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Coming up in the week ahead on TV and on radio

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02 July 2021

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HIGHLIGHT: Analysis After more violence, Edward Stourton examines the possibility of a solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict (7/9). Monday 8.30pm, Radio 4



TELEVISION: Sunday 1.15pm (BBC1) Songs of Praise Brenda Edwards visits Chatsworth House, and discovers how some of its treasures shed light on our royal and religious history.

Tuesday 8pm (Nat Geographic) Impact with Gal Gadot Six short films about women who have taken on challenging situations and created something new.

Wednesday 10pm (BBC4) Raising a School Shooter: Storyville Three parents of those responsible for high-school shootings give their personal stories.

 

RADIO: Friday 1.45pm (R4) The Kindness Experiment After a week of asking people to carry out an act of kindness, Ella Scotland-Waters reflects on what happened (5/5).

Sunday 8.10am (R4) Sunday Worship The lead bishop for sports, the Bishop of Derby, the Rt Revd Libby Lane, looks ahead to the Tokyo Olympic Games.

10.30am (World Service) Heart and Soul A look at Evangelical Christians who pledge to remain “pure” by ab­­staining from sex before marriage.

3pm (R3) Choral Evensong A repeat of this week’s service from Selwyn College, Cambridge.

Tuesday 8.05pm (World Service) The Documentary: Bats — friend or foe? Caroline Bayley asks the experts what we can learn from bats.

Wednesday 3.30pm (R3) Choral Evensong Live from Merton College, Oxford.

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