Sister Wendy Beckett, Nun Who Became a BBC Star, Dies at 88 She interrupted a cloistered life of prayer in England and soared to international stardom as one of the most improbable art critics in television history. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:U.K. ‘Coup’ Against Theresa May Falters. For now.Russia, Which Has Tried to Manipulate Interpol, Is Poised to Lead ItA Tulip Planned to Rise Above a Gherkin on London’s SkylineNonfiction: A Foreign Policy Realist Challenges America’s Zeal for InterventionTrump Stands With Saudi Arabia Despite Khashoggi KillingAt Least 50 Killed in Bombing of Afghan Religious Gathering