Describe and analyse the variety of specifically religious programmes on the terrestial T.V channels?

GCSE Religious Studies (Philosophy & Ethics)

Mizanur Rahman

R.E Coursework Question 1

Describe and analyse the variety of specifically religious programmes on the terrestial T.V channels?

I believe there are a poor variety of religious programmes on T.V. They are on Sundays on the BBC, which has God slots at A.M and P.M. Also ITV/C4 have religious programmes but they are spread out, they don’t have God slots. They are on T.V because of the law called “Public Service Broadcasting”. There are different types of religious programmes, some are about worship, serious documentary while others are like magazine and aimed at children.

The first religious programme that I watched was Islam Empire of Faith. This programme was a documentary programme. It was a single programme screened on the BBC at Ramadan. It had a narrator. The music was traditional style. The programme was about the history of Islam and prophet Muhammad. I thought the programme was interesting, because it was about Islam and I’m a Muslim, so I found it interesting learning the history of Islam. But I don’t think non-Muslims wound like it, but people who are interested in Islam wound like it.

The second religious that I watched was Kumbh Mela. This programme was a documentary programme. It was on for 2 weeks every weekday on 7:50p.m on C4. The programme was about Kumbh Mela, which is a Hindu festival that comes every 12 years, where Hindus can bath in the Ganges and clean themselves of bad karma. This would mean that when they are reincarnated they will comeback as something better. The programme was aimed mainly Hindus but also non-believes. I though the boring, because I didn’t find it interesting, entertaining and it no use to me.

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The second religious that I watched was Kumbh Mela. This programme was a documentary programme. It was on for 2 weeks every weekday on 7:50p.m on C4. The programme was about Kumbh Mela, which is a Hindu festival that comes every 12 years, where Hindus can bath in the Ganges and clean themselves of bad karma. This would mean that when they are reincarnated they will comeback as something better. The programme was aimed mainly Hindus but also non-believes. I though the boring, because I didn’t find it interesting, entertaining and it no use to me.

The third programme that I watched was Songs of Praise. This programme was a worship programme. It is a part of a series on every week on Sunday about 6:40p.m. It was presented by an ex-Blue Peter presenter. The music featured is hymn singing. The programme is about going to different parts of the country and seeing how do Christians live their lives and about hymn singing. The programme is aimed at Christians. I thought the programme was boring because its old fashioned, too much hymn singing and because it’s only aimed at Christians and I’m not a Christian.

Conclusion:

My conclusion about religious programmes on T.V is that there is a fair amount of religious programmes on T.V, but lot of them are single programmes, or on for 2 weeks in a row, so at sometimes there are too many religious programmes on T.V. I find religious programme boring because the programmes are very dull, too informative, not entertaining and no use to me. But I only like religious programmes about Islam, because I’m a Muslim, its interesting and useful to me. There religious programmes only service one religion, they’re not for all ages and not for everyone, because the programme is either old fashioned or only at one type of religion. I think each religion should have its own series, but there is not as many Jews, Hindus, Muslims as there is Christians. Also if you make a combination of religious programmes, people don’t like there religion associated with other religions. Also if every religion has its own series it could educate the public of others believes.