Hereticatious

14/09/2026

Can it be right for me to post my film on this "Sacred Spaces" thread? Well Newman and the Oxford Movement have come up many time on the channel - I see this as poem a sacred space of a kind....,

I’m going to suggest to you that you didn’t think a 51 minute Christological poem by a Victorian Anglican turned Catholic canonized Saint, read and directed by an atheist (me) was how you planned to spend your next hour or so - but give it a try and (I’m reliably informed) have a hanky standing by - it’s a bit of a tear jerker.

The Dream of Gerontius by John Henry NewmanThe Dream of Gerontius...

22/06/2026

What do you really need on the hottest day of the year - naturally it's a tour of St Aidan's in Bamburgh on one of the coldest. Get your "brrrr!" going.

The Rev. Louise Taylor-Kenyon takes me through the amazing history of this incredible sacred space.

https://youtu.be/5U588V3oE8E

23/04/2026

Worst in Europe or Worst in the UK - either way Leegate in Lee Green is gone.

8 likes, 6 comments. "Worst High Street in Europe - Gone!"

13/03/2026

Notre Dame - no not that one!

Notre Dame Leicester Square London - yes London - you read that right.Many thanks to Father Pascal for showing me around and to Theo for helping sort out the...

14/12/2025

When you think of Stevenage - St Nicholas Church probably isn't what comes to mind - but that's because it goes back a long way. Not to mention that the connection with E.M. Forster, an incredible old stair case, misericords and graffiti means this is a real gem.

This week we're out of the smoke and up to St Nicholas .Many thanks to Father Edward Keene for showing me around.Along with a staircase of such anc...

05/12/2025

Percy Dearmer - The radical author of the Parson's Handbook leaves a deep legacy at St Mary's Primrose Hill - but there is still more to be discovered at this influential church.

St Mary Primrose Hill - Percy DearmerSt Mary Primrose Hill - Percy Dearmer was a surprisingly famous and influential radical priest - he casts a long shado...

08/11/2025

A critical church in the development and expansion of Marylebone - St Marylebone has composers, dictionary writers and Admirals within its walls - but how did it begin?

The story of St Marylebone is also the story of Marylebone itself. This is vast and grand church - impossible to cover in a single film - more next week.Enor...

18/10/2025

In a place quite unlike anywhere else in London (actually quite unlike anywhere anywhere) is the sumptuous St Jude's on the Hill.

This isn’t just a film about St Jude’s - it’s also about Hampstead Garden Suburb which surrounds it. It’s a really unusual place which you may pick up a bit ...

07/09/2025

Switching it up a bit this week -

We're capturing London today (well the 50 church act churches bit of London (well the East bit of the 50 churches act churches (well the central bit of the E...