
Aled Jones explores one of Jesus's best-known teachings Love Thy Neighbour and discovers how it is being put into action on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. \n\nAled meets local historians to discover Sheppey's amazing hidden heritage - the island was the cradle of British aviation with an intrepid group of pioneers, led by the Short Brothers, establishing themselves on the island in the early 1900s. It also has a rich maritime history having maintained a dockyard of great strategic importance for over 300 years.\n\nStudents from the local high school get Aled involved in their award-winning Dementia Cafe, where residents of local care homes are invited for afternoon tea, entertainment and conversation, all organised and performed by the teenagers.\n\nThe Rev Cindy Kent tells Aled about moving to the island and the great sense of community she has found there. She also reflects on her pop star past as the lead singer of the group The Settlers in the 1960s and 70s. \n\nAnd JB Gill visits Sheerness Youth Club, where one youth worker has been serving the young people of Sheppey for nearly 60 years!\n\nWith hymns and songs from across the UK to celebrate the love of God and the Christian call to love our neighbour.\n\nMusic:\nLove Divine from St Asaph Cathedral\nI, the Lord of Sea and Sky from St Patrick's Church, Dungannon\nMake Me a Channel of Your Peace from St James the Greater, Leicester\nI Have Decided to Follow Jesus from Hackney Empire\nOnce Again from Albert Hall, Nottingham\nWhen I Needed a Neighbour from Southwark Cathedral\nHow Deep the Father's Love For Us from Kendal Parish Church.
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Modern Hymn Writers
The Rev Kate Bottley explores the art of hymn writing, meeting modern worship leaders as they aim to craft theologically grounded, meaningful songs that resonate with the lived ...
26-04-2026
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Royal Recognition Of Christian Service
Aled Jones is at St Asaph Cathedral in north Wales for the Royal Maundy service, where HM the King honours Christians for outstanding service to church and community. \n\nAled ...
19-04-2026
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Faith And Hospitality
Pam Rhodes explores how faith is lived out through hospitality, meeting people whose homes, churches and communities are shaped by welcome and generosity.\n\nAt Newport Cathedra ...
12-04-2026
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Easter Sunday
To celebrate Easter Sunday, Pam Rhodes joins Christians in Cornwall marking 50 years of the Carn Brea Easter Cross. This giant 30-foot structure has towered over the landscape o ...
05-04-2026
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The Last Supper
The Rev Kate Bottley is in north Wales to mark the start of Holy Week by exploring the Last Supper – the final meal Jesus shared with his disciples that encapsulates so mu ...
29-03-2026
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Faith And Money
Sean Fletcher is in London, the UK’s financial capital, to explore the Bible’s challenging teaching about money and to ask whether it’s possible to be a Christ ...
22-03-2026
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Mothering Sunday
To mark Mothering Sunday, Claire McCollum is in Liverpool celebrating 150 years of the Mothers' Union. She meets inspirational mums and mother figures spurred on by their faith ...
15-03-2026
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International Women’s Day
The Rev Kate Bottley celebrates International Women’s Day with stories of inspiring women of faith, past and present. \n\nIn St Paul’s Cathedral, Kate meets the Most ...
08-03-2026
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Land Of Song
On St David’s Day, Aled Jones is in Penarth, just a few miles south of Cardiff, to celebrate Wales’s rich hymn-singing heritage. \n\nAled visits St Augustine’s ...
01-03-2026
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Hymns For Lent
For the first Sunday in Lent, Pam Rhodes is at Launde Abbey in Leicestershire to introduce much-loved hymns that reflect the themes of the season, including trial, temptation, s ...
22-02-2026
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The Last Supper
The Rev Kate Bottley is in north Wales to mark the start of Holy Week by exploring the Last Supper – the final meal Jesus shared with his disciples that encapsulates so mu ...
29-03-2026
BBC 1
Easter Sunday
To celebrate Easter Sunday, Pam Rhodes joins Christians in Cornwall marking 50 years of the Carn Brea Easter Cross. This giant 30-foot structure has towered over the landscape o ...
05-04-2026
BBC 1
Celebrating Gospel Music Today
Renowned choir director Mark De-Lisser celebrates gospel, his favourite genre of music, by meeting Christians at the heart of the gospel community and exploring the message behi ...
13-10-2024
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Faith And Welcome In Lisburn
Claire McCollum visits Lisburn in her native Northern Ireland to meet Christians creating welcoming communities and to introduce uplifting hymns. The programme features music le ...
08-02-2026
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The Big School Assembly Singalong
Aled Jones and Kate Bottley host a joyful singalong of school assembly hymns from Victoria Hall, Bolton.\n\nTens of thousands of votes were cast to find the nation’s favou ...
23-11-2025
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Guvna B's Faith Journey
Sean Fletcher travels to east London to meet Mobo Award-winning rapper, broadcaster and author Guvna B.\n\nSean and Guvna, real name Isaac Borquaye, take a walk through the stre ...
15-02-2026
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Celebrating 60 Years
Marking the year Songs of Praise turns 60, Aled Jones celebrates at St George’s Chapel in Windsor with Christian stories that exemplify the spirit of the series. Aled and ...
24-01-2021
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Big Sing: The Uk's Top Ten Hymns
The results of a nationwide vote are sung by five thousand people in the Royal Albert Hall in this Big Sing special, with guests including Russell Watson.
06-07-2014
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Hymns For Lent
For the first Sunday in Lent, Pam Rhodes is at Launde Abbey in Leicestershire to introduce much-loved hymns that reflect the themes of the season, including trial, temptation, s ...
22-02-2026
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International Women’s Day
The Rev Kate Bottley celebrates International Women’s Day with stories of inspiring women of faith, past and present. \n\nIn St Paul’s Cathedral, Kate meets the Most ...
08-03-2026
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