The series charted the trials and tribulations of six men of varying levels of belief over a period of forty days and nights as they attempt to follow the monastic life.

He also served as an Advisor to the 'Future of Banking Commission' and 'New City Agenda', a "think tank" dedicated to improving ethical behavior in the financial services industry.

[6][7] In 2010 he made the TV documentary The Big Silence, which followed several ordinary people as they explored the value and challenge of silent meditation.

[8][9] Often referred to as the "Media Monk", in his role as the Director of England and Wales' National Office for Vocations from 2010 to 2017, he appeared on BBC2, the Chris Evans Breakfast Show, gave lectures, and guested on numerous podcasts.

[10][11] In 2020 he partnered with the media production house CTVC and the youth charity 'Million Minutes' to produce 'Alone-Together', a web based online resource for people living through the COVID-19 crisis.

Madden had previously been involved as a witness in the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) related to his tenure as the Abbot of Ampleforth Abbey.

In the intervening time, the civil action by Madden against Jamison and the other three defendants was dismissed by the High Court in 2020 "on the grounds that it lacked any reasonable prospect of success and constituted an abuse of process".

Gabriel Everitt, the abbey's prior administrator at the time, wrote of the Vatican's decision and said that while the Vatican recognized that Madden had "not committed any canonical delict nor been convicted of any civil crime", it "does not support Fr Cuthbert’s return to Ampleforth as Abbot or as a resident member of the community but wishes him to be free to live in a Benedictine community of his choice with the consent of the host Abbot".

In accordance with the English Benedictine Congregation safe guarding provisions, the police were informed and Jamison voluntarily stepped aside from his role as Abbot President while the matter was investigated.

Jamison responded that, "I welcome the opportunity to return to fulfilling my function as Abbot President, where I will continue in my work to improve safeguarding and redress across the EBC.