Ancient religious sites of Britain

Title

Ancient religious sites of Britain

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Poetry

TX Date

14 Apr 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:47:45

Description

Lawrence Spicer examines ancient religious sites of Britain predating Christianity, and also the early Christian places of worship. He visits Stonehenge in Wiltshire; Westminster Cathedral in London. Includes a reading of a poem called Stonehenge by Victorian poet Thomas Stokes-Salmon (female speaker not identified). Speakers includes David Batchelor, archaeologist; Paul Lenton, druid; Clews Everard, Stonehenge manager; James Aitken, monastery researcher; Monsignor George Stack, adminstrator of Westminster Cathedral.

Contributors

Lawrence Spicer; David Batchelor; Paul Lenton; Clews Everard; James Aitken; George Stack

Keywords

Religion; Architecture; History; Christianity; Stonehenge; Druids; Archaeology; Temples; Churches; Westminster Cathedral; Sacred sites; Paganism; Cathedrals; Druidism

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