Topic: Difficult Choices

Poverty And Christianity

TrueTube visited Rev. Stephen Sichel of St. Matthew’s Church in Brixton to ask him about the Christian perspective on poverty.

Poverty And Christianity

Video length - 03.14

Published date - Dec 2010

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

What is Sacrifice?

What is most precious to you? What would you be willing to sacrifice? What have you sacrificed? Members of the public share their stories.

What is Sacrifice?

Video length - 02.30

Published date - Oct 2010

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

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Can God Save The Planet?

Charlotte Dingle, a young Green activist, goes to Windsor Castle to ask religious leaders gathering there what they are doing about climate change, and why faith is important in the struggle to save our planet.

Can God Save The Planet?

Video length - 05.26

Published date - Nov 2009

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Losing My Brother

Laura’s brother committed suicide. In this incredibly honest and brave interview she discusses how she feels about his decision, what it meant for her life, and what her lasting memories of him are.

Losing My Brother

Video length - 04.54

Published date - Apr 2009

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

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School Punishments

Vox pops from all over the world on experiences with punishment at school, from writing lines to being hit with a cane. How has the education system changed in recent years? Is corporal punishment a valid method of control?

School Punishments

Video length - 03.43

Published date - Oct 2008

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Lives Not Knives: Eliza’s Campaign

Eliza’s experience of knife crime in London led her to set up the Lives Not Knives campaign. Here, aged 15 she speaks about why.

Lives Not Knives: Eliza’s Campaign

Video length - 01.22

Published date - Sep 2008

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Fighting Suppression

Wai Hnin is an asylum seeker from Burma, who fled to England for the chance to study freely. Her father is a political prisoner in Burma, because of this she is constantly under threat in her homeland.

Fighting Suppression

Video length - 04.37

Published date - Aug 2008

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

People on the street give their views on human rights: what are they, who has them, who enforces them, what do they mean for us and where does the media fit in?