Inside the Cult of the Jesus Army: In Conversation with the Creative team
Mon 03 Nov
|Online Webinar, via Zoom
Join WFTV for a conversation with director Ellena Wood and executive producers Katie Buchanan and Helen Littleboy as they discuss their roles and insights on the BBC documentary Inside the Cult of the Jesus Army, moderated by BBC commissioning editor Daisy Scalchi.
Time & Location
03 Nov 2025, 18:00 – 19:00 GMT
Online Webinar, via Zoom
About the Event
Join WFTV for a conversation with Director Ellena Wood and Executive Producers Katie Buchanan and Helen Littleboy as they discuss their roles and insights on the BBC documentary Inside the Cult of the Jesus Army, moderated by BBC commissioning editor Daisy Scalchi.
It began as a dream of community life, but a 1970s Christian commune soon became a nightmare of abuse, the scale of which is only just coming to light.
In the 1970s, a group of idealistic Christians, led by firebrand preacher Noel Stanton, attempted to create a heaven on Earth in rural Northamptonshire. With testimony by former members, their children and community Elders, this compelling series traces the story of the Jesus Fellowship from its hippy origins to the high-profile launch of the Jesus Army in the late 1980s, followed by its shocking demise in the 2000s. In parallel to this history, a group of former members undergo…