Blasphemy at the Old Bailey

tv show

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1 total episodes

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2 seasons

First Aired September 18, 1977

Overview

An Everyman TV series Special . A re-enactment of the Whitehouse v Lemon court case. In 1976, British magazine Gay News publishes a poem, 'The Love That Dares to Speak Its Name', describing Jesus as a practising homosexual, and Christian activist Mary Whitehouse brings a private prosecution for blasphemy against its editor Denis Lemon.

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Blasphemy at the Old Bailey

Season 1 - Episode 1 - 0h 0m

Air Date

September 18, 1977

Overview

A re-enactment of the Whitehouse v Lemon court case. In 1976, British magazine Gay News publishes a poem, 'The Love That Dares to Speak Its Name', describing Jesus as a practising homosexual, and Christian activist Mary Whitehouse brings a private prosecution for blasphemy against its editor Denis Lemon.