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Week ahead

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22 July 2016

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HIGHLIGHT: The Global Philosopher Sixty people from 30 countries join a digital studio at Harvard University to discuss the philosophical issues underlying climate change.

9am Radio 4, Thursday

TELEVISION: Sunday 5.10pm (BBC1) Songs of Praise Josie d’Arby visits the island of Iona to examine the spirituality of those who live there.

Monday 9pm (BBC2) The Somme 1916: From both sides of the wire Peter Barton shows how attitudes differed on either side of no man’s land (2/3).

 

RADIO: Sunday 8.10am (R4) Sunday Worship A service that reflects on the Lord’s Prayer, from St-Martin-in-the-Fields.

3pm (R3) Choral Evensong A repeat of last Wednesday’s service from Derby Cathedral.

4.30pm (R4 FM) Adrian Mitchell: To whom it may concern Michael Rosen visits the anti-war poet’s home, and talks to his widow about his life and work.

Tuesday 8pm (R4) The Battle for the US Constitution Adam Smith looks at a 150-year-old constitutional amendment which is causing controversy today.

Wednesday and Thursday 2.15pm (R4) Drama: Black and Blue Six young black male playwrights give their personal responses to policing in the US (1-2/2).

Wednesday 3.30pm (R3) Choral Evensong live from Gloucester Cathedral during the Three Choirs Festival.

Thursday 3pm (R4) Open Country Helen Mark discovers how Lancelot “Capability” Brown changed the face of the countryside (5/11).

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