[Ely Announce] Your Week's Religious Viewing and Listening

[Owen Spencer-Thomas]

Your Week's Religious Viewing and Listening

BROADCASTING BULLETIN

Saturday 13 August – Friday 19 August



Saturday 13 August

The Quality of Mercy   Focusing on the Kyrie Eleison used in almost every
Christian church, the programme looks at this prayer’s long history, from
its biblical roots to the great masses composed by Mozart, Bach and Haydn.
3.30pm R4


Sunday 14 August

Divine Designs   Today’s programme in this oft-repeated series contrasts the
lavish chapel at Kings College Cambridge with the post-Reformation churches.
12.30  Ch5

Essentials of Faith tonight looks at Christianity.  12.40 (Monday) ITV1


Monday 15 August

Late Junction  Verity Sharp with music for the Virgin Mary.  10.15pm R3


Tuesday 16 August

Radio Rage: Holy Cow  In this repeat programme, Lucy Ash visits Radio Maryja
in Poland.  To its supporters the station upholds patriotic values and
Catholic virtue.  To its critics it is an unholy mix of xenophobia, anti
Semitism and danger populism. 9.30am R4


Wednesday 17 August

Choral Evensong this week comes from St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral,
Edinburgh.  4pm R3

Thinking Allowed  Laurie Taylor visits Belfast to discover why Protestant
marching bands have flourished since the Good Friday agreement.  4pm R4

The Europe of the Mind:  Founded on Faith  Christianity has remained a
potent force shaping ideas of European unity, and the first programme  in
this 3 part series considers how religion has moulded the way Europeans
think about their continent.  9.15pm R3

Naked Us    The third in this 3-part series looks at a miserable religious
studies teacher who is convinced that the key to his salvation is to become
a rock star and has 6 months to achieve his aim.  11.25pm  BBC1

Plus current series:
Beyond Belief        4.30pm  Monday  R4
Devout Sceptics     9am Thursday    R4


A reminder that this bulletin does not include the continuous programming
like Prayer for the Day, Thought for the Day, Daily Service, Songs of Praise
which appear on radio and television through every week of the year.



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