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Seasons: 6
Total Episodes: 227
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Networks: ABC TV
Status: Returning Series
First Air Date: N/A
Recent Air Date: May 29, 2016
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Original Language: English
Age Rating: NR
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Episodes
Episode 0
21 April 2000 - Good Friday Special
Compass presents a special program for Easter. A time for all of us, believers and non-believers alike to reflect on sacrifice, renewal and hope.
Episode 1
02 January 2000 - Rivals for Paradise (Part 1)
It has been a secret war between two rival faiths that has lasted for eighty years. For the Communists, the vision was of workers' paradise here on Earth; for the Catholics it was a heavenly paradise promised after death.
Episode 2
09 January 2000 - Rivals for Paradise (Part 2)
An intriguing look at the powerful alliance of Church and State - between Roman Catholicism and the American Government that destroyed the Soviet Empire.
Episode 3
16 January 2000 - Black Sea : Voyage of Healing
Black Sea : Voyage of Healing mixes environmental issues, nationalist economic issues, mass tourism issues, and Orthodox Church politics into a program which is as much a tourist's travelogue as an information piece.
Episode 4
23 January 2000 - The Commitment
Finding approaches to abusive families.
Episode 5
30 January 2000 - The Time to Die
Filmed over three weeks at St Christopher's Hospice in South East London, it follows the last weeks of Kevin, Hazel and Doris, who are all dying of cancer.
Episode 6
06 February 2000 - Papabile
Who will be the next Pope? As the papacy of John Paul II enters its final phase, there is much speculation about who is likely to succeed him.
Episode 7
13 February 2000 - The Slaves Of God
The Slaves Of God is a video journey to the all-male "enclosed" Russian and Greek Orthodox Christian monks of this famed peninsula, Mount Athos, in northern Greece.
Episode 8
20 February 2000 - Joanna Lumley In The Kingdom of The Thunder Dragon
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Episode 9
27 February 2000 - George Pell
He is forthright... He has strong convictions... His controversial leadership style has caused friction among his flock. Join Geraldine Doogue for a frank conversation with the Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne, George Pell...
Episode 10
05 March 2000 - Three Million Gods
Hinduism is proportionately, the fastest growing religion in Australia today. Whether due to an influx of Hindu migrants of Indian extraction or the increasing involvement of Australians from a Judeo-Christian background.
Episode 11
12 March 2000 - Ancient Voices Part 1 - The Mystery Of The Taj Mahal
Compass heads to India in search of the hidden spiritual message behind one of the world's most elegant wonders.
Episode 12
19 March 2000 - Ancient Voices Part 2 - Blood And Flowers
The extraordinary violence and beauty of the Aztec Empire. Behind this artistic and ordered society were Gods who demanded human sacrifice on a massive scale... a story of "Blood and Flowers"...
Episode 13
26 March 2000 - Ancient Voices Part 3 - The Lost World Of El Dorado
The search for El Dorado, the legendary golden kingdom of South America. Did cultural misunderstanding foil the quest for untold riches?
Episode 14
02 April 2000 - Ancient Voices Part 4 - Empire Of Death
Compass peels back the centuries to investigate the ancient Nubian Empire of North Africa. At its height it challenged the power of the Egyptian pharoahs, but archaeologists have found it may also be one of the earliest examples of a mass suicide cult.
Episode 15
09 April 2000 - People Power Part 1 - Civil Society in The Philippines
In this special Compass series we look at a quiet global revolution now underway, a new emphasis on the role, significance and power of voluntary, non-profit, community, or non-government organisations, now often called civil society organisations (CSOs). The Philippines is regarded as having one of the strongest and most vibrant civil societies worldwide.
Episode 16
16 April 2000 - People Power Part 2 - Civil Society and Volunteering
The second in our series on People Power, the quiet but profound revolution underway on how we might meet modern community problems better. It envisages a whole new approach to the spread of power and responsibility within the community....with a shift towards volunteer and non-government groups.
Episode 17
23 April 2000 - People Power Part 3 - Civil Society, Government and Corporations
The last in our three part series on the emergence of a new era of Civil Society. A time of new prominence and power for community and volunteer groups, non-profit and non-government organisations.
Episode 18
30 April 2000 - The Martyrs Of Timor
We've all read about East Timor , we've seen the Television Footage, heard the results of inquiries, and maybe in some ways , even started to become a bit desensitised to the whole thing.
Episode 19
07 May 2000 - Carnley
The man at the centre of controversy this weekend as he is installed as Australia's newest Church Leader.
Episode 20
14 May 2000 - For God Or Caesar
Two years ago the government disbanded the CES (Commonwealth Employment Service) and put unemployment services out to tender. Since then Church employment agencies have been major contract winners.
Episode 21
21 May 2000 - A Buddhist Retreat
Buddhism is enjoying increasing popularity in Australia. Compass goes on retreat with one of the foremost teachers of Tibetan Buddhism in the West, Sogyal Rinpoche.
Episode 22
28 May 2000 - Stolen Children
Compass examines the role of Churches and Missions in separating Aboriginal children from their families.
Episode 23
04 June 2000 - St. Paul's Part One: The New Man
Part one looks at the conflicts and clerical politics triggered by the simultaneous arrival at St. Paul's of its new Dean, Dr. John Moses, and its first woman priest, Rev. Lucy Winkett on the occasion of the cathedral's 300th Anniversary.
Episode 24
11 June 2000 - St. Paul's Part Two: We Need Money
We Need Money surveys the difficulties encountered by the new Dean to balance the Cathedral's finances and downsize its institutional staff. In his pursuit of his fiscal obligations, the Dean reveals how Christian humanism may take second place to commercial realities in attending to worldly concerns.
Episode 25
18 June 2000 - St. Paul's Part Three: Me Or The Music
In the final of our series on St. Paul's Cathedral, we examine its major human resource, the childrens choir...and the trials and tribulations as young choristers aspire to be the best.
Episode 26
25 June 2000 - Trial Of The Cross
Heroin injecting rooms... Are they the answer to Australia's worsening drug problem or a perpetuation of it? With trials to begin shortly in Sydney's Kings Cross, we look at the heated debate surrounding the involvement of the Uniting Church in the project.
Episode 27
02 July 2000 - The Dead Sea Scrolls Part 1 - The End of Days
On the 14th of July an exhibition of the Dead Sea Scrolls will open at the Art Gallery of NSW. For the first time Australians will have the opportunity to view some of these documents which represent one of the most important archaeological finds ever.
Episode 28
09 July 2000 - The Dead Sea Scrolls Part 2 - A Common Heritage
A Common Heritage explores what the scrolls reveal about early Judaism and the origins of Christianity.
Episode 29
16 July 2000 - Amnesty
A study of modern service and altruism, an account of Amnesty International.
Episode 30
23 July 2000 - Opus Dei
Opus Dei enjoys favoured status within the Roman Catholic Church...but its secretive recruiting methods and strict control of its members lives and beliefs have led some to liken it to a cult...
Episode 31
30 July 2000 - Being Jewish But Gay
The appearance of the first all Jewish float in this year's Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gra Parade polarised opinion in the Jewish community. We examine conflicting interpretations of religious law, when Gay Jews challenge tradition.
Episode 32
06 August 2000 - Pilgrimage To The Heart
On Compass we join the national leaders and youth representatives of Australian Christian Churches on a journey of reconciliation to the centre of Australia.
Episode 33
13 August 2000 - The Price Of Self Esteem
Thousands of Australians are spending big dollars on personal development courses in the pursuit of success and self-esteem. Do they change people's lives for the better?
Episode 34
20 August 2000 - A Living Hell (Part 1)
This two-part British series outlines the nature of depression, its human impact on families and individuals, its damaging influence on the human spirit, and its current treatments. The series is hosted by biologist Professor Lewis Wolpert, himself a former sufferer of depression.
Episode 35
27 August 2000 - A Living Hell (Part 2)
In Part Two of our revealing series on modern depression: Is it a physical illness? Is it genetic?
Episode 36
03 September 2000 - Paws For Thought
Is non-human life important and if so, why?
Episode 37
10 September 2000 - Reefer Madness 2
Marijuana, an ancient herbal remedy can help sufferers of epilepsy, arthritis and glaucoma but it is still on the illegal drug list in most countries.
Episode 38
17 September 2000 - For God's Sake (Part 1)
A new four part series which will take us on a journey of religious discovery around the globe.
Episode 39
24 September 2000 - For God's Sake (Part 2)
In Part Two of this four-part series Frederic Raphael travels to Thailand and Malaysia where Buddhism and Islam have both absorbed and been transformed by older beliefs and customs.
Episode 40
01 October 2000 - For God's Sake (Part 3)
In this episode Frederic Raphael travels to Spain and Mexico to see this devotional intensity first-hand.
Episode 41
08 October 2000 - For God's Sake (Part 4)
In Part Four our series closes with Frederic Raphael going back home... journeying deep into the United States to explore the American way of religion in it's Bible belt heartland.
Episode 42
15 October 2000 - Contact
Contact surveys the contemporary phenomenon of reports of alien abduction, UFO visitations and similar paranormal experiences in Canada and the USA. With several first-hand claims of abduction and descriptions of alien visits, the program canvasses the North American climate of Ufology...cults such as the Raelians who base their religion on extraterrestrial intelligence, plus psychiatric interpretations of this disposition towards the paranormal.
Episode 43
22 October 2000 - The Greening Of God
In this edition of Compass, the role of the mainstream churches in the global environment crisis... and whether theology should be responding.
Episode 44
12 November 2000 - Passing On Beliefs
In this edition of Compass, the growth of church schools and the nature of religious education.
Episode 45
19 November 2000 - Trauma & The Spirit
When disaster strikes, many turn to religion for solace, and for answers. But catastrophe can also cause drastic change in beliefs, or total abandonment of faith.
Episode 46
03 December 2000 - Seeing Salvation (Part 1)
Christianity has produced some of the greatest works of art of all time, in which believers and non-believers alike can explore the great themes of life and death. It is the language in which Leonardo and Michelangelo, Dali and Rembrandt speak to us all about love and suffering, loss and hope.
Episode 47
10 December 2000 - Seeing Salvation (Part 2)
As Christmas approaches we are bombarded with images of the baby Jesus in the manger, one of the quintessential expressions of the Christmas story.
Episode 48
17 December 2000 - Seeing Salvation (Part 3)
At the core of the Christian faith is an image at once powerful and harrowing the figure Jesus on the Cross.
Episode 49
24 December 2000 - Seeing Salvation (Part 4)
On Christmas Eve, as the Christian world prepares to celebrate the 2000th birthday of Jesus of Nazareth, this edition of Compass takes a final tour through some of the greatest works of Christian art.
Episode 50
25 December 2000 - Christmas Special
Geraldine Doogue's panel of notable Australians discuss themes of the 2000th Birthday of Jesus, the end of the Jubilee Year, and the true advent of The Third Millennium.
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