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Radio Somerset,5 mins

New Bishop of Bath and Wells named

Simon Parkin

Available for over a year

The Right Reverend Michael Beasley is currently the Bishop of Hertford. He was an epidemiologist before becoming a full time member of the Church of England and was a member of the Church's Covid task force during the pandemic. He tells Simon Parkin how he did a 60-mile walk across Somerset ahead of his interview for the job. Image: St Mary's, Bridgwater

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