The Long Search
The Long Search was a 1977 BBC documentary television series spanning 13 episodes. Presented by theatre director Ronald Eyre, the series surveyed several major world religions, including Protestant, Orthodox, and Catholic Christianity. Other episodes surveyed Theraveda and Zen Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, and even the New Age movement. Location filming took place in India, England, Italy, Japan, Israel, Romania, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, the United States, Egypt, Indonesia, and South Africa.
Scholar of religion Ninian Smart acted as editorial consultant to the show, and also authored a companion book by the same name. The series was re-issued on DVD, and is currently distributed by Ambrose Video.
First Air Date: Sep 19, 1977
Last Air date: Sep 19, 1977
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 13 Episode
Runtime: 26 minutes
IMDb: 8.00/10 by 1.00 users
Popularity: 0.4188
Language: English
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Season
Season 1
Episode
Protestant Spirit USA
Hinduism: 330 Million Gods
Buddhism: Footprint of the Buddha
Catholicism: Rome, Leeds and the Desert
Islam: There is no God but God
Orthodox Christianity: The Romanian Solution
Judaism: The Chosen People
Religion In Indonesia: The Way of the Ancestors
Buddhism: The Land of the Disappearing Buddha
African Religions: Zulu Zion
Taoism: A Question of Balance
Alternative Lifestyles in California: West Meets East
Reflections on the Long Search