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While the Roman Catholic Church is still debating whether to allow the ordination of women as priests, one quasi religious group has already embraced them such, La Santeria in Cuba.
2001 - A Global Village Odyssey
No sooner do we reach a milestone than it is almost over. Thus tonight we mark the 2000th episode of Global Village and tomorrow (Friday) we start with episode 2001. Will we make it to episode 3000? Watch this space. In the meantime you can see two new stories in the series next Tuesday. Read More
This Time Next Week…
One strand of programming in Global Village could very much be classified as, Current Affairs. It usually deals with minorities suffering at the hands of the state. Two such minorities are connected with reindeer for their livelihood. Read More
Two Thousand and Counting …
Another aspect that made me choose the 20 episodes for you to choose from for the 2000th Episode Special was the humanity and sense of identity inherent in Global Village. Read More
Happy 2000th… Nearly There
Another facet that inspired me to choose the 20 stories was the colourful traditions and sometimes quirky festivals that made up this series. For example if a criminal were to be given a state pardon you'd think he'd just like to slip back into society as quietly as possible, without drawing any attention to himself. Right? Read More
Happy 2000th…and Counting
When Global Village started on 30 November 1998 it was scheduled alongside news programs on other channels and U.S. sitcoms. And, 10 years later I guess we can say Global Village continues to hold its own. Why? Read More
Happy 2000th!
On September 24 this year Global Village will screen its 2000th episode. As you may be aware we are giving viewers a chance to vote for their favourite episodes that we'll screen in the week of the 2000th episode. Read More
Where Is It?
I think for this Blog I should address what seems to be a problem with some viewers who can't find the extended episodes from this series. They ARE online, but where? Read More
Food and Wine Equals Culture
It should be no secret now that food and cooking programs (generally) rate well. Staggeringly well in one well publicised instance! So I am dismayed by the few people who complain about cooking segments in Global Village. Read More
Scandinavia - abridged!
When I began working for SBS one of the first things I learned from my mentors was that one can't please viewers all the time. For example if you were to film a documentary about a country there is no way you could squeeze every aspect of that (or any other) country into a 60-minute program. Read More
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