2007 interviews archive

November 2007

29 November 2007
Transcript of Newsnight Interview Concerning Events in Sudan
The Archbishop is interviewed by the BBC's Religious Affairs correspondent about the jailing of a teacher in Sudan for allowing a child to name a teddy bear Mohammed.

October 2007

05 October 2007
Archbishop Speaks out on Middle East
The following is a transcript of an interview between Robert Pigott, BBC Religious Affairs Correspondent and Archbishop Rowan Williams, which was transmitted on BBC Radio 4. It followed the Archbishop's return from visits to Syria and Lebanon.

September 2007

12 September 2007
Daily Telegraph Interview
The Archbishop of Canterbury was interviewed by Alice Thomson and Rachel Sylvester of the Daily Telegraph for a feature that appeared in the newspaper on September 17th 2007.

June 2007

Time Magazine13 June 2007
Time Magazine Interview
The Archbishop of Canterbury is on the front cover of the European and African editions of Time Magazine. In a frank account of the challenges facing the Anglican Communion worldwide, Time Magazine outlines Dr Williams' hopes for the future in the run up to the Lambeth Conference.

06 June 2007
Father's Day Interview
A transcript of the Archbishop's interview with Mary Rhodes for BBC 1's Heaven and Earth show, broadcast on 06 June 2007.

May 2007

25 May 2007
Today Programme: Child Protection
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, was interviewed on BBC Radio 4's Today Programme about how the Church of England has responded to recent high-profile cases of child abuse, and the Church's plans for new guidance for dioceses on reviewing 'historic' cases.

April 2007

25 April 2007
Politics, Morality and Leadership: Newsnight With Gavin Esler
A transcript of the interview conducted by Gavin Esler and transmitted on BBC2's Newsnight programme on Tuesday 25th April 2007. The interview covered religion in politics, leadership, and the Anglican Communion.

16 April 2007
Press Conference With Church of Canada
The following are extracts from responses given by the Archbishop of Canterbury during a press conference on 16th April 2007 in Toronto, Canada. The Archbishop was due to address the Canadian House of Bishops.

March 2007

17 March 2007
Reflections on Angola, Africa and the Communion
A transcript of an interview conducted by Dan Damon for the BBC Radio World Service programme Reporting Religion, which was first broadcast on 17th March 2007.

January 2007

30 January 2007
Press Conference: Remarks on the Sexual Orientation Regulations and Supercasino Proposals.
During a press conference today at Lambeth Palace the Archbishop gave the following answers to supplementary questions:

24 January 2007
Legislating For Conscience - BBC News
The full transcript of an interview between the Archbishop of Canterbury and the BBC's Robert Pigott, for the BBC 1 Ten O'Clock News. In it, the Archbishop set out his reasoning for writing to the Prime Minister, with the Archbishop of York, to express concern over the implications of the government's proposed Equality Act legislation.

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