
The Rev Kate Bottley goes on a very personal journey across Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire to share the story of her Christian faith through the people, places and music that have shaped and inspired her.\n \nKate begins by returning for the first time to the church in Sheffield where she was baptised as a baby. She shares her firm belief that God had his hand on her life from that point on, even though faith was not part of her childhood and it would be years before she set foot in a church again. She then meets the school friend who first invited her to a church youth club, and together they recall the day a teenage Kate became a Christian and decided to share her excitement with the whole school!\n \nBack at her old university in Leeds, Kate gets her boots on to meet up with her old rugby teammates and reflects on the friendships forged on the pitch and in the chapel. She then travels to the beautiful Southwell Minster in Nottinghamshire. It was here Kate was ordained as a priest 11 years ago, and she reflects on her calling to the priesthood and discovers what she was really like a young curate when she meets up with the priest in charge of her first parish.\n \nAnd we discover how a surprise dance routine at a wedding where Kate was officiating turned into a viral video and changed Kate’s life completely. It was the moment that began the newest chapter in Kate’s faith journey, in the world of television and radio. As we go behind the scenes at BBC Radio 2, Kate reflects on the experiences of the last few years, hearing other people’s faith stories and striving to share the love of God over the airwaves. \n\nWith favourite hymns and songs all chosen by Kate for the special meaning they hold for her family and her ministry. \n\nAt the Name of Jesus – St Cuthbert’s Carlisle\nChrist, Be Our Light – St Patrick’s Church, Dungannon\nSiyahamba – Victoria Halls, Bolton\nIt Is Well With My Soul – Albert Hall, Nottingham\nBe Thou My Vision – John Barrowman\nMy Lighthouse – Rend Collective\nThine Be the Glory – Glasgow Cathedral\n\nFilmed within government guidelines.
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Modern Hymn Writers
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BBC 1
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 ...
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BBC 1
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
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
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
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1