Channel 4 TV program: ‘The Beginner’s Guide to Hinduism’
It’s not often that a program dedicated solely to Hinduism is shown on terrestrial television. So when a program called: ‘The Beginner’s Guide To Hinduism’ was broadcast on Channel 4 recently it certainly was something for Hindus and those interested in Hindu affairs to take notice of. Along with Islam and scientology, Hinduism was the other ideology chosen as part of a Channel4 mini series where ‘celebrities’ explore a particular belief. The ‘celebrity’ that presented the program was former EastEnders star Paul Nicholls (who used to play Joe Wicks).
September 25th, 2006 at 11:58 am
I was totally disgusted with this programme. No Serious attempt was made by the producers or presenter to actually exmplain Hinduism.
Comments such as ‘puje puje’ by the presenter to describe Puja were appalling. Why choose a drug addict to present such a programme.
Once again Channel 4 have shown there total disregard to a sizedable population in the UK. They deem Hindus and Hinduism to be something that can be presented with serious thought, and something to just tcik off in the programme chart.
This sort of presentation would never be done to any other religion
September 26th, 2006 at 11:38 am
I have seen a few years ago a series of prorams on Hinduism and Islam. In the case of Islam, BBC has appointed Akbar Ahmed, a former civil servant under Ayub Khan turned academic, who has decribed Islam in the best possible way. However, for Hinduism BBC was showing the journey of a Trantric, from the Himalaya upto Calcutta, where in each and every cremation gounds along the Ganga he was eating half-burned dead human bodies. For the BBC that is Hinduism.
Every program Western Television shawed so far, including documentary of Hinduism or features in the recent ediction of National Geographic are all great insults for Hinduism.
If the Channel 4 would show similar program for Islam, the bloody heads of the producers of these programs and that of Paul Nicholls would be dangling by this time in Regents Park Mosque.