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Week ahead

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04 March 2016

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HIGHLIGHT: Dunblane: Our story Marking the 20th anniversary of the atrocity in Dunblane, family members, and a survivor, tell their story.

 

9pm BBC2, Wednesday

 

TELEVISION: Sunday 5pm (BBC1) Songs of Praise Grandmothers describe how they are full-time carers for their grandchildren.

8pm (BBC1) Call the Midwife In the last of the series, Sister Evangelina’s health deteriorates (8/8).

Monday 8.30pm (BBC1) The Zika Baby Crisis: Panorama Jane Corbin meets families who are living with the consequences of the virus.

9pm (BBC1) Frontline Doctors: Winter migrant crisis Doctors Xand and Chris van Tulleken travel from Lesbos to Calais to witness the humanitarian response to the crisis.

Wednesday 9pm (BBC1) Famous, Rich and Homeless Four Sport Relief celebrities live rough on the streets of London for a week, to highlight homelessness in the UK (1/2).

 

RADIO: Saturday 8pm (R4) Archive on 4: A brief history of disobedience Joe Queenan explores the importance of refusing to “do as you’re told”.

Sunday 8.10am (R4) Sunday Worship A celebration of Mothering Sunday, live from St Martin-in-the-Fields.

3pm (R3) Choral Evensong A repeat of last Wednesday’s service from Magdalen College, Oxford.

Monday to Friday 12.04pm (R4) Museum of Lost Objects The stories of cultural sites — some revered by Muslims and Christians — that have been destroyed in Iraq and Syria (6-10/10).

Monday 4.30pm (R4 FM) Beyond Belief In a programme recorded at the Bloxham Literary Festival, William Crawley and guests discuss the use of stories in Christianity.

Wednesday 3.30pm (R3) Choral Evensong live from Westminster Abbey.

8.45pm (R4) Lent Talks Madeleine Bunting takes a night-time walk and reflects on Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane (4/6).

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