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Episode 1: Cathedral Conversation - Ceremony and Society

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The Rev Giles Fraser and David Rennie discuss the importance of St Paul's Cathedral.

The Rev Giles Fraser and David Rennie of the Economist discuss the past and present importance of St Paul's Cathedral in the life of London and the nation.

Ceremony and Society: Rev. Giles Fraser, the former Canon Chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral, and David Rennie, Political Editor of The Economist discuss the past and present importance of St Paul's in the life of the nation. Wren's masterpiece rose like a phoenix from the ashes of the Great Fire of London. It inspired the city's will to resist the Blitz and it celebrated the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer. Now it has lost its dominance of the London skyline to the skyscraper temples of Mammon and has been besieged by the protesters of the 'Occupy' movement. Producer, Peter Everett.

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