Four Corners Separate Lives
Insiders turned outcasts speak candidly and emotionally to Four Corners about the Exclusive Brethren practice of family separation. Life inside the secretive and puritanical Exclusive Brethren sect and the heart-rending price extracted from those who leave. They've launched controversial forays into election campaigns in Australia, New Zealand the United States. Now the Exclusive Brethren are drawing more unwanted headlines, this time accused of trawling for dirt on the sex life of the New Zealand Prime Minister refers a low profile and forbids its flock from voting. But paradoxes abound in the Exclusive Brethren.
Four Corners is Australia's premier television current affairs program. It has been part of the Australian story since August 1961, exposing scandals, triggering inquiries, firing debate, confronting taboos and interpreting fads, trends and sub-cultures. Its consistently high standards of journalism and film-making have earned international recognition and an array of Walkleys, Logies and other national awards.
Primary Title
- Four Corners
Secondary Title
- Separate Lives
Date Broadcast
- Friday 2 July 2010
Start Time
- 19 : 10
Finish Time
- 20 : 00
Duration
- 50:00
Channel
- TVNZ 7
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- Four Corners is Australia's premier television current affairs program. It has been part of the Australian story since August 1961, exposing scandals, triggering inquiries, firing debate, confronting taboos and interpreting fads, trends and sub-cultures. Its consistently high standards of journalism and film-making have earned international recognition and an array of Walkleys, Logies and other national awards.
Episode Description
- Insiders turned outcasts speak candidly and emotionally to Four Corners about the Exclusive Brethren practice of family separation. Life inside the secretive and puritanical Exclusive Brethren sect and the heart-rending price extracted from those who leave. They've launched controversial forays into election campaigns in Australia, New Zealand the United States. Now the Exclusive Brethren are drawing more unwanted headlines, this time accused of trawling for dirt on the sex life of the New Zealand Prime Minister refers a low profile and forbids its flock from voting. But paradoxes abound in the Exclusive Brethren.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Documentary-style television programs--Australia
- Plymouth Brethren--New Zealand
Genres
- Current affairs
Contributors
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Production Unit)
- Quentin McDermott (Reporter)
Subjects
- Documentary-style television programs--Australia
- Plymouth Brethren--New Zealand