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Coming up this week on TV and radio

27 April 2018

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HIGHLIGHT: FutureProofing: Faith Timandra Harkness and Leo Johnson journey from the Middle East to Silicon Valley, to find out how technology is disrupting beliefs and practices.

8pm Wednesday Radio 4

TELEVISION: Friday 8pm (C5) Britain’s Great Cathedrals with Tony Robinson A look at the history of Durham Cathedral (4/6).

Sunday 4.15pm (BBC1) Songs of Praise Aled Jones presents the semi-final of the Young Choir of the Year contest.

8pm (BBC4) Mountain A documentary exploring how the human desire to climb mountains has grown over the past 300 years.

Tuesday 8pm (Nat Geographic) One Strange Rock Our planet is vulnerable. Could we ever survive elsewhere? An astronaut looks at forming a colony on another planet.

Thursday and Friday 9pm (BBC2) Syria: The world’s war Lyse Doucet examines the story of the civil war in Syria (1-2/2).

RADIO: Saturday 8pm (R4) Archive on 4: Britain and Biafra: 50 years on Afua Hirsch explores the legacy of the Nigerian-Biafran war.

Sunday 6.05am (R4) Something Understood Jahnavi Harrison celebrates the women who choose to dedicate their lives to God.

8.10am (R4) Sunday Worship A service live from Lancing College, West Sussex, in its 150th year.

3pm (R3) Choral Evensong A repeat of last week’s service from Guildford Cathedral for the feast of St Mark the Evangelist.

Monday 4.30pm (R4) Beyond Belief Ernie Rea and guests, including Ann Widdecombe, discuss religion and the unmarried woman (5/7).

Wednesday 3.30pm (R3) Choral Evensong Live from St John’s College, Cambridge.

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