The Rev Kate Bottley explores the belief that laughter is a gift from God and meets clowns and comedians who explain how humour and joy profoundly connect them with their faith. \n\nKate meets Mattie Faint, who has been a professional clown for over 50 years. Mattie is a key figure in planning one of the most unusual church services you will ever see – London’s annual clown service held at All Saints Church, Haggerston. The Rev Laura Luz, who leads the service, shares the joy of having a church full of clowns and explains the significance of humour in fostering inclusivity within the church. \n\nSocial media content creators John and Jade Reynolds discuss the healing power that laughter has had on their lives. They have garnered millions of views online through their videos, which use humour to explore and challenge perspectives on topics like faith, family and Jade’s paraplegia. \n\nAnd in the Museum of Comedy in London, Kate meets comedian Joy Carter, who believes her comedy goes hand in hand with her faith. Kate hears about Joy’s extraordinary life and how she sees God’s joy shining through the good times and the bad. \n\nWith uplifting hymns of worship and a special anthem to commemorate St David’s Day. \n \n1. All People That on Earth Do Dwell – The Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich \n2. Give Me Oil in My Lamp – St Cuthbert’s Church, Carlisle \n3. In Christ Alone – Pontio Arts Centre, Bangor\n4. Hymn to St David – St Davids Cathedral, Haverfordwest\n5. Joyful, Joyful – The Albert Hall, Nottingham \n6. Come Let Us Join Our Cheerful Songs – St Martin-in-the-Fields, London
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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. Three junior choristers aged 11 to 13 and ...
12-10-2025
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Young Chorister Of The Year - Junior Semi-final
Aled Jones presents the junior semi-final of BBC Young Chorister of the Year from the prestigious Hallé St Peter’s in Manchester. Five singers aged 11 to 13 have be ...
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Young Chorister Of The Year - Senior Semi-final
Aled Jones presents the senior semi-final of BBC Young Chorister of the Year from the prestigious Hallé St Peter’s in Manchester. Five of the very best singers aged ...
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Harvest On The Farm
Claire McCollum visits a farm in Devon, where faith and farming go back five generations, and helps bring in the harvest. \n\nClaire joins the Pinhey family at one of the busies ...
21-09-2025
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Sabbath Rest
Sean Fletcher travels to Chester to explore the deep meaning of the Sabbath and why the ancient teachings on the importance of rest are still so relevant today. \n\nIn Chester, ...
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Faith In The Countryside
The Rev Kate Bottley travels to Lincolnshire to meet Christians dedicated to alleviating loneliness, bringing communities together and ensuring church doors remain open. \n\nHer ...
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School Hymns
Mark De-Lisser celebrates how hymns sung in childhood can inspire us throughout our lives, and he launches a very special vote to find the nation’s favourite school assemb ...
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Modern Day Miracles
Aled Jones explores the mystery of miracles and whether they still happen in our modern world. Aled meets theologian and author Dr Amy Orr-Ewing to explore what miracles mean. \ ...
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Faith On The Touchline
The Rev Kate Bottley marks 2025's spectacular summer of women’s sport by celebrating female athletes and the role that faith can play from grassroots to grand finals. \n\n ...
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Hymns Celebrating Creation
Pam Rhodes is at Launde Abbey in Leicestershire to explore the beauty and wonder of God’s creation with a feast of hymns and songs celebrating the natural world. \n\n1. H ...
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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. Three junior choristers aged 11 to 13 and ...
12-10-2025
BBC 1
Sabbath Rest
Sean Fletcher travels to Chester to explore the deep meaning of the Sabbath and why the ancient teachings on the importance of rest are still so relevant today. \n\nIn Chester, ...
14-09-2025
BBC 1
Harvest On The Farm
Claire McCollum visits a farm in Devon, where faith and farming go back five generations, and helps bring in the harvest. \n\nClaire joins the Pinhey family at one of the busies ...
21-09-2025
BBC 1
Young Chorister Of The Year - Senior Semi-final
Aled Jones presents the senior semi-final of BBC Young Chorister of the Year from the prestigious Hallé St Peter’s in Manchester. Five of the very best singers aged ...
28-09-2025
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 ...
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Northern Ireland’s 100th
Claire McCollum marks the Partition of Ireland and formation of Northern Ireland 100 years ago, meeting Christians from across the denominations to discuss the past and their ho ...
02-05-2021
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Mothering Sunday
It’s Mothering Sunday, and Claire McCollum is meeting women inspired by their faith to nurture and care for others.\n \nIn Leicester, Claire visits a ‘Baby Basics&rs ...
30-03-2025
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Tribute To A Queen - The Big Sing
A musical tribute from the Royal Albert Hall to Her Majesty the Queen as she becomes Britain's longest-reigning monarch, with special guests Lesley Garrett, Alexander Armstrong ...
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Building Christian Communities
The Rev Kate Bottley is in Gloucester Cathedral’s Workshop of St Peter to explore the work of its stonemasons throughout its long history, even learning some of their trad ...
12-03-2023
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Gospel Choir Of The Year - Semi-final
The Songs of Praise Gospel Choir of the Year is back, hosted by Mark De-Lisser. In the first of two programmes, five of the best amateur choirs from across the UK take to the st ...
22-01-2023
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