P447ORACLE 447 Mon24 Feb C4 171 :13        3/10                                            THE CHRISTIANS
P447ORACLE 447 Mon24 Feb C4 1704:21         1/10                              
P447ORACLE 447 Mon24 Feb C4 1718:15          2/10 WELCOME - to 4-Tel's mini-magazine covering Channel 4's multicultural output. On the following pages you can find: THE CHRISTIANS A preview of Wednesday's episode in which Bamber Gascoigne looks at the Jesuits and the Counter-Reformation STARTING OUT Thursday's episode is the last in the current series  More >
P447ORACLE 447 Mon24 Feb C4 1715:52       0 4/10 THE CHRISTIANS   Throughout Europe in the 16th Century, the effects of Martin Luther's rebellious Reformation continued to have strong effects. Half of Europe defected from the Roman Catholic Church. The effects were felt first in Germnay and then in Scotland, Scandinavia, England and Switzerland. Finally the Reformation made some impact in France, but it hardly touched the Iberian peninsula or Italy. To this day, these countries are still staunchly catholic.  More >>>
P447ORACLE 447 Mon24 Feb C4 1702:02       5/10 THE CHRISTIANS   This Wednesday's programme at 6pm details not only the lasting effects of the Reformation but also the reformation within the Roman church. The Church of Rome fought back, not only in Europe, but in the new wgrlds of Asia and the Americas. One of their new weapons were the Jesuits: storm-troopers who specialised in the conquest of souls and who became the feared spearhead of the Counter-Reformation.  More >>>
P447ORACLE 447 Mon24 Feb C4 1723:39       6/10 THE CHRISTIANS   The Jesuits (officially the Society of Jesus) were founded by St Ignatius of Loyola in 1540. The Jesuits were the first Christian missionaries in the New World and they anatgonised many European rulers because they gave allegiance only to their general in Rome and to the pope. In 1948, five Jesuits were martyred in Canada undergoing missionary work amongst the Indians (which they had been doing since 1609).  More >>>
P447ORACLE 447 Mon24 Feb C4 1717:12       7/10 THE CHRISTIANS   Under the leadership of Isaac Jogues and Jean de Brebeuf, the Jesuits wgrked to convert the Hurons and the Iroquois to Catholicism. Brebeuf and four others were killed by the superstitious Iroquois after a series of epidemics in 1648. This Wednesday's edition of The Christians at 6pm looks at the work done by the Jesuits in Europe and the New World.  More >>>
P447ORACLE 447 Mon24 Feb C4 1714:14             8/10                                       Details of the final  episode of STARTING OUT...
P447ORACLE 447 Mon24 Feb C4 1721:03       1 9/10 STARTING OUT  Starting Out is a series of eight filmed dramas set in and around an inner city youth clua. The programmes tackle contemporary issues of particular concern to young people, offering a lot to discuss in the area of personal relationships. Thursday's final play at 11.25pm provides a fitting climax to the series The strains and pressures experienced by the characters in earlier programmes are brought sharply into focus when the club itself is threatened with closure.  More >>>
P447ORACLE 447 Mon24 Feb C4 1711:58       10/10 STARTING OUT  Starting Out is also being shown to schools earlier on the same days on which it is being transmitted on C4. The realistic approach and atmosphere of the series has drawn an audience of both adults and young people. Many teenagers have written to tell the producers how much they enjoyed the dramas. The last programme in the fourth series (the three previous ones being shown on ITV) can be seen this Thursday at 11.25pm.  More >>>