01 December 1940 Factual 14 mins
Documentary by Andrew Buchanan illustrating a time when faith lay at the heart of the British Experience.
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Norman Shelley as Self (Commentator)
Arthur Elton Associate Producer
United Kingdom 01 December 1940
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