Morningstar

I must admit that, until now, I knew very little about John Wycliffe. I was vaguely aware that he was instrumental in early translations of the Bible into English but that's about all. Seeing this film has changed all that. The action skilfully intersperses thoughtful documentary and some contemporary footage with a wonderfully well depicted and acted unfolding of an amazing history. The title is so very appropriate as it acknowledges the way in which Wycliffe and his followers were forerunners of the Protestant Reformation. It was reassuring that the great man died a natural death. It was however with indignation that we learned of the exhumation and burning of his bones many years later but poignant that the conclusion of the film showed the ashes being swept away by a river and thence into the sea, leaving us to imagine that this represented the way in which Wycliffe's influence has been carried out worldwide. Many thanks indeed to all who have contributed in any way. I hope that the film is the great success which it deserves to be,