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Coming up in the week ahead on TV and on Radio

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15 September 2023

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HIGHLIGHT: World Questions A debate from Tbilisi, Georgia, where politicians and academics take questions from the public on subjects such as the EU, relations with Russia, and freedom and democracy.

10.05am Wednesday, World Service

TELEVISION: Sunday 1.15pm (BBC1) Songs of Praise Canon Kate Bottley celebrates the 50th anniversary of Greenbelt, and Trustee Chine McDonald talks of the festival’s inclusive ethos.

 

RADIO: Friday 11.30am (World Service) Heart and Soul The lead interrogator at Guantanamo Bay, Dr Jennifer Bryson, tells how her faith affected her work.

Sunday 8.10am (R4) Sunday Worship The Chaplain to the Archbishop of Wales, the Revd James Tout, leads a service in which members of the National Youth Choir of Wales explore the potential in the sung and spoken voice.

3pm (R3) Choral Evensong A repeat of this week’s service from St Eustachius’s, Tavistock, in Devon, for the Eve of Holy Cross Day.

Monday 4.30pm (R4) Beyond Belief Aleem Maqbool speaks with Michael Emmett about how he found faith in prison (6/8).

Tuesday 9.30am (World Service) Cricket and the Maidens How single women cricketers in India are challenging the expectations of marriage.

11.30am (R4) Three Faces of W. H. Auden Lord Williams is one of the guests discussing the poet’s religion and faith. (2/3).

Wednesday 4pm (R3) Choral Evensong Live from Llandaff Cathedral on the Eve of the feast of St Matthew.

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