‘New Year’s Day saw the launch of the UTV Ireland channel and I thought it was rather low key… Maybe they didn’t want to raise expectations too high’, writes Brendan O’Regan

‘religious imagination is scarce enough in media land these days’, writes Brendan O’Regan

Brendan O’Regan reviews 2014 on TV and radio

Morning Movie: The Nun’s Story RTÉ 1, Sat, Dec 20, 7.55am  (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. In Concert: Sing Noel! A Christmas Concert EWTN, Sat, Dec 20, 11am & Christmas Day…

Only death galvanises the powers-that-be into action writes Brendan O’Regan

Poignant moments from this week’s TV and radio

Documentary pays ‘reflective and respectful’ tribute to famous graveyard

Reform in the Church, World Day of Remembrance for Traffic Victims, gospel choirs and death and the afterlife.

Unreported World offers consistently good documentaries on social justice

Two new TV dramas to recommend for the winter evenings