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Coming up in the week ahead on TV and on Radio

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24 June 2022

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HIGHLIGHT: Forgiveness: Stories from the Front Line Five stories of violence, trauma, fear, rage, and suffering, united by the theme of forgiveness (1-5/5). Monday to Friday 1.45pm, Radio 4 FM

 

TELEVISION: Sunday 1.15pm (BBC1) Songs of Praise Claire McCollum visits the Baptist Assembly in Bournemouth.

Monday 10pm (C4) Ukraine: Life under attack First-hand accounts of the Russian attack on the city of Kharkiv, and the residents who lived in tunnels and basements.

Thursday 10.40pm (BBC4) Joan of Arc The 1948 historical epic starring Ingrid Bergman as the young French girl who became a saint.

 

RADIO Sunday 6am (R2) Good Morning Sunday The Revd Richard Coles talks about his new novel, Murder before Evensong.

8.10am (R4) Sunday Worship Canon Rachel Mann marks the 50th anniversary of Pride and what it means to LGBTQ+ Christians.

10.30am (World Service) Heart and Soul Professor Robert Beckford explores the Christian understanding of reparations (2/2).

3pm (R3) Choral Evensong A repeat of this week’s service from Rugby School, on the feast of St Alban. Recorded on 20 May.

Tuesday 9.05am, 8.05pm (World Service) The Documentary: From Ukraine to Israel Tim Samuels examines the stories of the Ukrainians who have escaped to Israel, where 15 per cent of the population is Russian.

Wednesday 4pm (R3) Choral Evensong From King’s College, London, on the feast of St Peter and St Paul. Recorded on 28 June.

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