From the council estate to the pulpit!
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Geoff Miller is the former Dean of Newcastle and Archbishop of Northumberland, but it wasn’t an easy road. He shared his fascinating story with Premier’s Lydia Bennett, from growing up on one of the UK’s roughest estates, to facing the class barrier at church, and even discovering that his granddad had been living a double life!
Released on 11 Aug 2025
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