinduism.

The Caste System | Hindus: Do We Have a Caste Problem?

Parle Patel explores whether the caste system is still important to Hindus in Britain today.

02: Hindu | Strictly Soulmates

Members of different faiths search for the perfect partner, as Hindu singletons Hasmita, Jalpa and Amardeep navigate family introductions, spe...

02: India: the River | Extreme Pilgrim

Pete is a vicar, but he wants to learn from other cultures about feeling close to God. He journeys to India, where he ends up living i...

Law of Karma | Belief File

Young Hindus discuss their beliefs about karma and reincarnation.

Marriage in Hinduism | Being...

A look at a Sri Lankan Tamil marriage ceremony in Hinduism and how things have changed between this generation and the last.

Varanasi | The Ganges with Sue Perkins

Sue Perkins visits the city of Varanasi and learns why many Hindus go there to die.

01: The Making of the Mahatma | Gandhi

Journalist and newsreader Mishal Husain journeys through Mahatma Gandhi's early years in India to the end of his controversial career ...

Daltis | Hindus: Do We Have a Caste Problem?

Parle Patel meets a young British Hindu who faced discrimination as a result of his caste.

Food | Belief File

Food and diet are an important part of the religious life of most Hindus.

Hindu funerals in Varanasi | Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve

Each day on the River Ganges at the holy city of Varanasi, hundreds of funerals take place.

Pollution in the River Ganges | Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve

Tanneries near the River Ganges have devastating consequences for the health of the river and for animal welfare.