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27 results found for '"Religious sects"' in Keywords.
Mass suicide in Guyana (1978)
- Genre
- News report
Eyewitness report on scenes following the mass suicide in Guyana of members of the Peoples Temple cult led by Jim Jones and how they died through poisoning.
Mass suicide in Guyana sect (1978)
- Genre
- News report
Terry Williams reports on the reaction to a mass suicide at the People’s Temple religious sect at a settlement known as Jonestown in Guyana, South America.
Campaign against Unification Church (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Rosemary Stuart-Kregor about her campaign to prevent people from joining the Unification Church (also known as the Moonies) after her son Paul Stuart-Kregor joined the organisation. Male...
Religion in the 1970s (1979)
- Genre
- Documentary; Special
Dave Loyn looks back at the main religious events in the 1970s including the main issues involving the Christian denominations and the rise of non-Christian cults such as the Unification Church of Sun Myung...
Unification church loses libel case (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with leader of the Unification Church (so-called Moonies) in Britain, Dennis Orme, about losing their libel case against the Daily Mail. Male interviewer not identified.
Decision makers (1981)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; Speech
Decision Makers presenteed by Peter Murphy, on charities and the Charity Commissioners. Looks at Unification Church (aka The Moonies); religious sects and charitable status; public schools; Quebec Charitable...
Opus Dei (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Opus Dei member John Horrigan about the role of the organisation in the Catholic Church. Male interviewer not identified.
Congressional hearing over Waco siege (1993)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on a one-day congressional hearing over the Waco siege in Texas, USA at which US Attorney General Janet Reno gave evidence about the tactics she used to end the siege. Democrat congressman John...
British women lose extradition battle (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the case of two women who lost a court battle not to be extradited to America after being accused of plotting to kill a US attorney. One of the accused, Sally Croft, claims she and her fellow...
Waco FBI siege inquiry (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
US correspondent Paul Woodley reports on the publication of a report following the inquiry into the siege of David Koresh’s Branch Davidian sect in Waco, Texas by the FBI. The report absolved the FBI and...