This page previews upcoming TV and Radio Programmes, mostly in Ireland and the UK.

This is for information purposes only and does not imply recommendation unless clearly stated otherwise.

Some of the material is available live or for catchup/download/podcast/streaming from the websites/apps of the relevant broadcaster.

Note: All times and dates are accurate at time of posting, but broadcasters can make changes so it's a good idea to double check in the daily papers/teletext etc. Watch also for regional variations, especially on BBC. The Irish channels, and EWTN can be watched online and through their various apps. EWTN is also available on most satellite services.

(RTE Fri)

Film: Fiddler on the Roof
BBC 4 Holy Thurs 17 April 1.30 pm
(1971) In pre-revolutionary Russia, a poor Jewish peasant must contend with marrying off his three daughters while anti-Semitic sentiment threatens his home.

New! CHORAL MEDITATIONS ON THE EUCHARIST
EWTN Holy Thurs 17 April 10:30 PM
Join the Basilica Choir in a Choral Prelude to the Solemn Mass of the Lord’s Supper, live from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Holy Thursday.

Film: King of Kings
BBC 2 Good Fri 18 April 8.15 am
(1961) This biblical epic concentrates on three main elements of the New Testament story - the life of Christ, the tensions between Herod's court and the Roman administration culminating in the execution of John the Baptist and, finally the story of Barabbas.

Film: The Robe
BBC Two Good Fri 18 April 10.50 am
(1953) A Roman centurion in charge of the crucifixion of Christ is profoundly affected by the experience and converts to Christianity.

Gareth Malone’s Messiah
BBC One Good Fri 18 April 10.45 am
Gareth Malone selects and trains eight amateur singers for the biggest performance of their lives, taking on Handel’s Messiah alongside world-class singers and musicians in Cardiff.

Give Up Yer Aul Sins
RTE One Good Fri 18 April 2.50 pm
The Death of Jesus: Children retell, in their own imaginative way, the story of when Jesus is brought before Pontius Pilate and his crucifixion on the hill of Calvary.

Gareth Malone’s Mesiah
BBC One Easter Sunday 20 April 11.15 am
Gareth Malone selects and trains eight amateur singers for the biggest performance of their lives, taking on Handel’s Messiah alongside world-class singers and musicians in Cardiff.

Songs of Praise
BBC One Easter Sun 20 April 1.15 pm
Aled Jones celebrates Easter Sunday at St George's Roman Catholic Cathedral in London and marks the rare event of the eastern and western churches observing Easter on the same day.

The Priests - Don't Give Up the Day Job
RTE One Easter Sunday 6:30 pm               
Excellent programme - Fathers Martin and Eugene O’Hagan and Father David Delargy, and the record executives who signed them reveal the story of how ‘The Priests’ were discovered and catapulted to fame.

GREAT BOOKS EVERY CATHOLIC SHOULD KNOW
EWTN Easter Sunday 20 April (night) 2 am, also Wed 23 April 7 am
SENSE & NONSENSE: Delve deeper into the truth found in history's most amazing stories. Today, it’s Jonathan Swift's “Gulliver’s Travels,” Jane Austen's “Sense and Sensibility” and “Pride and Prejudice” and Mary Shelley's “Frankenstein.”

SAVING SAN MIGUEL MISSION: A MUSICAL JOURNEY OF FAITH
EWTN Mon 21 April 6 am
Southwestern guitar music permeates this account of the history and culture surrounding the San Miguel Mission in Santa Fe. Built in 1610, it’s considered the oldest church in the continental United States.

THE QUEST FOR SHAKESPEARE
EWTN Mon 21 April 10.30 pm
LIVING WITH OUTLAWS: Popular biographer Joseph Pearce continues his quest for the real Shakespeare with a look at the constant threat of persecution the Shakespeare family faced because of its Catholicism.

Film:  BEN-HUR
Film 4 Thurs 24 April 6:40 pm
(2016) Director Timur Bekmambetov adds his to the cinematic adaptations of General Lew Wallace's 1880 novel Ben-Hur.

Film: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
Film 4 Fri 24 April 2.50 pm
(1956) Cecil B DeMille's Biblical epic stars Charlton Heston as Moses, leading his people out of Egypt to the Promised Land and collecting the Ten Commandments along the way.