Samuel Goldwyn once said, “If you’ve got a message, send a telegram”. I’d add, if you want to preach, give a sermon. The new TV drama series The Woman in the Wall (BBC One, Sundays), three episodes in, is full of unsubtle messages and is certainly preachy. The story of the Magdalen laundries is mined…
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Archbishop Emeritus of Dublin Diarmuid Martin pictured with Pope Francis. Archbishop Martin featured in RTÉ’s ‘Meaning of Life’, the first episode of a new season.

Brendan O’Regan