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Week ahead

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14 August 2015

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HIGHLIGHT: VJ Day 70: The nation remembers Live coverage of commemorations marking 70 years since the end of the Second World War, starting with a service from St Martin- in-the-Fields.

 

10.30am and 1pm BBC1, Saturday

 

TELEVISION: Sunday 5pm (BBC1) Songs of Praise Sally Magnusson meets Christians in the migrant camp in Calais.

Tuesday 7.50pm (PBS America) The Unshakeable Hagia Sophia The history of the basilica that became a church, then a mosque, and then a museum, in Istanbul.

9pm (C4)Terror on Everest: Surviving the Nepal earthquake Interviews and unseen footage combine to tell the story of the earthquake on 25 April.

10pm (BBC4) The Genius of Marie Curie: The woman who lit up the world David Malone narrates the story of the physicist who died 80 years ago.

Thursday 9pm (C5) Trapped in a Cult? A look at people whose lives are affected by organisations suspected of being cults.

 

RADIO: Sunday 8.10am (R4) Sunday Worship A service from Lichfield Cathedral marking the 70th anniversary of VJ Day.

9.30am (World Service) Heart and Soul Bob Walker finds out why the Caminho da Fé is so important to Brazilian Roman Catholics.

2.30pm (R3) Choral Evensong A repeat of last week’s service from Cheltenham College.

Monday 4.30pm (R4) Beyond Belief Ernie Rea and guests discuss religious attitudes towards debt.

Wednesday 3.30pm (R3) Choral Evensong live from St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh.

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