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Coming up in the week ahead on Radio and on TV

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22 July 2022

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HIGHLIGHT: Myanmar: The forgotten revolution A year after the military crackdown, a Dispatches documentary reveals details of army war crimes, and finds the People’s Defence Force under-equipped to resist 

Monday 11.05pm, Channel 4

 

TELEVISION: Sunday 1.15pm (BBC1) Songs of Praise Aled Jones learns about the part played by Christian faith in the Commonwealth Games.

7pm (BBC4) Lucy Worsley: Elizabeth I’s Battle for God’s Music The presenter explains how the Reformation led to the birth of choral evensong (repeat).

8pm (BBC4) BBC Proms British music for royal occasions

Tuesday 10.45pm (ITV) On Assignment Nigel Connery is in Poland to see how the country is coping with the millions of Ukrainian refugees.

Thursday 9pm (BBC2) Big Oil vs the World A look at how the oil industry was still trying to block US government action to reduce carbon emissions at the start of the new millennium (2/3).

 

RADIO Sunday 8.10am (R4) Sunday Worship A service to mark the start of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

10.30am (World Service) Heart and Soul Nikita Gill and Anoushka Shankar describe their experiences of a spiritual awakening.

3pm (R3) Choral Evensong A repeat of this week’s service from Lambeth Palace, recorded on 5 July.

6.30pm (R3) BBC Proms The Wreckers by Ethel Smyth, live in Glyndebourne’s production (Arts, 17 June)

Wednesday 4pm (R3) Choral Evensong Live from Hereford Cathedral during the Three Choirs Festival.

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