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Rob Dunger: Burkas, Gospels & Kate Middleton's confirmed

Burkas, Gospels & Kate Middleton's confirmed

BBC Radio Suffolk - Rob Dunger, Burkas, Gospels & Kate Middleton's confirmed

Burka ban reaction, the Gospels are brought to life and Kate Middleton's confirmation.

This week's programme has a very creative theme running through it, with Rob also exploring some of the big moral debates hitting the headlines as well.

As a ban on the veil is issued in France, Rob hear the reaction from Paris and from one of Suffolk's Muslim groups.

It's the final week of lean living for Lent for Woolpit and Drinkstone Rector Ruth Farrell.

She has been trying to live on the equivalent of Job Seeker's allowance.

Rob's been at the Police Dog trials at Ipswich's Trinity Park and he hears from George Dillon who's one man show, The Gospel of Matthew, is coming to the Theatre Royal in Bury St Edmunds on Tuesday 19th and the Quay Theatre in Sudbury on Thursday, 21st.

The Chamber Choir of St Mary-le-Tower church in Ipswich has brought together some very distinguished singers and musicians for its 10th anniversary concert on Good Friday.  

They are performing Bach's St John Passion with a fully professional, baroque orchestra on 22nd April at 7.45pm at St Mary-le-Tower Church in Tower Street.

Canon Charles Jenkin joined Rob to talk through the Sunday papers and said " Rachmaninov's Vespers last November was truly top class and I am sure this will be too."

Staying with enlightening music and Rob is joined by some of the New Voices and friends.

They are perform the World Premiere 'Agnus Dei' by local composer Jon Phipps in addition to settings of 'Agnus Dei' by Howard Goodall and Malcolm Archer.

That's at St. Matthews church, Ipswich 7pm, 17 April 2011.

If that's not enough, Rob talks staying afloat through tough times with The Seagull Theatre in Lowestoft, catches up with one of Suffolk's marathon runners and hears from Canon Ann Easter, the Chaplain to the Queen, on Kate Middleton's decision to be confirmed into the Church of England.

It's reported she took the decision after talking to the Bishop who is preparing her for her wedding . 

William would become Supreme Governor of the Church of England on becoming King, but Kate is stressing this a personal expression of her Christian belief.

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