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Coming up in the week ahead on TV and on Radio

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13 January 2023

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HIGHLIGHT: Crossing Continents Daniel Gordon is in Sicily to meet those involved in a programme that takes children away from Mafia families to prevent their becoming mobsters (8/10). Monday 8.30pm, Radio 4

 

TELEVISION: Sunday 1.15pm (BBC1) Songs of Praise The Revd Kate Bottley is in Leicestershire to explore how faith can help with grief.

7pm (BBC1) His Dark Materials Mary makes a heartbreaking discovery (5/8).

8pm (BBC1) Call the Midwife Sister Veronica calls on a single mother, who reveals a terrible truth about her marriage (3/8).

Monday 10pm (BBC4) The US and the Holocaust As the Nazis invade the Soviet Union, the Holocaust begins in secret (2/3).

Tuesday 9pm (BBC2) India: The Modi question India’s government, led by Narendra Modi, has been criticised for its treatment of the country’s Muslim minority. This documentary examines these allegations (1/2).

 

RADIO: Sunday 8.10am (R4) Sunday Worship In advance of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, a service exploring shared traditions, with the Revd Dr Stephen Wigley, who chairs the Synod Cymru of the Methodist Church.

10.30am (World Service) Heart and Soul A look at the Korean missionaries who are driving the growth of Christianity in Nepal.

3pm (R3) Choral Evensong A repeat of this week’s service from St Matthew’s, Westminster, recorded on 7 January.

Wednesday 4pm (R3) Choral Evensong Live from Selwyn College, Cambridge.

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