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Inside the Freemasons

?? Oh, Danny boy ♪ ♪ The pipes, the pipes are calling ♪ In Swansea,local undertaker,...

�� Oh, Danny boy ♪ ♪ The pipes, the pipes are calling ♪ [narrator] In Swansea,
local undertaker, Matthew Simms, has reaped the rewards of a system
established hundreds of years ago as a pre-welfare state safety net
for Masons and their families

Full Transcript

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♪ Oh, Danny boy ♪
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♪ The pipes, the pipes are calling ♪
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[narrator] In Swansea, local undertaker, Matthew Simms,
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has reaped the rewards of a system established hundreds of years ago
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as a pre-welfare state safety net for Masons and their families.
Duration
22 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:53
Uploaded
Jul 08, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary, reality-tv
Production
Good Folk Films,Wonder Entertainment,Monterey Media

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Movie Summary

With unique and unprecedented access to one of the world's oldest social networking societies this series asks who are the Freemasons and what do they do?
S01 • E03 It gives the opportunity for any of the Brethren to, um... - Inside the Freemasons 00:07
It gives the opportunity for any of the Brethren to, um...
S01 • E02 [Alastair laughs] - Inside the Freemasons 00:04
[Alastair laughs]
S01 • E02 [Chambers] Lee's approach to Freemasonry is pretty different to mine. - Inside the Freemasons 00:04
[Chambers] Lee's approach to Freemasonry is pretty diff...
S01 • E03 Unless there is a nomination, or any Brother calls for a ballot - Inside the Freemasons 00:14
Unless there is a nomination, or any Brother calls for a bal...
S01 • E04 I did my master's degree in 2012 and 2013, - Inside the Freemasons 00:10
I did my master's degree in 2012 and 2013,
S01 • E04 Without their assistance I just wouldn't have been able to afford - Inside the Freemasons 00:07
Without their assistance I just wouldn't have been able...
S01 • E05 [narrator] And David's hard work has not gone unnoticed - Inside the Freemasons 00:05
[narrator] And David's hard work has not gone unnoticed
S01 • E03 As there is no other nomination, - Inside the Freemasons 00:13
As there is no other nomination,
S01 • E02 -You just get slapped across the face. -[Lee laughs] - Inside the Freemasons 00:07
-You just get slapped across the face. -[Lee laughs]
S01 • E04 ♪ In sunshine or in shadow ♪ - Inside the Freemasons 00:11
♪ In sunshine or in shadow ♪
S01 • E05 At the upcoming Annual Investiture, - Inside the Freemasons 00:09
At the upcoming Annual Investiture,
S01 • E02 Lee is a Masonic swot, to some degree. - Inside the Freemasons 00:05
Lee is a Masonic swot, to some degree.
S01 • E05 If somebody had said to me in 1992 when I first became a Freemason - Inside the Freemasons 00:09
If somebody had said to me in 1992 when I first became a Fre...
S01 • E02 The wording he knows, the ritual he remembers, - Inside the Freemasons 00:06
The wording he knows, the ritual he remembers,
S01 • E03 Worshipful Master, Brother Wardens, Distinguished Brethren, Brethren all, - Inside the Freemasons 00:21
Worshipful Master, Brother Wardens, Distinguished Brethren, ...
S01 • E04 [narrator] Matthew's desire to give something back to Masonry - Inside the Freemasons 00:06
[narrator] Matthew's desire to give something back to M...
S01 • E02 [narrator] Alastair usually avoids any active role at meetings, - Inside the Freemasons 00:11
[narrator] Alastair usually avoids any active role at meetin...
S01 • E05 But what I do know is if you get it, - Inside the Freemasons 00:06
But what I do know is if you get it,
S01 • E04 We need 147 people in total, including the dais. - Inside the Freemasons 00:06
We need 147 people in total, including the dais.
S01 • E04 [narrator] For more than 18 months - Inside the Freemasons 00:05
[narrator] For more than 18 months