
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’, where volunteers are busy organising much-needed items for families in need. Claire lends a hand preparing special Moses baskets packed with essentials for new mums and babies while finding out from CEO Cat Ross how Jesus’ teaching inspires her work. \n \nMothering can take many forms, and for some Christians, godmothers are an important part of the spiritual journey of a child. We meet Bex Keer, godmother to five, who feels she is living out a God-given calling in her role as a godmother. \n\nMothering Sunday wouldn’t be the same without flowers, and Claire creates a bouquet at a flower farm for a remarkable lady recognised as a hero in her community. Agnes Nisbett was a midwife in the 1970s when, at full term, her baby was stillborn. Claire finds out how Agnes used her own tragic experience and strong faith to improve the aftercare of other mums, following a stillbirth. \n\nWith hymns and worship songs from across the UK and a performance from Katherine Jenkins which speaks of a mother’s unconditional love: \n\n1. Tell Out My Soul – St Elisabeth's Church, Reddish \n2. The Summons – Our Lady of Compassion, Formby\n3. Great Are You Lord – Gas Street Church, Birmingham\n4. This Mother’s Heart – Katherine Jenkins\n5. Great Is Thy Faithfulness – Vocal Creation \n6. O God, You Search Me and You Know Me – Leeds Cathedral
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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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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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 Parables Of Jesus: The Prodigal Son
Sean unpacks the profound meaning of these short stories with the archdeacon of Bolton and Salford, Rachel Mann, at Bolton Parish Church, before meeting Will Jackson, whose own ...
01-02-2026
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The Parables Of Jesus: The Good Samaritan
In the first of two programmes on the parables of Jesus, Sean Fletcher meets Christians inspired by one of the most famous of Jesus’ stories – the Good Samaritan. \n ...
25-01-2026
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Faith In The Workplace
Laura Wright is in Cambridge to explore faith outside the pulpit and the pew and meets Christians living out their faith in offices, laboratories and police stations. \n\nAs she ...
18-01-2026
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Union Chapel
Claire McCollum is in north London visiting Union Chapel, both a world-renowned music venue and a diverse worshipping community putting faith into action. \n\nClaire meets minis ...
11-01-2026
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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
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
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
St David's
Josie d'Arby and Claire McCollum are in St David's in Pembrokeshire to explore the area's saintly connections. Josie meets a couple who've found a new way to live with dementia ...
04-03-2018
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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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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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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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The Power Of Singing
Sean Fletcher explores the power of singing to express the Christian faith and also to change people's lives for the better. Sean meets music historian and choir conductor Dr An ...
08-04-2018
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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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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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