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Week ahead

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28 April 2017

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HIGHLIGHT: Free Thinking As part of Radio 3’s Breaking Free series Martin Luther’s Rev­olution, various presenters, including Diarmaid MacCulloch and Islam Issa, explore how the Reformation changed lives.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 10pm, Radio 3

 

TELEVISION:
Sunday 5.05pm (BBC1) Songs of Praise Josie d’Arby celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Cornish Air Ambulance Service.

 

RADIO:
Sunday 6.05am (R4) Something Understood Mark Tully considers what makes a good sermon.
8.10am (R4) Sunday Worship A service on learning to “disagree well”, led by the Principal of the ed­u­­ca­tional charity Cumberland Lodge, Canon Edmund Newell.
3pm (R3) Choral Evensong A repeat of last Wednesday’s service from Winchester Cathedral.
4pm (R3) The Choir Sara Mohr-Pietsch examines the world of John Calvin, and the Genevan Psalter.
6.45pm (R3) Sunday Feature: A square dance in heaven The Revd Lucy Winkett goes on a musical tour of the Reformation.
Monday to Friday 10.45pm (R3) The Essay: Luther’s Reformation Gang A look at influential figures of the Reformation (1-5/5).
Tuesday 1.45pm (R4) Marketing: Hacking the unconscious A look at why people donate.
Wednesday 3.30pm (R3) Choral Evensong An archive recording from October 2005 of Gonville and Caius College Choir, Cambridge, at Waltham Abbey.

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