Blasphemy at the Old Bailey: An Everyman Special

Summary A re-enactment of the Whitehouse v Lemon court case. In 1976, British magazine Gay News publishes a poem, 'The Love That Dares to Speak Its Name', describing Jesus as a practising homosexual, and Christian activist Mary Whitehouse brings a private prosecution for blasphemy against its editor Denis Lemon.

S2.E1 ∙ Blasphemy at the Old Bailey: An Everyman Special

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Jenni Murray Peter France Vanya Kewley Eugene Fraser

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Sep 17, 1977

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : BBC Programme Website

Language : English

Filming locations : Berwick upon Tweed, England

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Forge Productions

Summary A re-enactment of the Whitehouse v Lemon court case. In 1976, British magazine Gay News publishes a poem, 'The Love That Dares to Speak Its Name', describing Jesus as a practising homosexual, and Christian activist Mary Whitehouse brings a private prosecution for blasphemy against its editor Denis Lemon.

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Sep 17, 1977

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : BBC Programme Website

Language : English

Filming locations : Berwick upon Tweed, England

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Forge Productions

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