The third episode of the BBC series ‘Seven Ages of Britain' entitled ‘Age of Power' saw David Dimbleby viewing a Great Bible from the Library's collection, in the Great Hall of Lambeth Palace.

The Great Bible was the first authorised version of the Bible in English, and was authorised by Henry VIII to be read aloud in the services of the Church of England. The first edition was published in 1539, and Lambeth's version dates from 1541.