I am writing this on Maundy Thursday. Tomorrow is the most solemn day of the Christian Year, a day which commemorates appalling suffering and sacrifice, and this is a Christian country, built on Christian heritage, shaped by the Church. Yet it would appear that this is just another bank holiday. Shops are open, special attractions are on offer, the roads are jammed as people head for the coast, the lakes, Scotland and major airports.
I opened my Radio Times. Perhaps the BBC would be showing The Greatest Story Ever Told? Perhaps Talking Pictures TV would be offering Jesus of Nazareth? Maybe some other channel would give us The Passion of the Christ?
