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Coming up in the week ahead on TV and on Radio

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22 September 2023

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HIGHLIGHT: Mozart’s Requiem Opera and dance companies present a contemporary staging of Mozart’s choral work.

8pm Sunday, BBC4

 

TELEVISION: Sunday 10.30am (BBC1) Celebration Kitchen Live For Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism.

1.15pm (BBC1) Songs of Praise Katherine Jenkins and Pam Rhodes explore the sacred sound of the church organ and discover why many are at risk.

Tuesday 9pm (ITV1) The Real Crown: Inside the House of Windsor The story of the Royal Family over six decades, opening as Prince Charles prepares to be crowned Prince of Wales in 1969 (1/5).

 

RADIO: Friday 11.30am (World Service) Heart and Soul A former RC nun, Izabela Moscicka, talks of how she is setting up an aid centre to assist nuns, and former nuns, in Poland to leave their religious communities, particularly after reports of sexual abuse.

Sunday 8.10am (R4) Sunday Worship The Senior Chaplain in Norway, Canon Joanna Udal, leads a service from St Edmund’s, Oslo, exploring the ministry and mission of the diocese in Europe.

3pm (R3) Choral Evensong A repeat of this week’s live service from Llandaff Cathedral on the Eve of the Feast of St Matthew.

Monday 4.30pm (R4) Beyond Belief Aleem Maqbool examines the rise in the number of Pagans in the UK (7/8).

8.30pm (R4) Crossing Continents John Murphy investigates why friendly relations between Norway and Russia have stalled since the invasion of Ukraine (8/9).

Wednesday 4pm (R3) Choral Evensong From St John’s College, Cambridge, sung by members of the Rodolfus Foundation Choral Course. Recorded on 12 August.

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