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Water, Moon, Candle, Tree and Sword (Original title)Sword (Help search title)Tree (Help search title)Moon (Help search title)Water (Help search title)Candle (Help search title)
Country: United Kingdom

Director: Paul Leather

Synopsis: A five-part unit of programmes, each of which focuses on a different faith. An adult storyteller introduces a child and his or her family, and viewers are shown what it means to live as part of that particular faith community, using a "day in the life" format. Artefacts and religious symbols belonging to each faith are also explored, and each programme includes a special occasion or festival and the telling of a faith story. The programme titles and featured faiths are: `Water' Hinduism; `Moon' Islam; `Candle' Judaism; `Tree' Buddhism; `Sword' Sikhism.

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Production Company: Television Junction, Commissioning Company: Channel Four Learning, Producer: Yvonne Davies