The Rev Kate Bottley finds out how St John Ambulance began as an ancient Christian order in Jerusalem back in the 11th century and brushes up her first-aid skills. \n\nJB Gill meets the first person in the UK to donate an organ to a complete stranger.\n\nMusic:\nI Will Sing the Wondrous Story from St Asaph Cathedral\nOur God Saves from All Saints Church, Ecclesall\nHe Who Would Valiant Be from Hereford Cathedral\nChrist Be in My Waking from All Saints Church, Cheltenham\nI, the Lord of Sea and Sky from St Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow\nBless the Lord oh My Soul from the Church of Christ the Cornerstone, Milton Keynes\nAll People that on Earth Do Dwell from Christ Church, Port Sunlight\n\nAnd in memory of Billy Graham, Just As I Am from Hereford Cathedral.
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75th Anniversary Of How Great Thou Art
Pam Rhodes celebrates the 75th anniversary of one of the most cherished and popular hymns in the world, How Great Thou Art, and explores the extraordinary story behind its compo ...
05-05-2024
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Church And Community
Sean Fletcher is at Way Church in Wigan, one of the fastest-growing congregations in the UK, to join hundreds in worship and to explore how it’s serving the community thro ...
28-04-2024
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Faith And Service
With St George’s Day just around the corner, Reverend Kate Bottley is in Newcastle upon Tyne, meeting Christians whose acts of service and selflessness continue to make a ...
21-04-2024
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Laura's Faith And Music
Laura Wright has become one of the nation’s favourite sopranos over her 20-year career, from winning BBC Chorister of the Year as a teenager to singing in stadiums around ...
14-04-2024
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Mind, Body And Soul
To mark World Health Day, Sean Fletcher joins Christians at a spiritual retreat centre in north Wales to explore how faith can improve health and wellbeing for mind, body and so ...
07-04-2024
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Easter Sunday
To celebrate Easter Sunday, Aled Jones is in Canterbury to explore what this sacred time means to Christians and to reflect on how the powerful message of Jesus’s resurrec ...
31-03-2024
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Holy Week
On Palm Sunday, Sean Fletcher explores different ways Christians continue to retell and interpret the life of Jesus, through powerful performances and expressive works of art.\n ...
24-03-2024
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St Patrick’s Day
To celebrate St Patrick’s Day, Claire McCollum is in Northern Ireland meeting Christians inspired by the saint’s extraordinary story and following in his footsteps. ...
17-03-2024
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Mothering Sunday
On Mothering Sunday, Rev Kate Bottley is in Stockport, Greater Manchester, to meet mums and staff at Christian-inspired Charnwood Nursery where children with and without additio ...
10-03-2024
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200 Years Of The Rnli
To mark the 200th anniversary of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, the Rev Canon Kate Bottley joins the lifeboat crew in Scarborough to reflect on the Christian values at ...
03-03-2024
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Mothering Sunday
On Mothering Sunday, Rev Kate Bottley is in Stockport, Greater Manchester, to meet mums and staff at Christian-inspired Charnwood Nursery where children with and without additio ...
10-03-2024
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Aled’s Faith And Music
Aled Jones shares his most cherished hymns and sacred music as he and Pam Rhodes embark on a journey across London to visit the iconic places that have been so important for his ...
25-02-2024
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15/11/2015
At the beginning of Interfaith Week Connie Fisher discovers how cooking and singing is building bridges between religions. And presenter, actor and disability activist Adam Pear ...
15-11-2015
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The Duke Of Edinburgh
This special Songs of Praise pays tribute to and remembers His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. \n\nAled Jones looks back at the Duke’s long life, the ...
11-04-2021
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Christmas In Winchester
Songs of Praise presenters each choose their favourite carol, and some are sung by candlelight in Winchester to celebrate Christmas. Sean Fletcher visits the Hospital of St Cros ...
17-12-2017
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Amazing Faith
Sean Fletcher is in Alton in Staffordshire, not at its famous theme park Alton Towers but at its castle, now a Catholic youth retreat centre which raises self-esteem, and builds ...
12-08-2018
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07/06/2015
Rap artists teach a Methodist congregation to modernise a traditional hymn to celebrate BBC Music Day. David Grant meets the singing pilgrims progressing around Britain.
07-06-2015
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Faith And Grief
The Rev Kate Bottley is in Leicestershire to explore how faith and the Bible can help people through one of the greatest challenges in life, the loss of a loved one.\n\nShe meet ...
15-01-2023
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28/12/2014
Bill Turnbull celebrates the musical moments and memorable stories of faith from the Songs of Praise year and we unwrap the classic carol The Twelve Days of Christmas with seaso ...
28-12-2014
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