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Sunday: Coronation Order of Service, Sudan Archbishop, God & Government report

30/04/2023

Coronation Order of Service, Sudan Archbishop, God & Government report

BBC Radio 4 - Sunday, Coronation Order of Service, Sudan Archbishop, God & Government report

Coronation details released, Sudan Archbishop, and the 'Does Government do God?' report.

Emily looks ahead to the Coronation with exclusive access to the Dean at Westminster Abbey, and hears about the prayers and music of the service next week.

The Primate of the Episcopal Church, Archbishop of Sudan, Ezekiel Kondo talks to Emily while barricaded into a church building for safety with 15 others.  They are some of the millions who are trapped in the capital Khartoum where there are shortages of food, fuel and water. Gunfire is heard raging in the distance despite the ceasefire. 

The President of Tibet tells us that the Dalai Lama's recent interaction with a young boy, where he asked him to 'suck his tongue', was misinterpreted. A video filmed at an event at the Dalai Lama's temple in Dharamshala in India in February, also showed the Buddhist leader kissing the boy on the lips. But Penpa Tsering, the Sikyong or President of Tibet, told Emily that while the Dalai Lama has apologised, he was actually asking the boy if he wanted to ‘eat his tongue’, a traditional expression in Tibet which means ‘I have nothing left to give you’. 

A sweeping review of the government’s relationship with religion was released last week.  It is called 'Does Government Do God?' It took 4 years to complete after a call for evidence that had over 21,000 responses from faith leaders, civil society champions and the public.  Hear from its author Colin Bloom, the government's faith engagement advisor.

Emily gets exclusive access to the Dean of Westminster and access to the Abbey where preparations are taking place for next week's Coronation. 

Details of the Order of Service have finally been released.  Reporter Harry Farley has the latest.

Former choirmaster of the Chapel Royal, Andrew Gant, takes you on an atmospheric journey through 350 years of Coronation music.

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