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Coming up in the week ahead on TV and on radio

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30 April 2021

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HIGHLIGHT: Ian Wright: Home truths The former footballer reveals his experience of domestic abuse, and investigates the effect on children of growing up in an abusive and violent home. Thursday 9pm, BBC1

 

TELEVISION: Sunday 10.45am Sunday Morning Stories A look at how therapy dogs are helping schoolchildren with their reading, and the first Muslim ballet school in the UK (4/8).

1.15pm (BBC1) Songs of Praise Claire McCollum and Sean Fletcher mark the Partition of Ireland, 100 years ago.

8pm (BBC1) Call the Midwife Sister Monica Joan is doubting her faith (3/7).

Monday to Friday 6.30pm (BBC2) Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo visits Walsingham (6-10/15).

 

RADIO: Sunday 8.10am (R4) Sunday Worship A service led by the members of the Church Leaders’ Group, Ireland, marking the centenary of the formation of Northern Ireland.

10.30am (World Service) Heart and Soul What is the truth about “Islamist separatism” in France?

3pm (R3) Choral Evensong A repeat of this week’s service from St Peter’s, Eaton Square, London, recorded on 23 April.

Monday 4.30pm (R4) Beyond Belief The history of Myanmar, and the current crisis there (5/7).

Tuesday 11.30am (R4) Life on Hold Anna Hodges follows five people as they navigate their way through mental-health services.

Wednesday 3.30pm (R3) Choral Evensong Live from the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich.

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