
Reverend Kate Bottley is in Didsbury, 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.\n\nKate meets Kevin and Hilary, the parents of a young girl who tragically took her own life in 2014 after wrestling with her faith and sexuality. Kate also speaks to Reverend Nick Bundock, the parish rector, to hear how this insurmountable loss caused the church to completely change their approach, embracing inclusion in all its forms.\n\nPlus, marking 400 years since the birth of George Fox, a look into how the faith group he founded, the Quakers, has championed equality and inclusion since it was founded in the 1650s.\n\nWith songs and hymns that celebrate God’s love for us all.\n\n1. Praise to the Lord – Stockbridge Church, Edinburgh\n2. Be Still and Know That I Am God - St Colmcille’s, Holywood\n3. Goodness of God – Way Church, Wigan\n4. Let Us Build a House – Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh\n5. Dear Lord and Father of Mankind – Christ Church, Port Sunlight\n6. There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy – Canterbury Cathedral
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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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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