HIGHLIGHT: Call the Midwife The nuns and
midwives move into new premises, but retain the name Nonnatus House
(1/8).
BBC1 8pm Sunday
TELEVISION
Friday 8.30pm (BBC2) An Island Parish
On the island of Sark, the locals prepare for Christmas with a
"knitivity" service (1/6).
Sunday 3.55pm (BBC1) Songs of
Praise Diane Louise Jordan meets people who work at night.
Wednesday 8pm (BBC4) The Grammar
School: A secret history A look at selective schools, using
personal stories and archive footage.
10pm (C4) Children on the Front
Line A look at the life of five young people affected by the
conflict in Syria.
RADIO
Saturday 2.30pm (R4) Saturday
Drama: Four Quartets Jeremy Irons reads T. S. Eliot's
poetic cycle.
Sunday 8.10am (R4) Sunday
Worship A service from Jordanhill Parish Church, Glasgow.
11.15pm (R4) Desert Island Discs
The Revd Rose Hudson-Wilkin talks to Kirsty Young about her
life.
3pm (R3) Choral Evensong A
repeat of last week's service from Salisbury Cathedral.
Monday to Friday 10.45pm (R3) The
Essay: The book that changed me Five people talk about books
that had a significant impact on them.
Monday 4.30pm (R4) Beyond Belief
Ernie Rea and guests discuss the place of the biblical figure Eve
in contemporary Western culture (2/12).
Tuesday 10pm (R3) Free Thinking
Is there a growing suicidal nihilism that leads some sections of
society to see suicide as a valid response to life?
Wednesday 3.30pm (R3) Choral
Evensong from King's College, Cambridge.