{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/636a2b4c85c2b00011dbf50a/6487560b62931b001113ff63?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"REV RICHARD COLES: passion, prayer, power and policing","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/cover/1667902075755-412bebd6cbdeaad8d0d5c5344aea1ea8.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The Reverend Richard Coles left two major institutions within the same year; The BBC and The Church, but he cannot and will not sit still. </p><p><br></p><p>Richard joins Jon to discuss his fascinating life and career, the power of prayer and what the future holds for him without a dog collar... </p><p><br></p><p>Jon and Richard share their love and nostalgia for choral music, as well as looking at religion's place in society in 2023. </p><p><br></p><p>They also discuss Richard's writing, his upcoming tour and his own brilliant podcast, The Rabbit Hole Detectives. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>RELATED LINKS:</p><p><br></p><p>Richard's latest <a href=\"https://www.weidenfeldandnicolson.co.uk/titles/richard-coles/a-death-in-the-parish/9781474612678/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">novel</a>, A Death In The Parish</p><p><br></p><p>His own <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-rabbit-hole-detectives/id1671879772\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">podcast</a>, The Rabbit Hole Detectives</p><p><br></p><p>And the upcoming <a href=\"https://www.impatientproductionsuk.com/reverend-richard-coles-borderline-national-trinket\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">tour</a>, Borderline National Trinket </p>","author_name":"Jon Snow"}