Your week's religious broadcasting

[Owen Spencer-Thomas]

Your week's religious broadcasting
Broadcasting Bulletin
Week commencing 26 November – 2 December 2005

Saturday 26 November

Preacher to Be      1 of 2.   The remarkable journeys of people training to
be preachers in the religions of Hinduism, Islam and Christianity.
Following the moment they commit to their vocation, their bid to find a
spiritual pathway and the time they step out as leaders of their faiths.
6.45pm Ch4   (repeated 2.15am Thursday morning)

Last Temptation of Christ  The controversial film by Martin Scorsese
1.05am  FilmFour


Sunday 27 November

Stranger in the Manger? 1/5   Live worship for Advent introduced by Graham
Kendrick.    Today’s service is from Clifton Cathedral, Bristol
10am BBC1

St Cecilia  2/2  Finishing this look at the British fascination with this
patron saint of music   3.30pm  R3

A Service for Advent with Carols   from the chapel of St John’s College,
Cambridge   6.30pm  R3

Songs of Praise marks Advent Sunday with a visit to Rosslyn Chapel, which
has seen a huge increase in visitors since featuring in The Da Vinci Code.
5.10pm BBC1


Monday 28 November

Blue Peter  lights the first candle on the Advent crown  5pm BBC1

Priest Idol   3/3  It’s crunch time.  Can the vicar appeal to a wider
audience without isolating the existing congregation?   8pm Ch4 (Priest Idol
episode 1 and 2 are shown at 3.20am on Friday morning and 3.55 on Saturday
morning.  Ch4


Tuesday 29 November

The Da Vinci Code Myth: Revealed  An attempt to separate fact from fiction
in Dan Brown’s best-selling novel.   8pm Ch5


Wednesday 30 November

The Archbishop for York  Shown live from York Minster in a service led by
the Dean of York.   11.15am BBC2

Choral Evensong  from Wells Cathedral    4pm R3


Thursday 1 December

Advent 2005   The first of 24 five minute musical pieces presented daily for
Advent.   A hymn from Songs of Praise, children’s choirs, classical music –
all feature in this short daily feature.   7.55pm BBC4






..
Thought for the Day
Speakers for the week:


Saturday         Rev Dr Giles Fraser
Monday          Canon David Winter
Tuesday         Rt Revd Tom Butler
Wednesday   Indarjit Singh
Thursday        Anne Atkins
Friday             Rev Dr Alan Billings

Pause for Thought
Speakers for the week:


Saturday        6.15am Rev Alan Sleith
Monday          6.15am  : Graeme Fife  (Mon – Fri)
                        9.15am  Fr Brian D’Arcy
                        Overnights throughout the week: Ged Clapson

Tuesday        9.15am Nagaraja
Wednesday   9.15am Major Charles King
Thursday       9.15am Rev Ruth Scott
Friday            9.15am  Roger Royle

Prayer for the Day
Speaker all week:  Rev Ian Mackenzie

Plus:
Moral Maze  Wednesday R4 repeated Saturday


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