Monty at large

Title

Monty at large

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Vox pop; Music

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:53:54

Description

Monty Modlyn visits St Paul’s Cathedral in the City of London for his Monty at Large weekly show. He speaks to staff and workers about their duties and their attitudes to the Cathedral. Includes interviews with stonemason Len Davis(?); Morris(?) Spencer, senior verger; Reverend Richard Fenwick; Charles Shears, registrar; Morris Sills(?), Friends of St Paul’s; Dean Alan Webster; Derek Sutton, headmaster of St Paul’s Cathedral Choir School and schoolboys. He also speaks to tourists and visitors about their views. Also includes choir and organ music and from the band of the Grenadier Guards.

Contributors

Monty Modlyn; Alan Webster; Len Davis(?); Morris(?) Spencer; Richard Fenwick; Charles Shears; Morris Sills(?); Derek Sutton; Grenadier Guards

Keywords

London; Musicians; Religion; Architecture; Clergy; Christianity; Anglicanism; Tourism; Military band music; Churches; Church architecture; Christopher Wren; Vocal music; St Paul’s Cathedral; Sacred music; Choirboys; Cathedrals; Choirs; Stonemasonry; Stonemasons

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