Rob Sullivan
Director
Extraordinary Rituals (2018)
Season 1
Explores the spectacular and emotional world of rituals.
Released Aug. 17, 2018
Episode 60 min
10+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.ritual, tmdb.religion, tmdb.culture
Production Companies: BBC Natural History Unit
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Circle of Life
On our journey from cradle to grave, we mark the most important moments of our lives with rituals and ceremonies around birth, marriage and death. These life events, and often the emotions around them, are universal. Yet across the globe we perform them in extremely different ways.
Aug. 17, 2018, midnight
S1E2 - Great Gatherings
Great Gatherings looks at rituals that bring people together in huge numbers, and explores how these incredible ceremonies keep communities alive and help us to reinforce our own identity by joining the crowd. These rituals bind us together, whether as part of a cheering football crowd or standing silent on Armistice Day. By sharing our experiences with thousands or millions of people, rituals can make us feel part of something greater than ourselves.
Aug. 24, 2018, midnight
S1E3 - Changing World
This final episode looks at how rituals adapt in our changing world. Rituals have always evolved, but as the pace of change increases, how do ancient ceremonies stay relevant, how do they change, and when do we invent new rituals to answer our needs?
Aug. 31, 2018, midnight
BBC Two
60 min/ep
180 min
Aug. 17, 2018
Aug. 31, 2018, midnight
Ended
TV-PG / 10+
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