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Coming up in the week ahead on TV and on Radio

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21 April 2023

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HIGHLIGHT: Heart and Soul Professor Robert Beckford considers how and why the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel became involved in the slavery business in Barbados, and the consequences (1/2).

Friday 11.30am and 10.30pm, World Service

 

TELEVISION: Friday 9pm (BBC2) Pilgrimage: The Road through Portugal The group reaches Fatima (3/3).

Sunday 1.40pm (BBC2) Songs of Praise To celebrate St George’s Day, Laura Wright goes on a dragon hunt in London.

Monday 8pm (BBC1) Panorama: Will King Charles Change the Monarchy? Jane Corbin asks whether the new King will adapt the monarchy to suit modern times.

 

RADIO: Saturday 8pm (R4) Archive on 4: Tanni Grey-Thompson: Still not equal The paralympian looks at how attitudes to disabled people have changed over 50 years.

Sunday 8.10am (R4) Sunday Worship A memorial service from St Martin-in-the-Fields to mark the 30th anniversary of the murder of Stephen Lawrence. The preacher is Lord Sentamu, who advised the Inquiry.

3pm (R3) Choral Evensong A repeat of this week’s live service from St John the Baptist, Cirencester, sung by the choir of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.

Wednesday 4pm (R3) Choral Evensong Live from Merton College, Oxford.

4pm (R4) Thinking Allowed An examination of democracy (4/10).

8pm (R4) Bringing Up Britain A debate on parenting and gender identity (1/4).

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