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week ahead

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17 April 2015

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HIGHLIGHT: Mankind from Space A look at humankind's story from hunter-gatherer to dominant global species, as seen from space.

Nat Geographic 8pm Sunday

 

TELEVISION: Friday 7.30pm Unreported World: Vaccination wars A look at health workers in Pakistan who are vaccinating against polio, despite the Taliban's opposition.

8pm (BBC2) An Island Parish: Falklands The tourist season begins (4/6).

9pm (BBC2) Sex and the Church Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch looks at marriage and celibacy (2/3).

Sunday 9am (BBC1) The Andrew Marr Show David Cameron joins the presenter in the studio.

2.25pm (BBC1) Songs of Praise Claire McCollum celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Pennine Way.

Monday 7.30pm (BBC1) The Leader Interviews: Ed Miliband Evan Davis interviews the Labour leader.

8.30pm (BBC1) The Great Housing Benefit Scandal: Panorama An investigation into landlords who exploit the housing-benefits system.

9pm (BBC3) Gay and Under Attack: Reggie Yates's Extreme Russia What is life like for young gay people in Russia?

 

RADIO: Saturday 10.30am (R4) 1914-1918: The cultural front Francine Stock explores the part played by culture in the First World War (1/3).

Sunday 8.10am (R4) Sunday Worship A service from Christ Church, Carmarthen, Wales.

3pm (R3) Choral Evensong A repeat of last Wednesday's 1992 service from Trinity College, Cambridge

Wednesday 3.30pm (R3) Choral Evensong from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.

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