Your week's religious broadcasting

[Owen Spencer-Thomas]

Your week's religious broadcasting
BROADCASTING BULLETIN
12 – 18 November 2005

Saturday 12 November


The Royal Legion Festival of Remembrance  This annual event at the Albert
Hall includes a short religious service conducted by the Bishop of
Manchester  8.30pm R2  and  9.30pm BBC1

Classic Serial: Father and Son  repeat of last week’s first episode.
9pm R4      Continues on Sunday 3pm R4


Sunday 13 November

Remembrance Sunday: The Cenotaph   Live coverage from Whitehall as the Queen
leads the nation in remembering those who have died in action.  The
religious service is led by the Bishop of London   10.15am BBC1 and  10.30am
R4

The History of British Sculpture  Why religious art was destroyed during the
Reformation    12.30pm Ch5

The Early Music Show: Made in Britain: Made in Exeter   Catherine Bott
visits Exeter to explore the musical and literary history of the cathedral.
1pm R3

Padre Skinner’s War    Captain Leslie Skinner was a chaplain in the Second
World War.  Here extracts from his diary are read by his daughter and two
serving chaplains, and are interwoven with the memories of three of his
comrades.   1.30pm R4

Parish in the Sun   3/8  This series continues with a Majorcan wedding.
3.15pm ITV1

Koran and Country: How Islam Got Political    repeated from last Thursday.
9pm R4


Monday 14 November

Jonathan Miller’s Brief History of Disbelief  3/3  The Final Hour
7pm BBC2

Women of the Lodge  A repeat of this programme in which women reveal their
great passion for Freemasonry.  8pm R4

Priest Idol    A new series following everyday life at St Mary Magdalene in
Lundwood, near Barnsley, a church facing closure due to poor attendance.
Cameras follow the new American priest as he attempts to turn around the
fortunes of this parish.   1/3  8pm C4


Tuesday 15 November

Long View  Presenter Jonathan Freedland and guests go in search of the past
behind the present, and this week they are expected to look at the issues
surrounding homosexuality and the Church through the story of Abbot Aelrid
of Rievaulx Abbey.  9am R4


Wednesday 16 November

Choral Evensong   from Lincoln    4pm R3


Thursday 17 November

Koran and Country: Biography of a Bomber    What turns a British-born Muslim
into a suicide bomber?   8pm R4


Friday 18 November

Koran and Country: Radio Ramadan For British Muslims an increasingly
important part of Ramadan is the ability to tune in to local religious radio
stations.  Mark Whitaker met some of the radio staff within the 36 Radio
Ramadans around the country. 11am R4



Thought for the Day
Speakers for the week:
Saturday -      Rev Dr Giles Fraser
Monday -        Canon David Winter
Tuesday -       John Bell
Wed. -             Rabbi Lionel Blue
Thursday -      Rosemary Lain-Priestley
Friday -           Rt Revd Bishop Harries



Pause for Thought
Speakers for the week:
Saturday        6.15am Rev Alan Sleith
Monday -        6.15am  : Bhupinder Singh  (Mon – Fri)
                        9.15am  Fr Brian D’Arcy
                        Overnights throughout the week: Alison Murdoch

Tuesday -                   9.15am Nagaraja
Wednesday               9.15am Major Charles King
Thursday                   9.15am Oliver McTernan
Friday                        9.15am  Roger Royle

Prayer for the Day
Speaker all week:     Rev Dr Brian Haymes

Plus:
Moral Maze  Wednesday R4 repeated Saturday


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