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Just got back in from the U.S. and I'm feeling guilty at not blogging more this week. Well, only slightly. After interviewing in Princeton, we travelled to New York to meet Bishop . Both interviews are part of a new television series which airs in the new year. I also interviewed last week in London, and next week I'm back to London to meet and .

We did the Gene Robinson interview in the library of General Theological Seminary in the Chelsea Area of New York (9th Avenue at 20th Street), where the bishop was a student in the late 60s. He was very candid with us, talking about his recent struggles with alcoholism, and about his experience of coming out. We also talked about biblical interpretation and the future of Anglicanism. In addition to very personal comments, he said some interesting things which may also prove newsworthy when the interview goes out in January. I'll say more about that nearer to transmission.

Peter Singer talked about his work on global poverty, infanticide and animal welfare. I asked him about his recent comments on animal experimentation and he confirmed that his views have not changed on this issue -- notwithstanding media reports of an ethical U-turn. He has always accepted that some experimentation is justified in the furtherance of medical research. When pressed on some issues to do with animal ethics, he made some interesting comments that could raise some eyebrows when that interview is broadcast -- but, again, I can't reveal too much. I'm not teasing you; it's just that my producer, Stephen Douds, reads this blog and would have me donated to medical research if I say too much about the rushes.

Now I need to get a few hours sleep and ready myself for Sunday Sequence's Creation Wars special tomorrow morning. I see from the comments that a few of you are well ahead of the game on that discussion already! More soon.