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The Church on British Television From the Coronation to Coronation Street Marcus Harmes · Meredith Harmes Barbara Harmes The Church on British Television Marcus Harmes Meredith Harmes • Barbara Harmes The Church on British Television From the Coronation to Coronation Street Marcus Harmes Meredith Harmes Open Access College Open Access College University of Southern Queensland University of Southern Queensland Toowoomba, QLD, Australia Toowoomba, QLD, Australia Barbara Harmes Open Access College University of Southern Queensland Toowoomba, QLD, Australia ISBN 978-3-030-38112-7 ISBN 978-3-030-38113-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38113-4 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Alan Mather / Alamy Stock Photo This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland To Tosca A cknowledgements Associate Professor Richard Scully, Dr Catriona Mills and Dr Jeremy Patrick read parts of the manuscript and we are grateful for their time and suggestions. Staff at Lambeth Palace Library, the Church of England Records Centre and the National Archives have provided much appreci- ated assistance in research. Edwin Apps and Alvin Rakoff both generously shared memories and reflections of their respective television programmes. vii P - A c ost wAr rchbishoPs of Anterbury Geoffrey Fisher 1945–1961 Michael Ramsey 1961–1974 Donald Coggan 1974–1980 Robert Runcie 1980–1991 George Carey 1991–2002 Rowan Williams 2002–2012 Justin Welby 2013– ix c ontents 1 Introduction 1 Part I Shaping the Medium 15 2 Being on Television Part One: Broadcasting the Institution 17 3 Being on Television Part Two: Broadcasting the Individual 37 4 Policy and Possibilities Part One: The Commercial Channel 65 5 Policy and Possibilities Part Two: The Third Channel and Beyond 77 Part II Shaped by the Medium 107 6 Comedy and Blasphemy 109 7 ‘Cricket, Steam Engines and a Complete Ignorance of Theology’: The Comedy of Bishops’ Appointments 135 xi xii CONTENTS 8 The World in Peril: The Church and Science Fiction 159 9 The Church and Its Communities: Upper, Middle and Lower Class 181 10 The Church and Its Moral Communities: Conflict and Crime 195 11 The Church and Its Communities: The Church Domestic 211 12 Conclusions: Church, State and Life 233 Index 245 A bbreviAtions ABC Associated Broadcasting Company ACCM Advisory Council for the Church’s Ministry ATV Associated Television BBC British Broadcasting Corporation BCC British Council of Churches CERC Church of England Record Centre CRAC Central Religious Advisory Committee HTV Harlech Television IBA Independent Broadcasting Authority ITA Independent Television Authority ITV Independent Television LPL Lambeth Palace Library RTV Church of England Radio and Television Council xiii
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