• 29 minutes 1 second
    Seymour Bequest with Matilda Houston-Brown

    In our latest episode, we meet with Matilda Houston Brown, to discuss the Seymour request, Litchfield Cathedral library, and the gift of the Oxford University Santander Internship that generously funded her important work.

    30 September 2021, 3:04 pm
  • 16 minutes 35 seconds
    The Green Man!

    Find out about the curious face that stares out from many places on Lichfield Cathedral (and many other mediaeval buildings). Why on earth should this pagan symbolism be found in so many places on Christian buildings. Join Gregory Platten and Michael Diamond as they discuss 'the Green Man' in this month's Treasure of the Month.

    1 July 2021, 8:14 am
  • 19 minutes 22 seconds
    Epstein, the Bishop and the Queen Mother

    Explore our extraordinary sculpture of Bishop Woods, and the story behind it.

    11 April 2021, 3:57 pm
  • 12 minutes 6 seconds
    The Tantony Bell - Treasure of the Month Feb 21

    Hear a little more about the littlest, and most used Bell of Lichfield Cathedral, with Clare Townsend, the Cathedral Library Manager.

    23 February 2021, 9:07 am
  • 14 minutes 8 seconds
    Windows into history - Treasure of the Month

    Learn more about our Treasure of the Month for January 2021. Gregory Platten and Michael Diamond explore the Herkenrode stained glass, which can be found in the Lady Chapel at Lichfield Cathedral.

    The story involves Napoleon, a local Staffordshire gent, and the extraordinary history of glass saved from revolutionary destruction...

    28 January 2021, 1:51 pm
  • 24 minutes 54 seconds
    Journeys Through Space, Light & Time

    What can the Moon Landing anniversary tell us about science and religion? Lichfield Cathedral examines this through art, science, worship and poetry during a year of creativity that includes transforming the nave into a lunar landscape. But will giving people the chance to walk on the moon or journey through space help visitors and clergy pick their way through the thorny relationship between science and faith?

    Listen to Lichfield Cathedral’s lunar podcast to find out here

    1 August 2019, 12:14 pm
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