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Week ahead

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07 February 2014

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HIGHLIGHT: Bible Hunters A look at the men and women who uncovered the earliest Christian texts (1/2).
BBC2 9pm Thursday
 

TELEVISION

Sunday 5pm (BBC1) Songs of Praise David Grant revisits the heyday of Sunday-school classes.

Wednesday 9pm (BBC3) Generation Sex: Secrets of South America Billie JD Porter examines Argentina, where sexual freedoms contradict the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church (2/3).
 

RADIO

Sunday 8.10am (R4 FM only) Sunday Worship A service from St Columbanus's (Church of Ireland), Bangor, Co. Down.

9.30am (World Service) Heart and Soul: The power of miracles Mark Dowd asks why miracles are so vital to the faithful (1/2).

3pm (R3) Choral Evensong A repeat of Wednesday's service from New College, Oxford.

6.45pm (R3) Faith Without God Michael Goldfarb investigates the first secular thought systems (1/2).

Monday 4.30pm (R4) Beyond Belief Ernie Rea and guests discuss yoga (5/12).

8.30pm (R4) Analysis Edward Stourton examines the ultra-conservative Wahhabi sect (3/9).

Tuesday 9am (R4) The Great War of Words Who was responsible for the Great War?

3.30pm (R4) Costing the Earth Dr Kit Arney examines how 2.5 billion people live without sanitation

Wednesday 3.30pm (R3) Choral Evensong from Lincoln Cathedral.

10pm (R3) Free Thinking Philip Dodd discusses religious belief, and looks at new research into churchgoing in the UK.

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