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The Long Search [Set] Review

It was many years ago now - probably back in the late 1970's or early 1980's - that I watched this excellent 13 part series from the BBC, on our Australian equivalent - the ABC TV- for the first time. I remember being profoundly impressed by the manner in which the subject of our worldwide religions was approached by the ever likeable series presenter, the affable, intelligent, respectful, considerate and humurous Ronald Eyre. Sadly, I learned earlier this year from the BBC, when enquiring into Ronald Eyre's latest works, that he had passed away in 1992, some 15 years after the series was completed. This review therefore is as much a tribute to Ronald Eyre for his successful undertaking of "The Long Search", as it is of the series itself. Ronald Eyre, very much the quintessential English gentleman, replete in his tailored suits in the tropics of Sri Lanka, India, Taiwan and Sulawesi, Indonesia, took us all on a journey of a lifetime in television documentary making - never by the way to be repeated or equalled again - where he asked those very same questions about life, death, the religious experience, and the meaning of life that we all ask ourselves during our lives. His respect for all those he spoke to, whether they were Fundamentalist Christians in the U.S.A. or Buddhists from Sri Lanka, meant the atmosphere of mutual tolerance was all pervasive. The deliberate 'blurring' of religious imagery, experience, theology and belief, with secular interests in Science and pursuits that give people meaning in their lives, gave the series the balanced, open ended question and answer format intended it from the outset, rather than the usual more instructional and definite process. Ronald Eyre gave us no concrete answers but he never intended to. However, the questions he asked, and the people he asked those questions of made the series truly fascinating. All episodes in the series are of a superb standard but for me "The Way Of The Ancestors", a study of animist beliefs in Sulawesi, Indonesia, "East Meets West", alternative lifestyles in California, and the concluding episode of "Loose Ends: Reflections On The Long Search" are the standout episodes. I know this review will most likely not be read by too many people but I truly can't speak highly enough of the value this series has given to me personally, and I believe to the realms of TV religious documentary making. Unfortunately, the films are now rather dated and the colour grainy but let that not put you off. I hope sometime in the future the series will be shown on TV again and give another generation of viewers the value and delight it gave me. Thankyou Ronald Eyre and the BBC.

Vale Ronald Eyre.

P.S. Carl Davis' theme music from the series is melancholy and moving and well suited to the series.

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