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Week ahead

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27 March 2015

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HIGHLIGHT: The Ark David Threlfall plays Noah in Tony Jordan's adaptation of the Flood story.

BBC1 8.30pm Monday

 

TELEVISION

Friday 8pm (C5) Mysteries of the Bible: Jesus A look at some of the unexplained and hidden details of the life of Jesus Christ.

Sunday 5pm (BBC1) Songs of Praise Aled Jones visits Liverpool Cathedral at the start of Holy Week.

9pm (Nat Geographic) Killing Jesus A drama showing how political events made Jesus's death inevitable (1/2).Thursday 8pm (Nat Geographic) Deadly Journey of the Apostles An exploration of ancient apocryphal texts and medieval legends.

 

RADIO

Sunday 6.05am (R4 FM only) Something Understood Mark Tully considers whether confession offers a positive experience.

8.10am (R4) Sunday Worship A Palm Sunday service from Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh.

9.30am (World Service) Heart and Soul Do therapies based on ancient mindfulness techniques offer help in modern times?

1pm (R3) EBU Day of Holy Week Music The day of music begins with Bach's St John Passion.

3pm (R3) Choral Evensong A repeat of last Wednesday's choral vespers from Liverpool RC Metropolitan Cathedral.

Monday to Friday 10.45pm (R3) The Essay: On earth, as it is in heaven Presenters, including Andrew Motion, examine the Lord's Prayer.

Wednesday 3.30pm (R3) Choral Evensong livefrom St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St Edmunds.

8.45pm (R4) Lent Talks The conductor John Eliot Gardiner reflects on the Passion story (6/6).

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