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Coming up this week on TV and on radio

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28 February 2020

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HIGHLIGHT: The Accused: Damned or devoted? — Storyville The stories of four people accused of blasphemy in Pakistan, including Asia Bibi.

Monday 10pm BBC4

TELEVISION: Sunday 1.15pm (BBC1) Songs of Praise Alan Titchmarsh reflects on finding God in nature, and Sean Fletcher discovers how apps and podcasts are helping Christians to read the Bible in one year.

Tuesday 9pm (ITV) Britain Underwater: Fighting the floods A report on the damage suffered by communities hit by recent storms.

RADIO: Friday 1.30pm (World Service) Heart and Soul David Sneath reports from north India on the State Oracle of Tibet, and examines the function of an oracle in the 21st century.

Sunday 8.10am (R4) Sunday Worship On St David’s Day, the Bishop of Bangor, the Rt Revd Andrew John, leads a reflection marking the centenary of the Welsh disestablishment.

3pm (R3) Choral Evensong A repeat of last week’s service from the Temple Church, London.

Monday 11am (R4) Out of the Ordinary Jolyon Jenkins investigates reports that people with severe dementia can sit up and have lucid conversations just before they die (2/4).

Wednesday 3.30pm (R3) Choral Evensong From The Queen’s College, Oxford, recorded on 29 October 2019.

8.45pm (R4) Lent Talks The Revd Rachel Mann reflects on the events leading up to Jesus’s crucifixion, and on her journey of identity as a trans woman (1/6).

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