Abolition Season
Faith programmes and content
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One broadcasts a Songs Of Praise Special presented by Diane Louise Jordan. Guests include Esther Stanford (UK Reparations) and the Archbishop of Canterbury. The music comes from Sir Willard White and the Adventist Vocal Ensemble.
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Set All Free, the National Service at Westminster Abbey which commemorates the bicentenary of the passing of the Act of Abolition of the Slave Trade, is broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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This service is being led by Set All Free, a division of Churches Together in England. For the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ live broadcast of this event the presenters are Kwame Kwei-Armah and George Alagiah.
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Radio 4's Sunday Programme and Sunday Worship, both from Liverpool, presented by Roger Bolton and others, look at the religious aspects of abolition.
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A day of special faith-based broadcasts titled Faith In Abolition feature live discussions, debates and worship from all 40 radio stations across the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ English Regions. Special guest Tony Benn discusses his family's personal history with the abolition movement.
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