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Coming up in the week ahead on TV and on radio

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22 November 2024

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HIGHLIGHT: A Time to Die The stories of five people who want the right to die at the time of their choice (repeat from 2023). Thursday 11pm, ITV1


TELEVISION:
Sunday 1.15pm (BBC1) Songs of Praise The senior heat of BBC Young Chorister of the Year.

Monday 9pm (Sky History) Holy Marvels with Dennis Quaid A new series in which the Hollywood actor investigates the stories of sacred and holy relics.

Tuesday 11pm (Sky Documentaries) Breath of Fire A look at the life of Katie Griggs, who reinvented herself as Guru Jagat, a spiritual leader, and promised followers prosperity, health, and fulfilment.

Wednesday 9pm (BBC2) Rage Against the Regime: Iran A documentary that relates the testimonies of eyewitnesses and survivors of the ruthless regime (1/2).


RADIO: Friday
1.30pm (World Service) Heart and Soul Fr Michel tells of the joys and pains of being an African missionary in Europe.

Sunday 8.10am (R4) Sunday Worship Choral matins for American Thanksgiving, from St Thomas’s, Fifth Avenue, New York.

3pm (R3) Choral Evensong A repeat of this week’s service live from Salisbury Cathedral.

9.30pm (R3) Compline From Pembroke College, Cambridge, for the Feast of Christ the King.

Tuesday 9pm (R4) Crossing Continents The diary of an Afghan woman, after the Taliban edict that women’s voices should not be heard beyond their houses (1/10).

Wednesday 3pm (R3) Choral Evensong From St Thomas’s, Fifth Avenue, New York, on the eve of Thanksgiving.

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