Witness Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• Amazing Discoveries

  A journey into amazing discoveries with Sir David Frost

• The Bug that Bites

  Presented by Sir David Frost

• The Bug that Bites

  Presented by Anthony Cronin

• Children's Charter
• A Child's Choice

  Staff at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre, a hospital dedicated to children who have contracted the disease, consider the pros and cons of allowing the afflicted youngsters to have a say in whether or not their treatment should continue

• Convent Girls

  The lives of nuns who manage the Catholic Bar Convent in York, featuring an in-depth profile of Sister Agatha, the landlady of their bed and breakfast business, who counts witty public speaking and cordon bleu cooking among her talents. The film follows the history of a thriving commercial enterprise that started life in the mid-1980s when the convent girls' school went comprehensive and now boasts a cafe, museum and conference facilities

• The Devil's Playground

  Insight into the Amish concept of rumspringa or 'time-out' for the teenagers of their American communities. After being given free reign to sample the materialistic lifestyle of their hedonistic contemporaries, they have to make the choice between staying to indulge in the outside world or returning to their families and heritage

• Douglas Gageby

  Presented by former newspaper editor Douglas Gageby

• The Fall of Saigon

  Colonel Bui Van Tung recalls his attack on the Palace in Saigon, the surrender of the South Vietnamese President and the reunification of north and south

• Followers of the New Gods

  Presented by Anthony Cronin

• God Bless Ibiza

  Another chance to see the work of Christian youth movement 24-7 Prayer, who attempt to spread the word of God to clubbers on the party island of Ibiza by mixing gospel vocals with standard dance tracks and setting up a prayer room

• Heaven

  In-depth documentary tackling current affairs

• Heaven

  James Runcie : son of the late Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert Runcie : questions what it means to be a true believer in this spiritual journey, tracing the history of the notion of paradise and investigating the plausibility of a heaven

• Holocaust at Auschwitz

  Documentary about the holocaust at Auschwitz

• In from the Cold

  Presented by Sir David Frost

• In From the Cold

  Hosted by Sir David Frost

• Inside the Mind of the Suicide Bomber

  Film-maker Tom Roberts gets to the heart of what inspires someone to kill for their cause, from the September 11 attacks to the recent carnage in Iraq. Through a series of interviews with Palestinian bomb-makers, failed suicide bombers and their recruiters, he examines the reality of such 'martyr operations' and the impact they have on people's psyches

• Is This It?

  New series of the award-winning documentary. The first episode looks at life within a Buddhist community in Scotland, as seen through the eyes of world-weary comedian Sean Lock. Turning his back on his hectic showbiz lifestyle, he enrols on a meditation course and visits a remote retreat in an attempt to embrace the ideals of a new way of life : but will he succeed?

• Jesus Christ Airlines

  Insight into the driving forces behind Joint Church Aid, the world's first large-scale aid operation which ran more than 5,000 flights to rescue civil war victims in Africa between 1968 and 1970. Those involved reflect on a turbulent time, revealing their thoughts on the unusual assortment of priests, gunrunners and pilots who joined forces to airlift a million children to safety

• Jesus Comes to London

  The story of Siberian former policeman Sergei Torop, who claims to be Jesus reborn and lives in a remote town with 4,000 followers. The programme chronicles daily life in his freezing homeland and follows his efforts to spread the Gospel worldwide as he travels to London on a trip funded by one of his flock, a British-based investment banker

• Kidneys For Jesus

  Journalist Jon Ronson follows religious group the Jesus Christians as they attempt to donate their kidneys to strangers in the UK and US. Devotees of the movement are encouraged to follow in Christ's footsteps by giving up everything they own : including their spare organs : but will hospitals, the media and potential recipients see their gesture as a miracle or a foolish act of self-destruction?

• The Killing Fields of Cambodia

  First-hand account of the atrocities of the Cambodian civil war in 1975

• Mad Professors

  Investigating the thin line between genius and madness, focusing on the work of scientists whose inventions often shape the future : from life-saving pioneers and their medical advances to those who have been driven to insanity

• Madeline McCully

  With wife, mother and part-time teacher Madeline McCully of Derry

• Maidens of the Lost Ark

  Insight into the middle-class commune that grew up around the prophet Octavia in the 1920s and 1930s, with members believing they were living on the site of the original Garden of Eden and that Bedford would be the New Jerusalem when Jesus returned. With the society still operating today, the programme examines its unusual beliefs, and charts its activities as members await the Second Coming

• Moving Heaven and Earth

  Since an accident in his teenage years, Andrew Slorance has been confined to a wheelchair. Here he turns his back on medical science and investigates possible religious solutions for his ailment, encountering Christian beliefs in Spain and Brazil and asking for the help of Indian guru Sai Baba : will he find the miracle he yearns for and walk again?

• The Pact

  Insight into the grisly tale of four women who were found dead in a small house on the outskirts of Dublin in 2000. The doors and windows to the home had been sealed and it soon emerged that the women had committed suicide by starving themselves to death

• Partition of India

  One man's experience of the mass movement which took place during the partition of India

• Partition of India/The Fall of Saigon

  One man remembers his experience of the mass migration which took place during the partition of India and Colonel Bui Van Tung recalls his attack on the palace in Saigon, the surrender of the South Vietnamese president and the reunification of the country

• The Quest for the True Cross

  The historical origins of the cross as a Christian symbol, focusing on the recent re-examination of a relic kept in a small church on the outskirts of Rome thought by many experts to be the genuine headboard of Christ's crucifixion. Clearly inscribed with the words 'Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews', the titulus crucis sees the light for only the fourth time in 600 years. Can the researchers establish its authenticity once and for all?

• Rev Steve Stockman

  In-depth documentary tackling current affairs

• Running for God

  Documentary offering an insight into the lives of three 400m-hurdle athletes, comprising rising British star Natasha Danvers, Jamaican hopeful Deon Hemmings and reigning champion Andrea Blackett as they go all out to win the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester. The programme reveals how faith plays an important role in their preparations for the daunting challenge, and follows them to the finals

• Sean Mac Reamoinn
• The Seduction of The Flesh

  Investigating the power of the press and media, and how it extends to the private lives of the rich, powerful and famous. Plus, a look at how even the reputations of our highest Government officials can be shattered by mere hints, innuendoes and allegations

• The Train

  Photographer Donovan Wylie follows members of the Russian Orthodox Church as they travel to the country's more remote regions to promote their faith from a specially designed train complete with Christian imagery and quarters for the clergymen

• Vatican Man

  Profile of controversial Catholic Archbishop, Cardinal Thomas Winning

• Voices of the Dead

  Investigation into claims that it is possible to record the voices of the dead on ordinary cassette tapes, focusing on the Vatican's tacit support of the alleged phenomenon and profiling believers who say it has cured grief, restored religious faith and even given them a glimpse into the afterlife

• We Don't Go to School

  Report on practice growing trend for parents to educate children at home, dispelling practice myth that youngsters who miss out on practice school experience are introverted and shy. Without a classroom structure, however, will these children fare as well in practice employment market? Last in series