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Sunday: Helen Taylor-Thompson; new Farsi service

03/03/2019

Helen Taylor-Thompson; new Farsi service

BBC Radio 4 - Sunday, Helen Taylor-Thompson; new Farsi service

Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, with Emily Buchanan

Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by Emily Buchanan

94 year old Helen Taylor-Thompson talks to Emily Buchanan ahead of International Women's Day.  She was a member of Churchill’s ‘Secret Army’ during World War 2 and went on to found Europe’s first AIDS hospice in the 1980's.  She talks to Emily about how her Christian faith has helped her through. 

A new service in Farsi is launched at Wakefield Cathedral to cater for a growing number of Iranians who have become Christians in the last 5 years.

Andrew West in Sydney reports on Cardinal Pell's challenge of his child abuse conviction and one survivor of abuse by a teacher in a Catholic School in Lancashire criticises the Catholic Church in England and Wales over its attitude towards survivors. Christopher Pearson, Chair of the National Catholic Safeguarding Commission responds.

Producer:
Carmel Lonergan
Louise Clarke- Rowbotham

Editor:
Amanda Hancox

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

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