The Media Archive for Central England is the public screen archive for the East and West Midlands. An independent charity and company based at the University of Lincoln, MACE acquires, catalogues, preserves and makes widely available moving image materials that inform our understanding of the diverse cultures and histories of communities between the Lincolnshire coast and the Welsh border.
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Faith Healer
Does Danny Gallagher really have healing hands?
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Overview
Chris Tarrant is the only sceptic in the room for this visit by Irish faith healer Danny Gallagher to Erdington in 1976. Rather than pouring scorn on Gallagher's attempts to make blind people see, deaf people hear and wheelchair users walk he goes along with the mood. The psychological benefits and group euphoria are one thing, but can this young man, whose 'gift' came to him in a dream, really reverse the effects of cancer?
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