At the start of the new year, the Rev Kate Bottley visits a stunning earth installation in Bristol Cathedral and meets Christians inspired by faith to care for the environment. The cathedral is hosting the Gaia artwork, a stunning representation of planet earth as seen from space, created by Luke Gerram to spread awareness of climate change. Canon Jonnie Parkin tells Kate what the cathedral is doing to help protect the planet and why faith inspires us to celebrate God’s green earth. To the south of city, the Bristol Steppin Sistas group head out to walk, sing and pray in the great outdoors. Founder Sophia Brown talks about why she was inspired to help women of colour to get out into nature.

Claire McCollum is in Edinburgh to meet Christians putting their faith into action in communities around the city. At the Bethany Christian Centre, Claire meets Dave Biddulph, whose own journey to faith and recovery from addiction led him to work at the very place that helped him 13 years ago. At the Edinburgh City Mission, Claire joins a group of newly settled asylum seekers for an art and craft class designed to create a sense of welcome for all and to help practise language skills. And Christian artist and retired teacher Peter Gray explains how his faith means more than just reading the Bible, as he works with a local charity to help make a house a home for people who’ve recently transitioned from living homeless.

To mark the start of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Sean Fletcher visits one of the largest gatherings of Christian church denominations in Europe. Organised by Churches Together in England, the conference brings together leaders from different church traditions, including Anglican, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Orthodox, and many more. Sean speaks to attendees to discover how this annual event, held since 1990, has fostered unity among Christians across England. As well as celebrating togetherness, the conference provides a forum for Christians to discuss their differences and work together to tackle the challenges of the day. The chair of Churches Together, Bishop Mike Royal, shares his personal story, and Sean meets Paulina Hlawiczka-Trotman, a Lutheran who left her homeland of Poland for the UK to pursue her calling to the priesthood. She paved the way for other women, becoming the first ever female Polish bishop of the Protestant Church. We also hear the inspiring story

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. The pair meet at a folk bar Barbara knew well back in the 60s, when she moved to Edinburgh and was making a name for herself on the burgeoning folk scene. Barbara reflects on those exciting, early days in the city and finding her faith around the same time, when she was drawn to a local Catholic church. Barbara shares how her faith grew and how she had always felt like a Catholic, although she was baptised a Presbyterian. At St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral, she explains to Pam that when she was confirmed in the Catholic Church, it felt like coming home.