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Coming up in the week ahead on TV and on Radio

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18 November 2022

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HIGHLIGHT: David Baddiel: Jews don’t count David Baddiel argues that Jews are often ignored by the very people who loudly support other minority groups. Monday 9pm, Channel 4

 

TELEVISION: Sunday 12.15pm (BBC1) Songs of Praise The Revd Kate Bottley visits Worcester Cathedral to celebrate the blessings that pets can bring, and Gemma Hunt learns how a church protects bats.

Monday 8pm (BBC1) Panorama: Cost of Living: Can’t afford my home Richard Bilton investigates what’s gone wrong with the UK’s housing market.

Tuesday 9pm (Sky Arts) Leonardo da Vinci: The universal man A portrait of the High Renaissance polymath.

 

RADIO: Sunday 8.10am (R4) Sunday Worship The Revd Dr Zachary Guiliano officiates and preaches at choral matins from St Edmund Hall, Oxford, for their patron saint’s feast day this month.

10.30am (World Service) Heart and Soul Three members of Annie Nicholson’s family were killed in a helicopter crash in New York City, in 2011. She now sells ice cream from a van and talks to people about coming to terms with loss.

3pm (R3) Choral Evensong A repeat of this week’s live service from Westminster Abbey.

Tuesday 4pm (R4) Boarding Schools: The system that rules Britain Nels Abbey examines the good and bad effects of a boarding-school experience. Should they be abolished?

Wednesday 4pm (R3) Choral Evensong A service recorded at Bolton Parish Church on 5 November, with HeartEdge Manchester Choral Scholars.

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