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Coming up this week on TV and radio

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30 August 2019

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HIGHLIGHT: Beyond Belief Ernie Rea and guests, including the Bishop of Ripon, Dr Helen-Ann Hartley, and Dr Mark Vernon, ask: Who or what is God? (8/8) Monday 4.30pm Radio 4

 

TELEVISION: Sunday 1.15pm (BBC1) Songs of Praise Aled Jones explores the history of Burghley House, Lincolnshire, and meets Lord Fellowes in Brompton Oratory, London, where the peer and creator of Downton Abbey talks about his faith.

Thursday 9pm (BBC1) The Hunt for Britain’s Slave Gangs A look at the problem of modern-day slavery in Britain.

 

RADIO: Friday 1.30pm (World Service) Heart and Soul Kalkidan Yibeltal meets a man whose faith has led him to protect the native forest in Ethiopia.

Sunday 8.10am (R4) Sunday Worship A service from the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David, in Carmarthen.

3pm (R3) Choral Evensong A repeat of last week’s service from St Alban’s, Holborn, in London.

Monday 11am (R4 FM) Three Vicars Talking The Revd Richard Coles, the Revd Kate Bottley, and Canon Giles Fraser discuss babies and christenings (3/3).

Wednesday 3.30pm (R3) Choral Evensong from Tavistock Parish Church, Devon.

8pm (R4) Across the Red Line Anne McElvoy listens to two public figures debate the question: Does profit corrupt? (1/3)

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