
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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Remembrance Sunday
Aled Jones visits the Imperial War Museum in London to mark Remembrance Sunday and meets Christians who, in different ways, are keeping the memories of service and sacrifice ali ...
08-11-2026
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Young Chorister Of The Year - Final
Aled Jones and the Rev Kate Bottley host the final of BBC Young Chorister of the Year from Hallé St Peter’s in Manchester, with judges David Grant, Laura Wright and ...
18-10-2026
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Young Chorister Of The Year - Senior Semi-final
Aled Jones and the Rev Kate Bottley present the senior semi-final of BBC Young Chorister of the Year at Hallé St Peter’s in Manchester. Songs of Praise and BBC Radi ...
11-10-2026
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Bbc Young Chorister Of The Year - Junior Semi-final
Aled Jones and the Rev Kate Bottley host this year’s BBC Young Chorister of the Year, which begins with the junior semi-final at Hallé St Peter’s in Mancheste ...
04-10-2026
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65th Anniversary
Pam Rhodes and Aled Jones are in St Martin-in-the-Fields church on Trafalgar Square to present a special episode to mark Songs of Praise’s 65th birthday. Together, they ce ...
27-09-2026
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Harvest
Claire McCollum travels through the glorious rolling fields of Somerset to celebrate harvest, exploring the deep connections between faith, farming and community with favourite ...
20-09-2026
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The Bible For All
Five hundred years after William Tyndale transformed access to scripture by translating the New Testament into English, Aled Jones is in London to explore just how radical Tynda ...
13-09-2026
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Faith And The Senses
Aled Jones explores the powerful relationship between faith and the senses, discovering how the sights, sounds, textures, smells and tastes of the world around us can strengthen ...
06-09-2026
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Michelle Agyemang's Faith Journey
Sean Fletcher is in London to meet young footballing superstar and proud England Lioness Michelle Agyemang as she shares her remarkable journey of faith.\n\nAt her family church ...
30-08-2026
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Celebrating Long-lasting Partnerships
Claire McCollum is in south London to celebrate long-lasting partnerships with their many joys and challenges, and the commitment in Christ that sustains them. \n\nClaire joins ...
23-08-2026
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Young Chorister Of The Year - Senior Semi-final
Aled Jones and the Rev Kate Bottley present the senior semi-final of BBC Young Chorister of the Year at Hallé St Peter’s in Manchester. Songs of Praise and BBC Radi ...
11-10-2026
BBC 1
Young Chorister Of The Year - Final
Aled Jones and the Rev Kate Bottley host the final of BBC Young Chorister of the Year from Hallé St Peter’s in Manchester. Three junior choristers aged 11 to 13 and ...
12-10-2025
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Barbara Dickson's Faith And Music
Pam Rhodes is in Edinburgh to meet renowned singer and actress Barbara Dickson to find out about her journey of faith and the music that has shaped it. \n\nThe pair meet at a f ...
26-01-2025
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Michelle Agyemang's Faith Journey
Sean Fletcher is in London to meet young footballing superstar and proud England Lioness Michelle Agyemang as she shares her remarkable journey of faith.\n\nAt her family church ...
30-08-2026
BBC 1
Young Chorister Of The Year - Final
Aled Jones and the Rev Kate Bottley host the final of BBC Young Chorister of the Year from Hallé St Peter’s in Manchester, with judges David Grant, Laura Wright and ...
18-10-2026
BBC 1
Harvest
Claire McCollum travels through the glorious rolling fields of Somerset to celebrate harvest, exploring the deep connections between faith, farming and community with favourite ...
20-09-2026
BBC 1
65th Anniversary
Pam Rhodes and Aled Jones are in St Martin-in-the-Fields church on Trafalgar Square to present a special episode to mark Songs of Praise’s 65th birthday. Together, they ce ...
27-09-2026
BBC 1
Bear Grylls's Faith Journey
Sean Fletcher is in London to meet world-renowned adventurer, TV star and best-selling author Bear Grylls, who reflects upon his faith and favourite hymns. \n\nWhilst Bear is of ...
12-07-2026
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Faith And The Senses
Aled Jones explores the powerful relationship between faith and the senses, discovering how the sights, sounds, textures, smells and tastes of the world around us can strengthen ...
06-09-2026
BBC 1
Bbc Young Chorister Of The Year - Junior Semi-final
Aled Jones and the Rev Kate Bottley host this year’s BBC Young Chorister of the Year, which begins with the junior semi-final at Hallé St Peter’s in Mancheste ...
04-10-2026
BBC 1