When Christine Morgan got Richard Coles, Kate Bottley and Giles Fraser together in a studio, all she had to do was plug them in and let them go. The dynamic between the three meant there were moments of real connection and poignancy alongside the laughter: 'I'm exaggerating for comic effect,' Kate announced after one particularly outrageous anecdote, 'It's one of the reasons we're here.'  
   
 Each realized in the course of conversation that they favoured one of the three rites of passage:  
   
Giles: Baptism because you enter into the body of Christ  
Richard: Funerals because they take you into the mystery of God  
Kate: Weddings because you get to wear nice shoes  
   
Engagingly introduced by Christine Morgan, the book ends with the profoundly moving episode (recorded remotely in the three vicars' homes) that was broadcast on Easter Sunday 2020, to a world in crisis.

Richard Coles;Kate Bottley;Giles Fraser

Three Vicars Talking

Foreword

Death

Marriage

Birth

Christmas

Easter

When Christine Morgan got Richard Coles, Kate Bottley and Giles Fraser together in a studio, all she had to do was plug them in and let them go. The dynamic between the three meant there were moments of real connection and poignancy alongside the laughter: 'I'm exaggerating for comic effect,' Kate announced after one particularly outrageous anecdote, 'It's one of the reasons we're here.'  
  
 Each realized in the course of conversation that they favoured one of the three rites of passage:  
  
Giles: Baptism because you enter into the body of Christ  
Richard: Funerals because they take you into the mystery of God  
Kate: Weddings because you get to wear nice shoes  
  
Engagingly introduced by Christine Morgan, the book ends with the profoundly moving episode (recorded remotely in the three vicars' homes) that was broadcast on Easter Sunday 2020, to a world in crisis.

\["Looking for a peek behind the scene of Church life?","This shop talk for vicars is the book of the brilliant Radio 4 series","You'll find stories and conversation that is light yet supremely moving"\]

There are no preens here. Each seems genuinely engaged with the others’ experiences. All are funny, wise, thoughtful, occasionally confessional. They listen to each other. There is even the odd pearl of wisdom. I was wrong not to listen. This is good stuff. Even Coles talks sense. The clever producer is Christine Morgan.

__- Gillian Reynolds, The Sunday Times__

It was heartening to hear a Church of England priest - Canon Fraser in this instance - state unashamed, "We're good at funerals", and he can also lay claim to the most affecting story of the half-hour, when he admitted to a temporary loss of faith after officiating at the funeral of a child.

__- Church Times__

Entertaining

__- Daily Telegraph__

A thoughtful natter about birth, marriage, death and everything in between, Three Vicars Talking is an enjoyable chat about life with the collar.

Christine Morgan is Head of Radio Religion &amp; Ethics at the BBC.

__The Reverend Richard Coles__ is a former Communard (British pop duo, active from 1985 to 1988, most famous for their cover versions of 'Don't Leave Me This Way' and 'Never Can Say Goodbye'), co-presenter of Saturday Live on BBC Radio2, Chancellor of the University of Northampton and Vicar of Finedon. Richard has 206K Twitter followers.

__The Rev Kate Bottley__, star of Gogglebox and Celebrity MasterChef, presents Good Morning Sunday on Radio 2 with Jason Mohammed. She is also a regular presenter on Songs of Praise and contributor to Pause for Thought on Chris Evan's Radio 2 Breakfast show. She has written for The Guardian and Radio Times and has 107K Twitter followers.

__Canon Giles Fraser__ is Rector of St Mary, Newington, Associate Editor @unherd, a journalist and broadcaster. He describes himself as a 'post-liberal, hard left Tory, Zionist. Leaving is the plan'. Giles has 37K Twitter followers.

Marion Drew

This book will relate to anyone responsible for rites of passage in the Christian church - anecdotes of real ministry told with respect, reverence and laughter! An affirming read that you are not alone in ministry.

Patricia Murphy

The perfect gift for any clergyman this Christmas!

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