{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6420358c49501c0011bfd1da?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Town That Didn't Stare","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/cover/1679832285491-56c7eebc704553231dab7f3c20a1d253.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>There is a town in England called East Grinstead. It is a quiet, unassuming town, with a beautiful church and a row of timber framed Tudor houses on the high street. It is everything you'd expect from a quaint, middle-class town. And yet, it is the town that didn't stare; the home of alternative religion in the UK. From the Scientologists to Opus Dei, druids to Mormons, East Grinstead has it all. But why?</p><p><br></p><p>Praise for The Town That Didn't Stare:</p><p><br></p><p>\"Arch and funny, ­but... deeply serious in trying to understand the peculiar history of the town\" – Financial Times</p><p>\"Facinating... mysterious, it really hooks you in\" – BBC</p><p>\"Brilliantly arch\" – Sunday Times</p><p>\"Hilton is an engaging narrator, tip-toeing the lines between nostalgia, comedy and truth-telling\" – The Big Issue</p>","author_name":"Podot"}