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Lambeth Palace
Lambeth Palace

Lambeth Palace

  • Radio comedy drama
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2009
  • 1 episode

Dark comedy by Christopher William Hill imagining the behind-the-scenes politics involved in the selection of a fictional Archbishop of Canterbury. Stars Alex Jennings, Geoffrey Whitehead, Phoebe Nicholls, Murray Melvin, Susan Jameson and more.

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Key details

Genre
Comedy Drama
Broadcast
2009
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Episodes
1
Stars
Alex Jennings, Geoffrey Whitehead, Phoebe Nicholls, Murray Melvin, Susan Jameson, Philip Fox, Sam Dale, Stephen Hogan and more
Writer
Christopher William Hill
Director
Mary Peate
Producer
Mary Peate
Company

A radio comedy which explores the internal politics of the Church of England.

When the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Anthony Taylor, suddenly dies of a heart attack, the Church of England is rocked to its foundations.

One of Taylor's supporters, Dr Michael Lombard, is a possible new candidate, but he is seriously questioning his religious convictions. His wife, Grace, sees this as a minor stumbling block in the struggle for high office. But many members of the Synod are being won over by rival candidate Dr David Channing, Archbishop of York - a traditionalist who argues that Taylor's public support for the ordination of female Bishops and more liberal interpretations of the Bible threaten schisms in the worldwide community.

Additional details

Production
Studio

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Saturday 4th April 2009 at 2:30pm on BBC Radio 4
Episode length
1 hour

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