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items: The Radio Times Easter issue is available now!
items: Best TV and films to watch on Easter Saturday - what to watch this weekend
items: The 20 best Easter movies to watch and stream - top films for kids
items: Best TV and films to watch on Easter Monday
items: The best TV and movie Easter eggs: Marvel, Star Wars, Black Mirror, Doctor Who and more
items: How to watch Easter Sunday Mass and services online - Pope Francis live today
items: The best Doctor Who TV Easter Eggs to enjoy this Easter
items: What's on TV this Easter? Best shows to watch on Easter Sunday 2018
items: BBC’s religion editor Martin Bashir: Why Christianity is still relevant this Easter
items: What's on TV this Easter? Best shows to watch on Saturday 31 March 2018
items: What's on TV this Easter? Best shows to watch on Good Friday
items: Martin Freeman to present BBC radio show this Easter
items: What's on TV this Easter? Discover the best bank holiday TV and radio in this week's Radio Times
items: Morgan Freeman to present new BBC Radio 2 documentary on Easter Monday

The Radio Times Easter issue is available now!
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date: 2023-04-03T09:00:28.000Z
subject: TV
subject: Easter
description: Pick up a copy of our Easter issue for a complete entertainment guide to the bank holiday weekend.
encoded: The Radio Times Easter issue is on sale now! This year's special issue contains 40 of the best TV shows you can watch and stream over the long bank holiday weekend and a new daily radio guide. Our festively floral cover illustration was designed exclusively for Radio Times by Charlotte Day. You can watch the cover spring to life in the video below! The Easter issue features full TV listings and expert guidance on the latest unmissable TV, streaming, radio, film and podcast recommendations, plus interviews and features with: Ken Bruce on not being given the credit he deserved at the BBC, his disappointment with the way they treated him, and hoping his audience follows him to Greatest Hits Radio Paul O'Grady's radio producer and friend Malcolm Prince pays tribute to his life and impact and recalls their last hours together Sara Pascoe chats about her nerves going on Mock the Week, being part of a "gentler generation" of comedians and how struggling with fertility impacted her comedy Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell discusses the parallels between one of his favourite films, Groundhog Day, and churchgoing, and the lessons we can learn from the film Share your photos of your Radio Times Easter issue with us on social media using #RadioTimesEaster and we'll re-post our favourites! HOW TO BUY IN STORES & ONLINE: As well as in-store at supermarkets and newsagents, you can pick up your Radio Times Easter issue online with your favourite retailers: Asda, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. DIGITAL EDITION: You can also download our digital edition and get instant access on your chosen device, click here to buy yours.

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Best TV and films to watch on Easter Saturday - what to watch this weekend
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date: 2021-04-03T05:00:00.000Z
creator: Daniel Furn
subject: TV
subject: What to Watch
subject: Easter
description: Snuggle on the sofa with some chocolate eggs for these TV treats.
encoded: An Easter weekend requires at least a few films and quality TV - luckily we've sifted through the TV guide to bring you the very best Easter Saturday has to offer. So from the conclusion of Saturday Night Takeaway to blockbuster movie premieres to a few classic repeats, there's something for everyone this long weekend. Let's start with some top picks. What's on ITV on Easter Saturday? Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway at 8pm After a series featuring a chart-topping sea shanty, the long-awaited return of Chums, and no live audience whatsoever, Ant and Dec are capping off their ever-popular variety show with an Easter extravaganza. Mo Farah will be following Ant and Dec's orders in the popular Get Out Me Ear! segment, while Mo Gilligan will be the guest announcer introducing the conclusions to Double Trouble and Ant vs. Dec. Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow at 8:35pm Alan Carr's retro gameshow mashup returns for another series, kicking things off with a celebrity special of Play Your Cards Right. Harry and Sandra Redknapp and Martin and Shirlie Kemp are the two couples guessing higher or lower to win a jackpot for charity in an episode that would fit just as well in the Easter weekend schedules in the 1980s. What's on BBC One on Easter Saturday? Keeping Faith at 9pm The third series of the breakout Welsh hit Keeping Faith continues, with Torchwood's Eve Myles as the small-town lawyer whose life goes into limbo following the disappearance of her husband. In this second episode, Faith is thrown by the reappearance of the mysterious Rose after 25 years - can she stay focused on the case of teenage cancer patient Osian? Casualty at 8:20pm It's a big episode for Connie this week, with actress Amanda Mealing confirmed to be taking an extended break after this episode. Connie's daughter Grace is right in the thick of it this week after she makes a mistake while trying to save Ollie's life - could Connie's furious reaction divide mother and daughter forever? Pointless Celebritie…

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The 20 best Easter movies to watch and stream - top films for kids
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date: 2021-04-01T09:11:17.000Z
creator: Daniel Furn
subject: Movies
subject: News
subject: What-to Watch
subject: Easter
subject: On demand
description: Animated bunnies, religious epics and classic musicals – there's no need to hunt for these eggcellent films
encoded: For the second year in a row, we're spending Easter in lockdown, and although restrictions have eased somewhat in England, we're still spending more time indoors than might usually be the case. With that in mind, you might be looking for ways to keep the kids occupied over Easter weekend. Luckily there's a wealth of family films that are readily available to stream, many of which are relevant to Easter. So whether you fancy some animated fun with Wallace and Gromit, or a classic musical starring Judy Garland and Fred Astaire, you can check our list of all the best family movies to watch over Easter below. Many of the best Easter movies for the whole family are, of course, Disney films and you sign up to Disney Plus for just £79.90 a year for a full year’s subscription (or £7.99 a month). You will be able to enjoy various Pixar and Marvel films, and so much more. Watch some of last year’s best movies like Rocketman and Toy Story 4 on NOW TV (ad) Peter Rabbit Every good Easter film needs a rabbit, and few come more famous than Peter Rabbit himself. This 2018 update of Beatrix Potter's classic tale sees James Corden voice the titular bunny (now computer-generated) as he battles Domhnall Gleeson's Mr. McGregor for his vegetable garden. A sequel was originally due out this Easter, but has since been delayed. Watch Peter Rabbit on Amazon Prime Video Read our full Peter Rabbit review Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit For rabbits of the bigger variety, you can't do much better than Aardman's only feature-length film in the popular claymation series. Featuring a cast befitting a big-budget adaptation (including Ralph Fiennes and Helena Bonham Carter) but losing none of the charm of the original shorts, this comedy will have the whole family laughing. Adults will love the clever references too, as the film parodies everything from King Kong to Top Gun. Watch Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit on Amazon Prime Video Read our full Wallace and Gromit:…

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Best TV and films to watch on Easter Monday
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date: 2020-04-13T05:00:15.000Z
creator: Daniel Furn
subject: News
subject: TV
subject: What to Watch
subject: Easter
description: The long weekend is nearly over - but some quality shows are only just starting
encoded: While you may be stuffed with chocolate eggs and already contemplating work (at home) tomorrow, there's plenty on the TV schedules to take your mind off things. From the long-awaited return of TV sensation Killing Eve to ITV's adaptation of the infamous Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? coughing scandal, there's no shortage of new shows - as well as the mandatory Bank Holiday films. Let's start with some top picks to help you decide what to watch on Easter Monday. What's on ITV on Easter Monday? Quiz at 9pm Hot on the heels of the return of Celebrity Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, this dramatisation recreates the programme's - and indeed the quiz show industry's - biggest scandal. Complete with Michael Sheen's spot-on Christ Tarrant impression, the show sees British Army Major Charles Ingram as he sails straight through to the top prize of £1million - with the help of a few infamous coughs. Our four-star review described it as "Ocean’s 11 meets middle-class Wiltshire". What's on BBC iPlayer on Easter Monday? Killing Eve One of the few recent shows to be moved forward, the long-awaited return of this cat-and-mouse thriller sees Villanelle getting over her "break-up". The trailer has promised more of Villanelle's elaborate disguises, more creative assassinations and a resolution to that cliffhanger from series two. Our review of the first episode promises plenty of early shock twists... What's on BBC One on Easter Monday? Father Brown at 1:40pm It may be a repeat, but Easter is the perfect time for some light village crime-solving with Father Brown. This series one episode sees a girl ostracised as she is believed to have radiation sickness - so there's plenty of suspects when she goes missing... The Nest at 9pm The twisty-turny surrogate drama concludes as the main characters all wrangle over custody of the baby. There's still time for a few revelations though - Emily learns an important part of husband Dan's history, while Kaya's past catches up with her. What's on BBC…

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The best TV and movie Easter eggs: Marvel, Star Wars, Black Mirror, Doctor Who and more
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date: 2020-04-12T08:00:45.000Z
creator: Morgan Jeffery
subject: News
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Easter
subject: Marvel Cinematic Universe (franchise)
description: They're Easter eggs, but not of the edible chocolate kind...
encoded: Did you know?… an Easter Egg is not only a delicious reminder that Easter is here, it also has another pop-culture meaning: a hidden reference or inside joke/clue hidden in TV, films and video games. RadioTimes.com has done the hard work for you, bringing you some of the best hidden "Easter Eggs" from TV shows and movies past and present. Here's a rather Eggscellent round-up of all the Easter egg material we've served up in the run-up to Easter Sunday – and be sure to look out for #RadioTimesEasterEgg across our social channels for more content and to join in the discussion! 16 of the best movie Easter eggs While many know about the beloved Stan Lee cameos in Marvel's Cinematic Universe and the hidden Mickeys in Disney movies, here we highlight some of the more obscure pop culture references that filmmakers have sneaked into some of the world's biggest movies. So keep your eyes peeled next time you rewatch one of these classics - even die-hard fans may be surprised. 14 of the best Pixar Easter Eggs you may have missed Now one unexpected film franchise that is reaching MCU-levels of Easter eggs is Pixar, which has been sneaking in animated in-jokes and messages ever since Toy Story all the way back in 1995. So it seems the studio aren't just the masters of heart-wrenching animation - here are their best Easter eggs over the years. The best Doctor Who TV Easter Eggs to enjoy this Easter In a show with as long and varied a history as Doctor Who, it’s nigh-on impossible to pick out just one Easter Egg – even picking one from a series is difficult enough – but one of our favourites of the last few years was definitely a Star Trek-themed mural that popped up in the Peter Capaldi era of the BBC sci-fi drama. But why stop there? Here’s loads more Doctor Who-y Easter Egg goodness to occupy your time – and we've rounded up some of the very best hidden references and nods to fans. Doctor Who series 11, episode 1: the biggest Easter eggs and references The best Marvel Easter Eg…

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How to watch Easter Sunday Mass and services online - Pope Francis live today
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date: 2020-04-09T14:11:26.000Z
creator: Jo-Anne Rowney
subject: Current Affairs
subject: News
subject: TV
subject: Easter
description: Even though everyone is pretty much in lockdown for Easter people can still join in with a service or Mass to celebrate Eastertide
encoded: Easter is the main event in the Christian calendar, marking the end of Lent and Jesus' resurrection. The day is celebrated globally by Christians, but this year with everyone in lockdown due to the pandemic people from all denominations, from Catholics to CoE, maybe wondering where they can watch a service online. While services are behind closed church doors this year they are still running in the UK as well as Pope Francis' Holy Week schedule. How to watch an Easter service or Mass There are several places you can watch the Easter servicees. The Church of England has a live stream that will go live on Sunday, 12th April at 9am UK time. You can watch on the Church of England website. You can also watch on Facebook or listen in on BBC Radio 4 at 8.10am onwards. To find your local church live streaming a Church of England service you can look here. If you want a Catholic Mass read on for the Pope's services or tune in to follow Cardinal Nichols for Easter Sunday Mass on all BBC Local Radio at 8.10am. On BBC One there's Sunday service on BBC One at 11.25am. Easter Sunday TV schedule Saturday 11th April Easter From King's at 7pm BBC Two sees music and readings from the fan-vaulted Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge, with the world-famous choir singing some of the best-loved choral music for the season. Easter - Sunday, 12th April A special edition of Sunday Worship, with an Easter service coming from Bangor Cathedral in Wales, led by the Dean of Bangor, the Very Reverend Kathy Jones on BBC One. Urbi et Orbi - Pope Francis gives Easter Message live from Rome at 11am, BBC One. Music for Hope, a performance by Andrea Bocelli, will be available to stream live on his YouTube channel at 6pm, YouTube How to watch the Pope's Easter services Vatican News also has a YouTube channel with live stream and playlists so you can watch them back. EWTN will air the services over Easter Weekend just as it did Palm Sunday. You can tune in on EWTN's YouTube Channel. Thursday Pope Francis …

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The best Doctor Who TV Easter Eggs to enjoy this Easter
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date: 2020-04-08T15:22:40.000Z
creator: Huw Fullerton
subject: News
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Easter
description: Forget chocolate – we’re hunting out the best in-jokes, callbacks and hidden references for you this year
encoded: As we approach Easter, it’s important to remember that the best Easter Eggs sometimes aren’t made of delicious chocolate – especially when it comes to the world of pop culture. No, these days you’re as likely to hear "Easter Egg" used as a term to describe in-jokes, references and callbacks hidden inside your favourite movies and TV shows, which – like their milk-chocolate cousins – have to be hunted down by fans. But this Easter at RadioTimes.com we’ve done that hard work for you. Over the next few days we’ll be bringing you some of the best hidden Easter Eggs from TV shows and films that we’ve unearthed over the years, as well as some new treats that we’ll be showcasing for the very first time. Look out for #RadioTimesEasterEgg across our channels until Easter to follow all the releases, but for now prepare to take a step back through time and space – because for our first Easter Egg rewind, we’re delving into the world of Doctor Who. Our Doctor Who Easter Egg pick– series nine episode 3, Under the Lake In a show with as long and varied a history as Doctor Who, it’s nigh-on impossible to pick out just one Easter Egg – even picking one from a series is difficult enough – but one of our favourites of the last few years was definitely this mural from the Peter Capaldi era of the BBC sci-fi drama. Appearing in the background of 2015 episode Under the Lake, the mysterious painting depicts the crew of a sailing ship under attack from a brutal monster, foreshadowing the future attack on the underwater mine from dastardly villain The Fisher King (who bears a close resemblance to the creature). But the Easter Egg-y goodness only begins there. Note the colour of the three sailors’ outfits, and you’ll see they’re wearing the traditional livery of Star Trek officers – gold for command, blue for science and medical, red for security/engineering/expendability. And if you think that’s a coincidence, the references to Gene Roddenderry’s sci-fi classic don’t end there. At one poin…

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What's on TV this Easter? Best shows to watch on Easter Sunday 2018
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date: 2018-04-01T07:00:02.000Z
creator: Ben Allen
subject: Entertainment
subject: News
subject: TV
subject: Easter
description: Ordeal by Innocence, Mel & Sue's Generation Game reboot and The Durrells lead the line-up this Sunday
encoded: Find out what's on TV this Easter Sunday, including Ordeal by Innocence, Mel and Sue's reboot of The Generation Game and The Durrells. Check out the best TV below, and click the times for more info. View oEmbed on the source website Ordeal by Innocence, 9pm BBC1 The Argyll family lives in luxury at the sumptuous Sunny Point, though the house is anything but. It’s a cradle of vipers, a place of dark corners and even darker deeds. Sarah Phelps’s adaptation of Agatha Christie’s story writhes with greed and suspicion after the murder of cruel matriarch Rachel Argyll (Anna Chancellor), bludgeoned with a decanter and left to die messily on the carpet. Her son Jack is accused of her killing, although he protests his innocence. But time moves on and Rachel’s husband Leo (Bill Nighy) is about to marry again, though none of his children likes his bride to be, the brassy Gwenda (Alice Eve). As the preparations are under way, a pale stranger with a bloody hand arrives to drop a bombshell. It’s a terrific melodrama, camp without being silly, and packed with exactly what you want from a Christie adaptation – suspense, poisonous glares and loads and loads of suspects. The Generation Game, 8pm BBC1 The theme music is (sort of) the same, the conveyor belt packed with prizes to be memorised, the jokes are as bad, the challenges as messy and the contestants enthusiastic but, of course, there’s no Brucie. Instead Mel and Sue take the reins of the show that was regularly watched by 21 million viewers back in the 1970s. The games, for those too young to remember the original, are designed for maximum embarrassment, double entendres and hilarity, so we see contestants attempt to work a pottery wheel (under the surprisingly competent eye of Johnny Vegas), make sausages and do a Bollywood routine. By the time two teams of family members try plate-spinning, everyone’s having a smashing time. Yep, that’s the level of it. The Durrells, 8pm ITV Louisa and Larry are holed-up in rain-sodden Bourn…

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BBC’s religion editor Martin Bashir: Why Christianity is still relevant this Easter
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date: 2018-04-01T06:00:36.000Z
subject: News
subject: TV
subject: Easter
description: Bashir describes his conversion to Christianity – and why Easter isn't just about chocolate
encoded: If Christmas is now a secular celebration – described by one newspaper as a season marked by “buying, boozing and bonking” – then what do we make of Easter? Is Holy Week more about chocolate eggs than the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ? And since the latest British Social Attitudes survey says that more than half (53 per cent) of the British public now describe themselves as having “no religion”, isn’t it time to consign these Christian festivals to history? Should we accept the advice offered by an advertising campaign on the side of London buses in 2008 that read, “There’s probably no God – now stop worrying and enjoy your life”? Where is God on TV? Thought for the Day allows religion to be examined as well as contribute in the public arena View oEmbed on the source website These are some of the questions that I’ve been grappling with since I returned to the UK in 2016, after working for 12 years as a news broadcaster in New York, and became the BBC’s religion editor. The business of journalism demands objectivity and fairness, but there is no such thing as perfect impartiality because all of us carry our own cultural freight, and I’m no different. My parents came to Britain from Pakistan in 1951, my father having served with the Royal Navy throughout the Second World War. They would describe themselves as liberal Muslims, firmly embracing of British culture, and did not insist upon attendance at a mosque beyond my tenth birthday. That experience piqued an early interest in theology and philosophy and I found myself embracing the Christian faith in my late teens after attending a church in south London. But Christians speak of their faith as a journey, or pilgrimage, for good reason. The experience of faith and doubt, of moral failure and repentance, of incarnating what that faith means in practice, is a daily challenge. In my experience, there is no mastery of mystery. That’s a good thing because, soon after I rejoined the BBC in 2016, the corporation started a seri…

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What's on TV this Easter? Best shows to watch on Saturday 31 March 2018
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date: 2018-03-31T07:01:02.000Z
creator: Ben Allen
subject: Documentaries
subject: Entertainment
subject: News
subject: TV
subject: Easter
description: Dec takes the reins alone on Saturday Night Takeaway, David Attenborough narrates an ode to eggs and Andrew Scott takes on Shakespeare's Hamlet
encoded: Find out what's on TV this Easter Saturday, including the TV debut of Andrew Scott's turn as Hamlet, David Attenborough's love letter to eggs and Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (minus Ant). Check out the best TV below, and click the times for more info. View oEmbed on the source website Hamlet, 9pm BBC2 Of all recent Hamlets, this feels like a good fit for the small screen. Robert Icke’s acclaimed modern-dress production pointedly uses video screens as integral to its sleek setting, a Danish royal court furnished in Scandi good taste. The ghost appears to Hamlet on CCTV via Elsinore’s scratchy security system; rolling news channels update us on the political turmoil outside. If that sounds gimmicky, don’t worry: the gimmicks work, helped by the fact that the cast is terrific, led by Andrew Scott as a searingly troubled prince. His soliloquies feel like the soul-searching of a young man for whom the “pale cast of thought” is a sickness, a mental health condition. Meanwhile, Juliet Stevenson brings what you might call a bit of Apple Tree Yard to Gertrude, a middle-aged woman with so much passion she risks destroying her family. At over three hours this is a long haul, but well worth it. Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, 7pm ITV ITV confirms Saturday Night Takeaway will return without Ant McPartlin Saturday Night Takeaway reveals show line-up for first episode without Ant Suzuki drop Ant and Dec adverts but will sponsor remaining Saturday Night Takeaway episodes Following Ant McPartlin’s much publicised return to rehab and “after much discussion and careful consideration”, Declan Donnelly is presenting the last two shows without his other half. It’s going to be odd – for him and us. A bit like Tom appearing without Jerry, or Eric Morecambe without Ernie Wise, it’s almost inconceivable. But he will have the on-screen support of Stephen Mulhern and Scarlett Moffatt – plus Paloma Faith and guest announcer Stephen Merchant. More Places on the Plane are given away…

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What's on TV this Easter? Best shows to watch on Good Friday
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date: 2018-03-28T09:29:47.000Z
creator: Radio Times staff
subject: Entertainment
subject: News
subject: TV
subject: Easter
description: The final series of Episodes, the finale of Mastermind – and Phelan's last confrontation in Coronation Street? Find out all the best shows to watch on TV this Good Friday
encoded: Find out what's on TV this Easter Good Friday, including the final series of BBC comedy Episodes, Phelan's dramatic confrontation in Coronation Street and the Mastermind grand final. Check out the best TV below, and click the times for more info. View oEmbed on the source website Episodes, 10pm BBC2 In the fifth and final series of this inspired take-down of Hollywood hubris and hypocrisy, Matt LeBlanc is the reluctant host of The Box, an absurdly cruel game show that is so successful it’s what network boss Elliot Salad (Michael Brandon) thinks about when making love to this wife. It also means that Matt is back working with his old enemy Merc Lapidus (John Pankow), and their vinegary exchanges remain both one of this show’s great joys and a useful reminder that disaster is just a misstep away in this phoney, high-stakes world. Coronation Street, 7.30pm/8.30pm ITV Tonight's the night that Eileen finally finds out she's married to a serial killer. Her and Phelan have it out by a rusty harbour railing... that just happens to give way. Will one (or maybe both) of them be going the way of Phelan's past victims? MasterChef, 9pm BBC1 A place in the semi-final is at stake for the nine remaining chefs, with just 90 minutes to create one incredible dish. Mastermind final, 7.30pm BBC2 john Humphrys introduces the final of the current series. Specialist subjects are the Revolt of the Netherlands, golf Majors, the Hannibal Lecter novels, US constitutional amendments, Indian Premier League and Hadrian's Wall. Lee and Dean, 10pm Channel 4 New comedy series from Channel 4 about two Stevenage builders who have been friends since childhood. Room 101, 8.30pm BBC1 Comedians Phil Wang, Holly Walsh and actor Stephen Mangan air their gripes on national television with presenter Frank Skinner. Best film: The Silent Child, 7.40pm BBC1 This year's Oscar-winning short film – the moving account of a deaf girl freed from isolation – airs on BBC1.

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Martin Freeman to present BBC radio show this Easter
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date: 2018-03-27T09:27:35.000Z
subject: News
subject: Radio
subject: audio
subject: Easter
description: The Black Panther actor is fronting three hours of soul music this Saturday on BBC Radio 6 Music
encoded: Sherlock star Martin Freeman will be taking to the airwaves this Easter weekend as he presents a soul show on BBC Radio. Although normally hosted by Craig Charles, Freeman will take over The Funk And Soul Show on BBC 6 Music from 6-9pm this Saturday 31st March. He’ll be presenting the show alongside founder of Acid Jazz Records Eddie Piller. Martin Freeman has had it with fans wanting Sherlock and Watson to be lovers Every Sherlock episode RANKED View oEmbed on the source website The BBC says listeners can expect tunes from Kamasi Washington to Marlena Shaw, plus “a crate load of funk, Northern Soul, jazz and Motown goodness, as Martin and Eddie spin their favourite tracks from their personal record collections”. This show isn’t the first time Freeman has flaunted his love of soul music, with the actor presenting an episode of The Culture Show in 2009 called Martin Freeman Goes To Motown. He’s also put together Motown compilation record Made To Measure.

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What's on TV this Easter? Discover the best bank holiday TV and radio in this week's Radio Times
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date: 2018-03-27T07:00:08.000Z
creator: Radio Times staff
subject: Entertainment
subject: News
subject: TV
subject: Easter
description: Plus Mary Berry's best chocolate recipes and the lowdown on the BBC's brand new Agatha Christie drama Ordeal by Innocence – all in this week's Radio Times
encoded: Discover the best TV and radio to watch and listen to this Easter with the new issue of Radio Times. With full details of all the best bank holiday TV as well as complete radio listings, Radio Times will keep you covered all the way through the Easter weekend. View oEmbed on the source website The new issue also comes with Mary Berry's top chocolate recipes, interviews with the cast of new BBC Agatha Christie drama Ordeal by Innocence, and a chat with beloved Radio 2 traffic reporter Lynn Bowles, who's leaving the station after 18 years. The new issue is on sale from this Tuesday 27th March, in shops and online via the Apple Newsstand. What's inside the new Radio Times? David Attenborough reveals why he has been fascinated with birds' eggs since he was a young boy Ordeal by Innocence stars Anna Chancellor and Bill Nighy tease the new BBC1 drama BBC religion editor Martin Bashir reflects on Christianity's relevance this Easter First look at the BBC's rebooted Generation Game Mary Berry reveals her best chocolate Easter recipes Lynn Bowles explains why now is the right time to leave Radio 2 Solve our Easter drama quiz to win Endeavour and Shetland DVDs. All this and more in the new Radio Times! Share photos of your Radio Times Easter issue with us on social media! Post your pictures using the hashtag #RadioTimesEaster

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Morgan Freeman to present new BBC Radio 2 documentary on Easter Monday
type: item
date: 2018-03-16T13:58:11.000Z
creator: Radio Times Staff
subject: News
subject: Radio
subject: audio
subject: Easter
subject: Exclusive
description: The Hollywood legend will tell the story of his musical favourite, Pearl Bailey
encoded: Morgan Freeman, the man with the voice of God, will front a BBC Radio 2 documentary this Easter Monday. Called The Raw Pearl Bailey, the show will centre of the life and music of actress and singer Pearl Bailey in the centenary year of her birth. A huge Bailey fan, Freeman made his Broadway debut with Pearl when he starred in an all-black production of Hello Dolly in 1967. Morgan Freeman is back for the adorable March of the Penguins 2 Morgan Freeman reveals his one big problem with The Shawshank Redemption “It was a monumental moment for me, watching Pearl Bailey sass the audience as well as absorbing her professionalism,” says Freeman. He says that he considers Hello Dolly! among the top five shows of his career, and as he exclaims in the Radio 2 documentary itself, “She was top to bottom genuine, and if you’re listening up there Pearl – Baby I LOVE YOU!” View oEmbed on the source website A preacher's daughter from Virginia, Pearl Bailey gained stardom as an actress and singer on Broadway, before going on to star in movies including Carmen Jones and Porgy and Bess. On the set of Porgy and Bess, Bailey challenged the filmmakers for their 'undignified and unnatural' depiction of African American dialect, telling reporters, “There’s a lot of people out there waiting for a dialect, so let’s talk the way we really talk, without the ‘dems, doeses and deses. We don’t talk like that. Maybe we did 50 years ago, but not now.” With contributions from drama critics and singer Imelda May, Freeman will also delve into Pearl’s encounters with racism, her friendships with Presidents Johnson, Nixon and Ford, and, finally, her death in 1990. And remember, even if you’re not a Pearl Bailey fan then it’ll be worth listening to: this is Morgan Freeman’s voice we’re talking about. The Raw Pearl Bailey is on BBC Radio 2, Monday 2nd April, 10pm View oEmbed on the source website

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