Is that what you call being on TV?

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Blogged by James Preece on 28th June 2009

If you watched The Big Questions either live or on iPlayer you probably saw a bit of my shoulder and possibly a bit more of me on wide angle crowd panning shots...

I'm glad I went, it was a good experience and I enjoyed it. It was good to meet with Fr John Flynn (who I am sure I have seen somewhere before, did he do a Faith talk once?) and Fr Stephen Maughan who we haven't really seen since he left Hull. I also have a feeling I've met Tom Cahill somewhere before as well. The Catholic world is very small...

It was a bit frustrating to drive all the way to York and get all nervous and worked up just to sit looking at Nicky Campbell's back for twenty minutes but that's just the way it goes. Last time I was on TV it was two Catholics vs everybody and I got loads of screen time, this time it was four Catholics vs one guy so to be honest I wasn't "needed" at all. They had it covered.

Thanks to everybody who prayed that I wouldn't say something stupid - it worked!

Well done to Tom Cahill and the two priests who were on the show.

You did a great jeeoorrrbb.

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Another Anne said...

It was good to meet with Fr John Flynn (who I am sure I have seen somewhere before, did he do a Faith talk once?)

He was the Catholic priest on Make Me A Christian, I think last year.

Fr John Flynn said...

Yes, that's me. Two utterly superficial programmes with no substance but which at least give airtime to the Church. Good to meet you James. Crumbs those lights were hot.

Fr John Flynn said...

ps LOVED the jeeorrrbb thingy. It made me chuckle all day.

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Pray for us all, dear Mother, that by faith fruitful in good works we may all deserve to see and praise God, together with thee, in our heavenly home.

Amen.

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