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Blasphemy at the Old Bailey

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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Original NameBlasphemy at the Old Bailey
First Air DateSeptember 18, 1977
Last Air DateSeptember 18, 1977
Seasons2
Episodes1
Episode Runtime 0min
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Original LanguageEnglish
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Blasphemy at the Old Bailey

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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