from St Christopher's
Hospice in south London, which was founded 21 years ago by DAME CICELY SAUNDERS to provide special nursing and medical care for the terminally ill and to research and teach ways of caring for the dying. From this has grown the modem hospice movement.
Cliff Michelmore talks to
Dame Cicely about her work. He meets patients, their relatives and some of the staff of this very special hospital that brings light and joy and peace into the lives and deaths of so many.
Staff and friends are joined by local choirs and congregations in Beckenham Parish Church to celebrate St Christopher 's coming of age. Guide me, 0 thou great redeemer
(Cwm Rhondda): 0 worship the Lord (Was Lebet); Breathe on me, breath of God (Trentham); The Lord's my shepherd (Crimond); Meekness and majesty: Gracious spirit, holy ghost (Charity); Jesus lives! thy terrors now (St Albinus)
Conductor NIGEL GROOME Organist MARTIN HOW
Research VALETTA STALLABRASS Producers
SIMON HAMMOND. DAVID KREMER
Editor STEPHEN WHITTLE
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