- The Monastery (BBC TV series)
Infobox Television
show_name = The Monastery
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genre = Documentary
creator =
director = Dollan Cannell
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developer =
presenter =
starring =
voices =
narrated =Barbara Flynn
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composer = [http://www.rpiproductions.com/home.html RPI Productions]
country = UK
language = English
num_seasons = 1
num_episodes = 4
list_episodes =
executive_producer = John Blake
Charles Brand
co_exec =
producer = Gabe Solomon
Dollan Cannell
supervising_producer =
asst_producer = Elizabeth Stopford
co-producer =
editor = Martin Cooper
story_editor =
location =
cinematography =
camera = Jim Fyans
Steve Plant
Gabe Solomon
Dollan Cannell
runtime = 60 min
network =BBC Two
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first_run =
first_aired =May 10 ,2005
last_aired =
preceded_by =
followed_by = "The Monastery Revisited"
related =
website =
production_website = http://www.tigeraspect.co.uk/prog.asp?id=192
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tv_com_id =The Monastery was a documentary
television series made byTiger Aspect Productions forBBC Two which aired in theUK in May 2005. The program follows five modern lay men as they embark into a 40 day and night introduction intoRoman Catholic monastic life atWorth Abbey ,West Sussex ,England under the guidance ofAbbott Christopher Jamison and the community of 22Benedictine monks .The Laymen
Tony Burke
Tony was 29, single and from
London . Worked in the world of advertising and production of television trailers for sex chat lines. Of all the five, it was Tony who's experience on the show was the most profound.Dr. Nick Buxton
Nick was 37, completed a PhD in Buddhist Studies at
Cambridge University and has as stayed in numerous monasteries around the world. After the series Nick began training to be an Anglican priest at St Stephen's House, Oxford University and has contributed to media with his thoughts on theology which have included a visit to theCoptic Monastery of Saint Anthony inEgypt . [http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/galleries/copticchristians/ Coptics]Peter Gruffydd
Peter Gruffydd was 69, married and a retired teacher from Bristol. The published poet wanted to re-examine the faith in which he was raised in as a child having rejected religion in his youth.
Gary McCormick
Gary was 36, single and from
Cornwall . Originally fromBelfast , he joined the loyalistparamilitary group, the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) at 18 years of age. He claims to have been falsely accused of fire bombing a shop and vandalizing a catholic home which in turn led to time in prison. Now a commitedChristian who foundGod at the age 23.Struggling with alcohol and low self esteem as a consequence his troubled past, Gary decided to participate on the show to come to terms with issues prior to getting married to his
fiancée .Anthoney Wright
Anthoney was 32, single and from
Nottingham . Working for a legal publishing company in London, he was raised by hisBaptist grandparents, he was in search of a way to deal with issues surrounding his mother and alternatives to hishedonistic lifestyle.After the series Anthoney became a singer and a practicing Buddhist. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/aug/28/anthoney.wright Anthoney Wright (The Guardian)] [http://www.republicmedia.net/assets/anthoney/Anthoney%20Wright%20biog.doc. www.republicmedia.net]
Alternate Formats
* The Monastery Revisited (BBC Two, UK)
*The Convent (BBC Two, UK)
*The Retreat (BBC Two, UK)
*The Monastery (Discovery Channel ,US )
* The Abbey (ABC,Australia )ee also
References
External links
* [http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=754E88D725A5A846 The Monastery (YouTube)]
* [http://www.worthabbey.net/flash_index.html Worth Abbey website]
* [http://www.tigeraspect.co.uk/prog.asp?id=192 Tiger Aspect]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/04_april/22/monastery.shtml BBC]
* [http://www.findingsanctuary.org/monastery.htm Finding Sanctuary]
* [http://www.myspace.com/anthoneywright Anthoney Wright's MySpace music site]
* [http://www.worthabbey.net/bbc/tony.htm Tony Burke's story, Worth Abbey website]
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