Your week's religious broadcasting

[Owen Spencer-Thomas]

Your week's religious broadcasting
Bulletin for Saturday 4th – Friday 10th February 2006

Saturday 4 February

Hidden Treasures   the last in this early morning series highlights another
church – Sinclair Seamen’s church in Belfast.  Close by the M3 flyover is a
beautiful Victorian church with a thoroughly nautical interior.   Introduced
by Lucinda Lambton   5.45am R4


Sunday 5 February

Bells on Sunday  This short, weekly slot comes today from St Mary’s Church,
Shalford, Surrey.  5.43am R4

Something Understood  Mark Tully is the regular presenter of this programme
which reflects on a theme through music and poetry.    6.05am  R4  Repeated
at 11.30pm.

Aled Jones – Good Morning Sunday    today’s guest is singer Kiki Dee.  7am
R2

Sunday Worship  from St John’s-Renfield Church in Glasgow.  8.10am  R4

The Heaven and Earth Show  This weekly magazine is hosted by Kate Gerbeau
and Max Flint.  One of today’s guests Moazzam Begg, the ex-Guantanamo Bay
captive, who talks about faith and freedom.  10am BBC 1

Divine Designs   this repeated series begins with a look at the religious
art of Winchester cathedral.  12.30 Ch5

The Early Music Show  Motets by Wert and Gesualdo’s Tenebrae Responsories
for Holy Saturday performed by the BBC Singers and recorded at St George’s
Church, Belfast.  1pm R3

Songs of Praise  meets unsung heroes nominated by BBC viewers and listeners.
5.15pm BBC1

The Choir  this week Aled Jones meets Westminster Abbey organist James O’
Donnell and historian Roy Strong to look at the rich tradition of choral
music written for royal ceremonies.  There is a perspective on the last
coronation from two former Abbey choristers and a conversation with the
Master of the Queen’s Music.  6.30pm R3

Sunday Half Hour  Roger Royle explores the many ways in which people serve
others.   8.30pm R2


Monday 6 February

Beyond Belief  Ernie Rea and his guests explore what makes an authentic
religion.  4.30pm R4


Tuesday 7 February

Who Killed Christianity?  5/5  In the last of the series, Pope John II
stands accused of distorting or betraying the Christian faith.  9.30am R4

Composer of the Week  Haydn is the star all this week, and today’s programme
highlights his time as Master of the Chapel at the Esterhazy court.


Wednesday 8 February

Choral Evensong  this act of worship is live from St Paul’s Cathedral   4pm
R3

A Seaside Parish  6/10   The Cathedral choir’s opening fund-raising concert
is not a success – but later, after we’ve seen the choristers at Polwhele
School, money does start to come in. In Boscastle, work at last starts
re-building the famous Harbour Light shop, and a new gig-racing club is
formed. At St. Enoder, we see Pat Robson fund-raising for her White Cross
mission for Romanian orphans – then she goes to Penzanze Magistrates Court
for a speeding offence, but miraculously she escapes a driving ban.  7pm
BBC2

A Passion for Churches    St Mary’s Orchardleigh.  Has the church become the
ultimate wedding accessory or is the marriage service bringing people back
to God?  The beautiful church at Orchardleigh in Somerset has become a
favourite spot for couples tying the knot but a new vicar is determined to
reduce the number.   The series takes a break and returns on 1st March.
7.30pm BBC2

The Moral Maze   3/10  A new series of these live debates is underway.
Melanie Phillips, Ian Hargreaves, Michael Portillo and Steven Rose cross
examine expert witnesses on the moral issues behind the week’s news.     8pm
R4  repeated on Saturdays at 10.15pm


Thursday 9 February

A treat for insomniacs:
Opus Dei and the Da Vinci Code  an early-early morning repeat for this
programme which asks if Dan Brown’s bestseller provides an accurate picture
of the secretive Catholic organization.  1.25am Ch4

The Real Patron Saints  An examination of the myths and contradictions
surrounding the saints of Gt Britain and Ireland  (repeat) 2.25am Ch4

Jewish Law  1/3  a portrait of Manchester’s Orthodox Jewish community.
(repeat) 4.25am Ch4  continues  on Friday 3.20am and Saturday  3am.


Friday 10 February

Judge John Deed   Something happens in church in this episode.  The cast
list includes a “Reverend Fox” and the story line has the judge “desperate”
to stop Jo Mills’ wedding.  8.30pm BBC1


Plus:
The Daily Service:  This  live 15-minute service which has been broadcast
each weekday since 1928 is the longest running radio programme in
broadcasting history.    9.45am R4LW Monday - Friday

Thought for the Day  7.48am R4
Speaker for the week:
Saturday -  Brian Draper
Monday -    Canon David Winter
Tuesday -    Elaine Storkey
Wednesday  Martin Palmer
Thursday     John Bell
Friday -        The Chief Rabbi, Dr Jonathan Sacks

Pause for Thought
Speakers for the week:
Saturday:    6.15am  Rev Robert Atkins
Monday      6.15  Rani Singh                     9.15am  Rabbi Pete Tobias
Tuesday      6.15  Bp Nigel McCulloch     9.15am Indarjit Singh
Wednesday 6.15  Lalitavira                      9.15 Faris Badawi
Thurs          6.15  Nick Baines                   9.15  Krishna Dharma
Fri               6.15  Shah Hussein                9.15   Rev Chris Morley
There are also night-time broadcasts as 1.30am and 3.30am,
This week’s contributors:  Rabbi Mordechai Wollenberg, Andrew Graystone and
Rev Peter Baker

Prayer for the Day
Speaker for the week:
Father John Fitzsimmons


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