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Title: LORD GEORGE MACLEOD

Reference number: T2337

Date: 1982, June

Production company: Scottish Television

Sound: sound

Original format: 16mm

Colour: col

Fiction: Non-Fiction

Running time: 29.11 mins

Description: An interview with Lord MacLeod of Fuinary, including his thoughts on his First World War service, the British Empire, his religious inspiration, working in Edinburgh, Govan and Iona, his pacifism, the threat of nuclear war, the nature of heaven and death.

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(0.00) blank (0.03) reporter presentation to camera with St. Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh in background - gvs Edinburgh Castle and St. Cuthbert's church and graveyard (1.25) talking head Lord George MacLeod about his various theological positions in his lifetime, making him an "ecumenical disaster in my own person" - talking head MacLeod about volunteering for the army in the First World War, joining the "Agile & Suffering Highlanders", service in Greece and at Ypres, "sense of fellowship" and lack of fear in the trenches, the British Empire and its disconnection with the gospel (6.13) talking head MacLeod about Christian beliefs inspired by his war experience, inspiration from Archbishop of Canterbury William? Temple and the Communist John Maclean, "Karl Marx was dead right when he said religion was the dope of the people", experiences while at St. Cuthbert's Church in Edinburgh, working with people in poor areas, "a separate people" (9.43) talking head MacLeod about his move from St. Cuthbert's to Govan parish in Glasgow, experiences of densely-populated Govan, humanity of Govan community, reconstruction of Fingalton Mill near Barrhead as a precursor of ideas for Iona Community (13.37) talking head MacLeod about start of Iona project, receiving money from Sir James Lithgow, communion services, role of religion in current political situation (18.53) talking head MacLeod about his acceptance of life peerage, the threat of nuclear war, practical pacificism (24.13) talking head MacLeod about his private prayers, praying on the bus, thoughts about life after death, nature of heaven, future of the Iona Community (28.14) black/blank [music continues to 29.05] blank (29.11)