Your Week's Religious Viewing and Listening
Religious Broadcasting Bulletin, 3rd – 9th May 2008
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Sunday 4th May
Bells on Sunday. From Great St Mary’s in Cambridge. 5.43am R4
Something Understood. Mark Tully explores the difference between changing and adapting, and asks how we can strike a creative balance staying true to our essential nature and adapting to new needs and circumstances. 6.05am R4
Roger Royle Says Good Morning Sunday. Guests include jazz singer and Big Band Special Presenter Clare Teal, and Rabbi Pete Tobias. 7am R2
Sunday. Religious and ethical headlines, presented by Edward Stourton. 7.10am R4
Sunday Worship. Canon Stephen Cherry and the Revd Peter Sinclair reflect on the ways in which worship of God informs and shapes the daily lives of Christians. 8.10am R4
Sunday Life. Should organ donation be a moral obligation? Discussion hosted by Louise Minchin and Colin Jackson. 10am BBC1
Film: I Love You, I Love You . Drama: A Holocaust survivor becomes a shoulder to cry on when her teenage granddaughter becomes the victim of anti-Jewish bullying at school. 11.50am Ch5
The Early Music Show. Catherine Bott presents a programme of music associated with Ascension Day. 1pm R3
Choral Evensong. From Durham Cathedral. 4pm R3
Songs of Praise. Aled Jones takes a look around Liverpool, Claire Sweeney sings When You Believe, and 2000 are in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King. 5.35pm BBC1
The Choir. Aled Jones introduces music written in honour of Mary, Mother of Jesus. 6.30pm R3
The Birth of Israel. The state of Israel was created 60 years ago. This far-reaching documentary details the aftermath of the Israeli War of Independence against the Palestinian authorities continues to colour relations between Arabs and Israeli Jews and analyses its implications for the Middle East peace process. 7pm BBC2
Sunday Half-Hour. Brian D’Arcy celebrates the Ascension with hymns sung by Giffnock South Parish Church. 8.30pm R2
The Sermon on the Mound. Twenty years ago, Margaret Thatcher made a speech to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland on the Mound in Edinburgh. Ian Macwhirter tries to make sense of the controversial gaffe made during this speech where she tried to use religion to justify Thatcherism. 10.45pm R4
Something Understood (rpt). 11.30pm R4
Cathedral (rpt) (6/8). England’s oldest place of learning - the King’s School in Cambridge. 12.55am ITV1
Monday 5th May
Daily Service. Led by John Forrest. 9.45am R4 (LW, DAB each day)
British Jews and the Dream of Zionism (2/2). Jews explain to Jonathan Freeland what Israel means to them 8pm R4
Am I Normal? (3/4) Sign Zone.Attitudes towards religion and the supernatural 12.20am BBC1
Tuesday 6th May
Daily Service. Led by Revd Sharon Grenham-Toze. 9.45am R4 (LW, DAB each day)
Film: The Bells of St Mary’s. Priest Father O’Malley is called to help in a run-down school, but immediately finds himself at odds with the teaching methods favoured by Sister Benedict. 12.30pm Ch4
Jesus Camp. Documentary following the work of an evangelical group in America that is seeking to indoctrinate children into becoming fundamentalist Christians. 11.05pm Ch4
Ch4 Education: Animated Bible Stories. 4am Ch4
Ch4 Education: Stop Look Listen: Animated Bible Stories. 4.40am Ch4
Wednesday 7th May
Daily Service. Led by Mgr Tony Rogers. 9.45am R4 (LW, DAB each day)
The Sermon on the Mound (rpt). 8.45pm R4
An Island Parish (rpt). Part of sign zone (9/12). The Holiday season ends. 2.25am BBC1
Thursday 8th May
Daily Service. Led by Revd Stephen Shipley.9.45am R4 (LW, DAB each day)
Friday 9th May
Act of Worship. Led by Revd Roy Jenkins in Cardiff. 9.45am R4 (LW)
| Thought for the Day 7.48am R4 | |
| Speakers for the week. | |
| Saturday | Catherine Pepinster |
| Monday | Revd Dr Giles Fraser |
| Tuesday | John Bell |
| Wednesday | Revd Roy Jenkins |
| Thursday | Elaine Storkey |
| Friday | Rt Revd Richard Harries of Pentergarth |
| Pause for Thought R2 |
Published Speakers for the Week include: |
Prayer for the Day 5.43am R4
Speaker for the week. With Andrew Graystone. (Mon - Sat)
Christian broadcasting organisations
Premier Radio
(1305, 1332, 1413 MW, Freeview 725, Sky Digital 0123, Virgin Media 968, and DAB) http://www.premier.org.uk/engine.cfm?i=662
Premier.tv
On-demand online Christian TV. www.premier.tv
United Christian Broadcasters (UCB)
UCB UK (Digital Satellite Ch0125, and DAB in certain areas), UCB Inspirational (Digital Satellite Ch0136, and DAB in certain areas), UCB Talk (Digital Satellite Ch0135, UCB Bible (Digital Satellite Ch0135), The Word (online).
All channels online at www.ucb.co.uk UCB TV
Digital Satellite Ch766
http://www.ucb.co.uk/index.cfm?sectionid=6
God TV and God Europe
SKY Digital channels 760 and 761 http://uk.god.tv/
For a full list of Christian Digital Satellite Channels click here
Radio & TV links