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Dr Francesca Stavrakopoulou asks whether the ancient Israelites believed in one God as the Bible claims. She puts the Bible text under the microscope, examining what the original Hebrew said, and explores archaeological sites in Syria and the Sinai which are shedding new light on the beliefs of the people of the Bible. Was the God of Abraham unique? Were the ancient Israelites polytheists? And is it at all possible that God had another half?

Directed by Emily Davis, Produced by Emily Davis, In Bible's Buried Secrets, Season 1, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2011), 52 minutes.

Scientists attempt to unravel the mysteries of memory -- how we make them, where they come from and why some slip away.

Produced by Chedd-Angier Production Company, Inc., In Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2004), 58 minutes.

Narrated by Erikson's colleague, Margaret Brenman-Gibson, Ph.D. and Ruthie Mickles, Ph.D. Using archival materials, this film introduces students to the rich wisdom of Erik H. Erikson. Best known for his identification
of the eight stages of the life cycle, Erikson spent a lifetime observing and studying the way in which the interplay of genetics, cultural influences and unique experiences produces individual human lives. This film combines biographical information about Erikson with his theoretical proposals to give students an understanding of the relationship between the life experience of a theorist and the work that is produced.

Directed by John Davidson, With Margaret Brenman-Gibson, Produced by Frances Davidson (San Luis Obispo, CA: Davidson Films, 1991), 38 minutes.

In 1930, when the Leahy brothers penetrated the interior of New Guinea in search of gold, they carried a movie camera...This amazing footage forms the basis of First Contact. Yet there is more to this extraordinary film than the footage that was recovered. Fifty years later some of the participants are still alive and vividly recall their unique experience. The Papuans tell how they thought the white men were their ancestors, bleached by the sun and returned from the dead. They were amazed at the artifacts of 20th century life such as tin cans, phonographs and airplanes. When shown their younger, innocent selves in the found footage, they recall the darker side of their relationship with these mysterious beings with devastating weapons.

Directed by Bob Connolly, Robin Anderson, Ethnographer Robin Anderson, Bob Connolly, With James Leahy, Daniel Leahy, Narrated by Richard Oxenburgh, Produced by Robin Anderson, Bob Connolly, In Highlands Trilogy, 1 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1983), 52 minutes.

Award winning historian, author and broadcaster Bettany Hughes explores the complex attitudes towards women and religion, from 10,000 BC to the present day. If there was a golden age for women in religion, it certainly isn’t the 21st century. The status of women in religion is currently a contentious subject, from the furore in the Anglican Church over women bishops to heated debates about the role of women in Islam. But it wasn’t always this way – in the past women were often powerful players in the act of worship.

Directed by Emily Davis, Produced by Emily Davis, Open University, BBC Manchester, In Divine Women, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2012), 51 minutes.

This video dramatizes the life of the Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.

Directed by Clive Maltby, Narrated by Ali Ballantyne, Produced by British Broadcasting Corporation, Discovery Channel (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2003), 54 minutes.

Nā Kamalei: The Men of Hula captures the journey of legendary master hula teacher Robert Cazimero and the only all-male hula school in Hawai'i as they prepare to compete in the world's largest hula festival. Beyond deep-rooted stereotypes of 'grass skirt girls', the film tells a story of Hawaiian pride as the men celebrate their 30th anniversary in continuing the revival of men dancing the hula.

Directed by Lisette Marie Flanary, Choreography by Robert Uluwehi Cazimero, Performed by Keo Woolford, Nalu Won, Charles Padua, Keola Maka'iau, Reginald Keaunui III, Alvin Hanzawa, Edward Bruce Hanohano, Brad Cooper, Kyle Atabay, Michael Casupang, Karl Baker, Kaulana Vares, Ke'ala Chock, Patrick Kahea Ganhinhin, Kapena Kim, Daniel Nahoopi'i, Mitch Kobayashi, Dean Kida, Weylin Hokutan, Roland Cazimero, Robert Uluwehi Cazimero, Produced by Lisette Marie Flanary (United States: Lehua Films, 2006), 58 minutes.

In 2007 former Bond girl Maryam d'Abo suffered a brain hemorrhage. The experience inspired her to make a film on survivors of brain injuries, giving a sense of hope to those who are isolated from the disease. As she guides us through her personal journey of recovery, she talks to others who have suffered brain injury along the way: literary editor of the London Observer Robert McCrum, jazz guitarist Pat Martino, music producer Quincy Jones and many more. Alongside the testimony of eminent neurosurgeons, neurologists and neuro-psychologists, their first-hand stories celebrate man's life force and will to survive.Read less

Directed by Hugh Hudson, Narrated by Nigel Havers, Produced by Maryam d'Abo, Hudson Film (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2013), 1 hour 9 minutes

The status of women in religion is currently a contentious subject, from the furore in the Anglican Church over women bishops to heated debates about the role of women in Islam. But it wasn’t always this way – in the past women were often powerful players in the act of worship. From powerful Greek priestesses to rampaging Hindu goddesses; from machievellian Christian matriarchs to the women who shaped the early history of Islam, this series brings stories of the most inspiring female figures in the major world religions vividly to life.

Produced by Open University, BBC Manchester, In Divine Women, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2012), 55 minutes.