His school was nominally Church of England, but during scripture classes he was always, as he put it, "the number one sceptic".
He first came across the Shroud during the 1950s when he was in his mid-teens in an illustrated article by World War II hero Group Captain Leonard Cheshire.
[3] He participated in Channel 4's three part TV series Jesus: The Evidence (1984)[4] and wrote the accompanying book of the same name.
[5] The series proved to be highly controversial and sparked a national furore, marking a significant moment in the changing fortunes of religious broadcasting in the UK.
[6] He lived in Bristol, England, for twenty-six years and resides in Brisbane, Australia, with his wife, Judith.