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Coming up in the week ahead on TV and on radio

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09 August 2024

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HIGHLIGHT: Sunday Worship A service from Morningside United Church, Holy Corner, Edinburgh, to mark the 100th anniversary of Eric Liddell’s Olympic gold, on this last day of the Olympics.

Sunday 8.10am, Radio 4


TELEVISION: Saturday 7pm
(C4) WW2: Women on the frontline The stories of female pilots, spies, and journalists who were active during the Second World War (2/2).

Sunday 1.20pm (BBC2) Songs of Praise Canon Kate Bottley is in Didsbury, to explore what it means to be an inclusive Church. And, to mark 400 years since the birth of George Fox, a look at how the Quakers have championed inclusion since the 1650s.

7pm (BBC1) Olympics 2024: Closing ceremony The Stade de France is transformed into a gigantic concert hall to end the 16 days of competition.

11.20pm (C4) Ben-Hur The 2016 remake of the Hollywood epic.


RADIO: Friday 1.30pm
(World Service) Heart and Soul How AI technology is being used to help the bereaved.

Saturday 11am (R3) BBC Proms The organist Jonathan Scott plays Wagner, Bach, Chaminade, Grison, Ives, and Tchaikovsky, live from the Royal Albert Hall.

Sunday 1.30pm (R4) Inside the Riots Paul Kenyon reports from Liverpool, where far-right protesters clashed with police and anti-fascists at the weekend.

Tuesday 9pm (R4) Crossing Continents Alex Last travels to Arizona to find out why more and more families in the US are home schooling (4/8).

Wednesday 3pm (R3) Choral Evensong From Royal Holloway, University of London, on the eve of the Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, sung by members of the Rodolfus Choral Course. Recorded on 1 August.

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