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 2023. A total of 52 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in November 2024.
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Songs of Praise
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.
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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.
October 2024
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.
September 2024
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.
Pam Rhodes joins a congregation at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, to celebrate 100 years of religious broadcasting and meets Christians still sharing faith on air today.
August 2024
Sean Fletcher visits a Methodist chapel in Cheshire, where craft and carpentry help to build faith and friendship. Sean also looks back at when he explored the Japanese art of kintsugi.
Claire McCollum visits The Auckland Project to explore the important role faith has played in the regeneration of one of County Durham’s great Christian landmarks.
Reverend Kate Bottley is in Manchester to explore what it means to be an inclusive church, and she finds out how a tragedy caused one parish to embark on a journey of great change.
In Merthyr Tydfil, Pam Rhodes discovers the surprising story of how the Salvation Army started its work in Wales 150 years ago and explores how it still serves communities today.
July 2024
Laura Wright is joined by HRH The Princess Royal in Edinburgh to celebrate the life and faith of Scottish sporting hero, Eric Liddell, 100 years after he won Olympic gold.
Sean Fletcher enjoys a walk along the beautiful Cornish coast with presenter and author Fern Britton as she reflects on her journey of faith and favourite hymns.
Aled Jones explores fascinating hidden gem churches in London with historian and tour guide Joanna Bogle.
The Rev Kate Bottley celebrates the centenary of Liverpool’s Anglican cathedral and meets Christians whose faith has been shaped by this remarkable building.