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Coming up this week on TV and radio

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07 December 2018

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HIGHLIGHT: Beyond Belief Ernie Rea and guests discuss the case of Asia Bibi, and the issue of blasphemy (6/9). Monday, 4.30pm Radio 4
 

TELEVISION: Sunday 11.30am (BBC1) My Faith and Me The Invictus Games medallist J. J. Chalmers talks about his faith (2/4).

1.15pm (BBC1) Songs of Praise Katherine Jenkins returns to her childhood church in Neath.

Thursday 8pm (BBC1) This Is My Song Members of the public are helped to record a track that has special meaning for them (1/2).

RADIO: Sunday 6am (R2) Good Morning Sunday Guests include the Bishop of Oxford, the Rt Revd Steven Croft, who assesses the impact of artificial-intelligence technology on our lives.

8.10am (R4) Sunday Worship On the Second Sunday of Advent, a service live from Llandaff Cathedral.

2.05pm (World Service) The Documentary: India’s battle with online porn Divya Arya examines the proliferation of “rape pornography” in India.

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

Monday 8pm (R4) Belonging A look at how referendums shake up a sense of who people are and whom they are connected to (2/3).

Tuesday 8pm (R4) Drawing a Line under the Troubles Peter Taylor explores how the Government is trying to achieve justice in Northern Ireland.

Wednesday 3.30pm (R3) Choral Evensong A service live from St Stephen Walbrook, London.

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