Michael Palin’s Himalaya: Journey of a Lifetime

The Life of the Buddha | Everyman

Filmed on location in India and Nepal, the documentary follows Siddhartha Gautama's spiritual journey to enlightenment, tracing how he came...

Buddhism: Introduction to Buddhism | Belief File

Young British Buddhist's explain and discuss the key beliefs of Buddhism.

Seven Wonders of the Buddhist World

Bettany Hughes visits seven of the most famous ancient and modern Buddhist locations in the world: seven wonders that give an insight int...

The Life of Buddha

Filmed on location in India and Nepal, the documentary follows Siddhartha Gautama's (who came to be known as the Buddha) spiritual journey to Enlightenmen...

Mission: Joy with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama (2021)

A feelgood film that follows the meeting between the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu in 2015 during which...

Nirvana | Genius of the Ancient World

Through deep meditation, the Buddha achieved Enlightenment and developed the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path.

The Four Sights | Genius of the Ancient World

The story of how the Buddha left his privileged life as a prince in the Himalayas after witnessing the Four Sights.

The Buddhists of Suburbia | Everyman

Tonight's documentary concludes the Buddhism season, profiling number of converts to the faith, including an IT consultant who has given...

Tibetan Buddhism | Around the World in 80 Faiths

At a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Nepal, monks explain their way of life and their key religious beliefs.

Tibetan sky burials | Human Planet

In the Himalayan state of Nepal we witness a rarely seen ceremony - a sky burial. In a land where there is little wood to burn for cremati...

Richard Gere's Buddhism

Hollywood actor Richard Gere has been a committed Buddhist for the past thirty years. In an in-depth interview, he reveals how he discovered Buddhism...

The middle way | Genius of the Ancient World

The Buddha's idea of the Middle Way and his realisations about the nature and impermanence of the self.

Issues: Belief and Suffering | Belief File

This programme looks at suffering from the Buddhist point of view.

01: Life, the Universe and Everything | The Story of God

Professor Robert Winston explores the fascinating history of mankind's search for the divine. Life, the Universe and...

Buddhism: Wheel of Time | Storyville

The Dalai Lama prays with the faithful in director Werner Herzog 's film. He follows the Buddhist Kalachakra - on the Nepalese/ Indian f...

Changing concepts of karma | Genius of the Ancient World

The Buddha's revelations changed the ways in which karma was viewed, giving his ideas great appeal in a changing soc...

S08E14: The Hidden Monastery | Our Lives

An extraordinary community of monks, nuns and elephants prepare for an unforgettable encounter.

01: China: the Mountain | Extreme Pilgrim

Peter Owen Jones, a Church of England vicar, journeys to a monastery in China to find out what Buddhism can teach him about spiritu...

Kung Fu Business | Under the Sun

The documentary series continues by capturing the clash between the austerity of a Chinese monastery and the modern world's market forces as...

Warrior monk exams | Sacred Wonders

Yandian, a Buddhist trainee monk, prepares for his exams at the Shaolin Monastery, China.