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Coming up this week on TV and on Radio

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14 February 2020

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HIGHLIGHT: Confronting Holocaust Denial with David Baddiel One in six people worldwide believe that the Holocaust has been exaggerated, or never took place. The comedian analyses that denial. Monday 9pm

 

TELEVISION: Friday 9pm (ITV) Grantchester A former nun is found dead, laid out in the shape of a crucifix (6/6).

Sunday 1.15pm (BBC1) Songs of Praise Katherine Jenkins explores

St Mary’s, Kempley, notable for its 12th-century wall paintings, and a tiny space in a rock at York which has become a place of pilgrimage.

8pm (BBC1) Call the Midwife Sister Frances witnesses a near-disaster involving Dr McNulty (7/8).

9pm (C5) Inside Extinction Rebellion: Martyrs or maniacs? A behind-the-scenes look at the environmental movement.

Tuesday 10pm (C4) How to Stay out of Jail In Co. Durham, a police team tries a radical approach to keep offenders out of prison.

Wednesday 9pm (BBC2) Good Omens Can Crowley and Aziraphale avert Armageddon? (6/6)

 

RADIO: Friday 1.30pm (World Service) Heart and Soul Rebecca Henschke witnesses a meeting between a Muslim woman and members of an Islamist militant group who killed her mother.

Sunday 6am (R2) Good Morning Sunday David Baddiel talks about his Jewish identity.

8.10am (R4) Sunday Worship A service led by the Revd Professor Ben Quash, who reflects on contemporary works of art in churches in the UK.

3pm (R3) Choral Evensong A repeat of last week’s broadcast recorded in Liverpool Cathedral on 26 February 2003.

Wednesday 3.30pm (R3) Choral Evensong From St Olave’s, York, with the Ebor singers, recorded on 4 February.

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