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Coming up in the week ahead on TV and on Radio

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10 March 2023

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HIGHLIGHT: A Service of Celebration for Commonwealth Day The King and members of the royal family attend a ceremony at Westminster Abbey. 

Monday 2.15pm, BBC1

 

TELEVISION: Sunday 1.15pm (BBC1) Songs of Praise The Revd Kate Bottley meets the stonemasons of Gloucester Cathedral.

Tuesday 9pm (BBC2) The Holy Land and Us: Our untold stories A documentary presented by Rob Rinder and Sarah Agha, who explore the founding of the State of Israel in 1948 (1/2).

Thursday 9pm (C4) Nazanin A look at the experiences of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, and the campaign to bring her back from Iran.

 

RADIO: Sunday 8.10am (R4) Sunday Worship A service from Northern Ireland, reflecting on the line in the Lord’s Prayer “Give us this day our daily bread”.

3pm (R3) Choral Evensong A repeat of this week’s live service from Guildford Cathedral on International Women’s Day.

Monday 9.30pm (R3) Compline From Our Most Holy Redeemer, Clerkenwell, sung by the Gesualdo Six.

8.30pm (R4) Analysis How strong are the monarchy’s foundations, asks Edward Stourton (6/9).

Tuesday 12pm (R3) Composer of the Week: Purcell Donald Macleod explores Purcell’s sacred writing (2/5).

Wednesday 4pm (R3) Choral Even­­song From St Gabriel’s, Pimlico, sung by the Rodolfus Choir, recorded on 17 February.

8.45pm (R4) Lent Talks Dr Jennifer Wiseman, an astrophysicist, considers the words “on earth as it is in heaven”, as it relates to her life and work (3/6).

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