General:

Pam Rhodes visits the Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great - one of London's oldest churches - featured in the hit film Four Weddings and a Funeral. She finds out about the Church's monastic beginnings, discovers its link with St Bartholomew's Hospital and explores nearby Smithfield Meat Market and the Old Bailey.

Interviews:

Rev Dr Martin Dudley Rev Dr Martin Dudley is the rector of The Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great and keen historian. In his interview he tells the story of Rahire, the founder of the Church and also talks about the History and Architecture of the Church. Martin Seymour Martin is a London Cab driver. He talks about how he came to be a Christian and how he has changed since. Professor Nick Goulding Nick is a Professor of Pharmacology and leads a research team investigating rheumatoid arthritis. He works at the William Harvey Research Institute which is part of Barts Hospital and one of the foremost research institutions in the world. Nick talks about his passion for science and what being a Christian means to him and his work. He also talks about being Chaplain to the Medical Students. Virginia Rounding Virginia Rounding is an author of historical biography's and has written a booklet called '65 Years of Weddings at St Bartholomew's'. She is often a Verger at the Weddings that take place at St Bartholomew the Great and in her interview she talks about the weddings that have taken place over the years including the famous wedding in the hit film 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' starring Hugh Grant. Mark Williams Mark is a Criminal Lawyer and has his own practice in the South East. His firm is within the Old Bailey District and at any one time he has a case at the Old Bailey that he or one of his team of 25 is dealing with. Mark is passionate about working in Criminal Law and his Firm has a Christian foundation and ethos. In his interview Mark talks about his faith at work and how he helps those who've been involved in crime, drugs and alcohol to rebuild their lives through the Farncombe House Project.

Music:

Lord Enthroned In Heavenly Splendour Tune: St Helen Words: G H Bourne (1840-1923) Music: G C Martin (1844-1916) Arranged by: Geoff Ellerby Performed by the congregation of St Bartholomew the Great, London with organist Chris Whitton and trombones Colin Sheen, Gordon Campbell, Mark Frost and conducted by Noel Treddinick Sanctus Words: Traditional Tune: Based on Pachelbel's 'Canon' Arranged by: Robert Prizeman Performed by: Libera www.libera.org.uk This is available on the new Libera album 'Angel Voices' (EMI 0946 370523 2 7) King of the Ages Composed by: Stuart Townend and Keith Getty Arranged by: Geoff Ellerby Performed by the congregation of St Bartholomew the Great, London with organist Chris Whitton and trombones Colin Sheen, Gordon Campbell, Mark Frost and conducted by Noel Treddinick O Lord of Every Shining Constellation Tune: Highwood Words: Albert F Bayly (1901-1984) Music: R R Terry (1865-1938) Arranged by: Paul Leddington Wright Performed by the congregation of St Bartholomew the Great, London with organist Chris Whitton and conducted by Noel Treddinick © 1988 Oxford University Press. Thy Perfect Love Composed by: John Rutter Words: 15th Century Performed by The Choir of St Bartholomew the Great, with organist Chris Whitton. © 1975 Oxford University Press. Before The Throne of God Above Words: Charitie L Bancroft (1841-1892) Music: Vikki Cook Arranged by: Geoff Ellerby Performed by the congregation of St Bartholomew the Great, London with pianist Chris Whitton and trombones Colin Sheen, Gordon Campbell, Mark Frost and conducted by Noel Treddinick © 1993 PDI Worship/admin. By CopyCare, PO Box 77, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 3EF Source: Worship Today No. 38 Publishers: Spring Harvest Thy Hand O God Has Guided Tune: Thornbury Music: Basil Harwood (1859-1949) Words: Edward Plumptre (1821-1891) Performed by the congregation of St Bartholomew the Great, London with organist Chris Whitton and trombones Colin Sheen, Gordon Campbell, Mark Frost and conducted by Noel Treddinick

Locations:

The Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great Cloth Fair, London, EC1A 7JQ Tel: 020 7606 5171 www.greatstbarts.com Where we recorded all our music items and filmed the interview with Rev Dr Martin Dudley William Harvey Research Institute Barts and The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry John Vane Building Charterhouse Square London EC1M 6BQ www.whri.qmul.ac.uk Where we recorded the interview with Professor Nick Goulding. The Rookery Hotel Peter's Lane Cowcross Street London EC1M 6DS Tel: 0207 336 0931 www.rookeryhotel.com Where we recorded the interview with Virginia Rounding The Old Bailey Central Criminal Court Old Bailey London EC4M 7EH Tel: 020 7248 3277 Mark Williams Associates Solicitors Ground Floor Chancery House Leas Road Guildford, Surrey GU1 4QW Tel: 01483 506100 www.mwalegal.com For information regarding the Farncombe house project Mark Williams set up please visit the website: www.farncombehouseproject.co.uk OTHER LOCATIONS WERE:- The Charterhouse Charterhouse Square, Smithfield, London, EC1 Carluccios 12 West Smithfield London EC1A 9JR Smithfield Meat Market The Grand Avenue, West Smithfield, London, EC1 The Bishop's Finger 9/10 West Smithfield, London, EC1 9RJ St Bartholomew's Hospital (Teaching Lab) St Bartholomew's Close, West Smithfield, EC1

Other Information:

For more information about the Alpha course as mentioned in the interview with Martin Seymour please go to http://uk.alpha.org For information about Spurgeon's Bible College please got to www.spurgeons.ac.uk E-mail: enquiries@spurgeons.ac.uk Tel: + 44 (0) 208 6530850 Fax: + 44 (0) 208 7710959