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Coming up this week on TV and on radio

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07 February 2020

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HIGHLIGHT: Advocate: A lawyer without borders — Storyville A film that follows Lea Tsemel, a Jewish lawyer who defends Palestinians prosecuted in Israeli courts for resisting the occupation.

Monday 10pm BBC4

TELEVISION: Friday 9pm (ITV) Grant­­chester Will weeps in the pulpit after an outburst at his congregation (5/6).

Sunday 1.15pm (BBC1) Songs of Praise In an “autism-friendly” episode, Sean Fletcher meets a minister with As­­perger’s and an autistic adult choir.

Monday 8.50pm (PBS America) Countdown to Calvary Hugh Bonne­ville travels to Jerusalem to tell the story of the last six days of Jesus’s life, with the use of CGI.

Wednesday 9pm (BBC2) Good Omens The Four Horsemen of the Apoca­lypse draw near (5/6).

RADIO: Friday 1.30pm (World Ser­vice) Heart and Soul Zubair Ahmed meets Christians in India who have refused to renounce their faith, despite the risks.

Sunday 8.10am (R4) Sunday Worship A service live from St Aldate’s, Oxford.

3pm (R3) Choral Evensong A repeat of last week’s service from Keble College, Oxford, recorded on 19 November 2019.

Monday to Friday 1.45pm (R4) Equal As We Are: 1000 years of not listening The playwright Laura Wade examines literary encounters between men and women to explore gender issues (1-5/10).

Wednesday 3.30pm (R3) Choral Evensong An archive recording from Liverpool Cathedral, first broadcast on 26 February 2003.

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