Join John Timpson as he traipses across the country in search of churches and the oddities, curiosities and tales they harbour. John visits over twenty churches, reflecting on them with amusement and affection and an interest in the people who maintain country churches, thus perpetuating the position of churches in village life.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
309015
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Great Britain - Churches
Crafts & Visual Arts → Church architecture
Crafts & Visual Arts → Great Britain - Churches
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Great Britain - Churches
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)