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Coming up in the week ahead on TV and on Radio

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17 March 2023

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HIGHLIGHT: Heart and Soul The Latvian organist Iveta Apkalna dismisses the idea that the instrument is simply a vehicle for Christian worship, and looks at how it conveys celebration, grief, and joy.

Sunday 10.30am, World Service

 

TELEVISION: Sunday 1.15pm (BBC1) Songs of Praise Claire McCollum visits Londonderry to celebrate Mothering Sunday.

Monday 8pm (BBC2) Mastermind Among the specialist subjects is Renaissance popes.

Tuesday 9pm (BBC2) The Holy Land and Us: Our untold stories Rob Rinder and Sarah Agha conclude their investigation by exploring the founding of the State of Israel in 1948 (2/2).

 

RADIO: Sunday 8.10am (R4) Sunday Worship The Bishop of Guildford preaches from his cathedral on Mothering Sunday.

3pm (R3) Choral Evensong A repeat of this week’s live service from St Gabriel’s, Pimlico, sung by the Rodolfus Choir, recorded on 17 February.

Monday 9am (R4) Start the Week Adam Rutherford and guests discuss the history and future of humanism (11/12).

9.30pm (R3) Compline From Bolton Parish Church, sung by the HeartEdge Manchester Choral Scholars.

Wednesday 4pm (R3) Choral Even­­song Live from the Priory Church of St Bartholomew-the-Great, London, to mark the 900th anniversary of the foundation of the church and St Bart’s Hospital.

8.45pm (R4) Lent Talks Mike Haines, whose brother David was an aid worker beheaded by the IS, reflects on “forgive us as we forgive” (4/6).

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