Songs of Praise
Songs of Praise is a religious program on BBC1. Inspiring hymns and songs, together with uplifting stories of faith from around the UK and beyond. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 53 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in January 2025.
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Songs of Praise
To mark the start of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Sean Fletcher visits one of the largest gatherings of different church denominations in Europe.
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Claire McCollum meets Christians putting faith into action through projects that help the homeless and welcome newcomers. With hymns old and new from Edinburgh’s Charlotte Chapel.
At the start of the new year, the Rev Kate Bottley visits a stunning earth installation in Bristol Cathedral and meets Christians inspired by faith to care for the environment.
Episodes 2024
Pam Rhodes and her fellow Songs of Praise presenters take a moment to pause and reflect on some of their favourite hymns and inspiring stories of faith and hope from 2024.
Aled Jones hosts an intimate candlelit celebration of favourite carols, with guests Katherine Jenkins and the BBC Young Choristers of the Year, from the village church of Croston.
Aled Jones hosts a spectacular celebration of carols from the historic Huddersfield Town Hall, with guests including West End star Marisha Wallace and Huddersfield Choral Society.
The Rev Kate Bottley explores the nature of some characters that are central to the Christmas story – the angels – and meets Christians with remarkable stories of modern-day angel encounters.
On the first Sunday of Advent, Aled Jones and the Rev Kate Bottley host the final of BBC Young Chorister of the Year, with judges Katherine Jenkins, Bob Chilcott and YolanDa Brown.
Aled Jones hosts the senior heat of BBC Young Chorister of the Year with judges Katherine Jenkins, Bob Chilcott and YolanDa Brown.
Aled Jones and the Rev Kate Bottley host the junior heat of BBC Young Chorister of the Year, with judges Katherine Jenkins, Bob Chilcott and YolanDa Brown.
On Remembrance Sunday, Sean Fletcher visits Britannia Royal Naval College in Devon to meet service personnel past and present, and to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Sean Fletcher shares the stories of three Christians who found faith in remarkable ways, including how a TV series helped vicar and broadcaster Giles Fraser to find his faith.
Award-winning saxophonist and broadcaster YolanDa Brown meets Aled Jones to share the story of her faith through the hymns and worship songs that mean the most to her.
Laura Wright celebrates the faith of young people and visits a church in Nottingham where the youth congregation has grown so much that it’s moved to its own building.
Mark De-Lisser introduces uplifting gospel hymns and songs and explores the meaning behind the music, meeting people at the heart of the gospel community.
Claire McCollum introduces favourite harvest hymns from Jubilee Farm, Northern Ireland’s first community-owned farm, a place with faith at its heart.
Ahead of National Poetry Day, Aled Jones explores the art of putting faith into words through the poetry of the Bible, favourite hymns and the work of modern poet Storm Cecile.
Claire McCollum is on the Cornish coast to visit the remarkable ‘church of storms’, a place of prayer built on the beach where Christians have worshipped for over a thousand years.
Sean Fletcher enjoys a walk through the idyllic Cotswold village of Wickwar, with Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh, as she reflects on her journey of faith and favourite hymns.
Claire McCollum visits Crathie Kirk in the Cairngorms to discover why the church and the beauty of its Highland location is so beloved by locals, visitors and the royal family.