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Peter Owen-Jones
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South London, England
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Peter Owen-Jones (born 1957) is an English Anglican priest, author and television presenter. Owen-Jones dropped out of public school at the age of 16, and moved to Australia, where he worked as a farm hand. He moved back to Britain, and worked as a farm labourer in southeast England, then ran a mobile disco, before moving to London where he started work in advertising, as a messenger boy, eventually working his way up to the position of creative director. In his late 20s, with a wife and two children, he gave up his commercial life to follow a calling to the Anglican ordained ministry by enrolling at Ridley Hall, Cambridge. In early 1996, he gained notoriety when he conducted a service for…
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NRWriter and environmentalist, Peter Owen-Jones spends a year in the enchanting landscapes of the New Forest, exploring its wildlife, history and meeting the Commoners, the people whose ancient way of life has helped shape the land since Neolithic times.
New Forest: A Year in the Wild Wood
2019
Extreme Pilgrim is a British television series which was first broadcast by the BBC in January 2008. The series is presented by the Anglican vicar, Pete Owen-Jones who is researching the path of enlightenment and spirituality which he sees as having been lost by those in West.
Extreme Pilgrim
2008
8.0Pete Owen Jones presents the definitive guide to faith on earth, with eighty rituals across six continents in the space of a year.
Around the World in 80 Faiths
2009
NRInspired by his experiences in 'Around the World in 80 Faiths', part-time vicar Peter Owen Jones returns to credit-crunch Britain and to the realisation that modern life has become a frenzy of spending and working. He yearns for a life of simplicity and meaning - a deeper connection to both nature and people. Filmed over the course of nearly a year in his beautiful Sussex parishes, the first in a three-part series follows Peter as he tries to turn his back on consumerism.
How To Live A Simple Life
2010
A priest and a scientist investigate 2,000 years of history, myths and metals to find out which of the three Holy Spears revered in the world today pierced the side of Christ on the cross.
Legend of the Holy Spear
2010
NRPeter Owen-Jones takes us into heart of the UK's newest national park - the South Downs. Following the South Downs Way along the spine of the park, from the famous Seven Sisters Cliffs to Winchester - the ancient capital of England - Peter experiences an extraordinary year exploring the park's stunning landscapes, rich history, wildlife and people. What emerges is a portrait of one of Britain's most iconic landscapes, described by William Blake as 'England's mountains green'.
South Downs: England's Mountains Green
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NRWriter and environmentalist, Peter Owen-Jones spends a year in the enchanting landscapes of the New Forest, exploring its wildlife, history and meeting the Commoners, the people whose ancient way of life has helped shape the land since Neolithic times.
New Forest: A Year in the Wild Wood
2019
Extreme Pilgrim is a British television series which was first broadcast by the BBC in January 2008. The series is presented by the Anglican vicar, Pete Owen-Jones who is researching the path of enlightenment and spirituality which he sees as having been lost by those in West.
Extreme Pilgrim
2008
8.0Pete Owen Jones presents the definitive guide to faith on earth, with eighty rituals across six continents in the space of a year.
Around the World in 80 Faiths
2009
NRInspired by his experiences in 'Around the World in 80 Faiths', part-time vicar Peter Owen Jones returns to credit-crunch Britain and to the realisation that modern life has become a frenzy of spending and working. He yearns for a life of simplicity and meaning - a deeper connection to both nature and people. Filmed over the course of nearly a year in his beautiful Sussex parishes, the first in a three-part series follows Peter as he tries to turn his back on consumerism.
How To Live A Simple Life
2010
