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 download/podcast/streaming from the websites 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.

Nacho Libre
RTE 2 Fri 3 Feb 11.35 pm
(2006) Jack Black, Hector Jimenez. Director: Jared Hess. Nacho is a young man who works as a cook in the Mexican monastery where he was raised. When the institution faces a financial crisis, Nacho decides that he must come to the aid of the house of God (as well as the beautiful young nun who has recently joined the order) by competing in the local Lucha Libre wrestling tournament.
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Saturday Matinee: The Nun's Story
RTE 1 Sat 4 Feb 1.25 pm
(1959) Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch. Director: Fred Zinnemann. Gabrielle Van Der Mal gave up everything to become a nun. But her faith and her vows are forever being tested: first in the missionary Congo hospital where she assists the brilliant and handsome Dr. Fortunati and then at the mother house in France when World War II has broken out and the nuns are forbidden by the order to take sides.
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Review at Decent Films

Gloria
RTE Lyric FM Sun 5 Feb 8.00 am
Celebrating Candlemas with music by Monteverdi, Nico Muhly and William Byrd, plus there'll be visits to Lincoln Cathedral, Merton College, Oxford and Russia.Presented by Tim Thurston.
More info here.

Gregorian Chant
EWTN Sun 5 Feb 9 am
Musical pieces from a Gregorian Mass sung by the Monks' choir of the abbey of Solesmes. Scenes from different monasteries in Spain.

Songs of Praise
BBC 1 Sun 5 Feb 5:00 pm
Rick Wakeman. Keyboard legend and Grumpy Old Man Rick Wakeman performs some of his favourite hymns and his famous arrangement of Morning Has Broken, and tells Aled Jones how his faith has survived the ups and downs of a rock and roll life.
More info here.

Our Lady of the Lilly: A Meeting Point of Art and Faith
EWTN Wed 8 Feb 10.30 am and 9 pm
A look into the Venetian church known as Our Lady of the Lily, founded in the ninth century by the Zubanico family. The interior of this Church was restored in 1660 and the façade on Baroque style was added in 1678.