Songs of Praise

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  • : 2013
  • : 617
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  • BBC One
  • 13
  • Musical

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2015
2015x1
Epiphany
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04, 2015
Connie Fisher celebrates the spiritual side of Elvis Presley. David Grant joins Great British Bake Off finalist Luis Troyano as he creates two Epiphany treats. Plus hymns and songs from around the country.
2015x2
Canary Wharf
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11, 2015
Sally Magnusson is in Canary Wharf to hear about a floating church reaching out to the banking community, Pam's off to boot camp and there are hymns and songs to warm the soul.
2015x3
Somerset Floods
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18, 2015
A year on from the devastating Somerset floods, Claire McCollum visits Muchelney, a parish which became a beacon of hope. Plus music from around the country.
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25/01/2015
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25, 2015
Josie d'Arby goes behind the scenes at a Leeds café where all the ingredients are recycled, our world-record organist takes on the mighty Manchester Cathedral organ, Claire McCollum .. show full overview
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01/02/2015
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01, 2015
David Grant explores changing attitudes to mental illness and how Christians are breaking down the stigma. Connie Fisher introduces the first part of the story of British Black Gospel .. show full overview
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08/02/2015
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08, 2015
In conjunction with Radio 2's The Sunday Hour, HRH The Prince of Wales talks to Diane Louise Jordan about his concerns for persecuted Christians around the world and the radicalisation .. show full overview
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15/02/2015
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15, 2015
Following St Valentine's Day, Josie d'Arby goes speed dating with Christians in search of love, Connie Fisher brings us up to date with the history of British black gospel, and there are some wonderful hymns celebrating God's love for us all.
2015x8
22/02/2015
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22, 2015
On Oscars weekend, Jane Hawking talks about her faith, her life married to atheist Stephen Hawking and her love of music, and actor David Oyelowo reveals the part he believes God played .. show full overview
2015x9
Red Nose Day
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01, 2015
David Grant is joined by comedian Hal Cruttenden as they look forward to Red Nose Day and meet the vicar eager to sprinkle her sermons with comedy. Also, there are hymns to celebrate St David's Day.
2015x10
08/03/2015
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08, 2015
Singer Rebecca Ferguson discovers the origins of her favourite hymn, Amazing Grace, and Pam Rhodes hears the story of a remarkable rescue at sea, reuniting those involved thirty five years on. Also including singing from across the country.
2015x11
Mothering Sunday
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15, 2015
For Mothering Sunday, Diane Louise Jordan meets a mother who chose to adopt rather than have biological children. Plus a performance of Danny Boy from Celtic Woman.
2015x12
Leicester
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22, 2015
In the week when the remains of Richard III are laid to rest at a special service at Leicester Cathedral, Bill Turnbull goes behind the scenes and reveals evidence of the king's deep Christian faith.
2015x13
Palm Sunday
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29, 2015
For the start of Holy Week Pam Rhodes visits Liverpool Cathedral for the final rehearsals of their Passion Plays and climbs the tower to ring the highest and heaviest peal of church .. show full overview
2015x14
Easter Sunday
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05, 2015
It's Easter Sunday. David Grant is visiting a farm where religion and farming come together for the traditional 'blessing of the lambs' ceremony. Pam Rhodes joins an open-air baptism on the banks of the River Jordan in Dorset!
2015x15
12/04/2015
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12, 2015
Connie Fisher meets Andrew Lloyd Webber, one of the world's most successful composers, to discover why he wants to help more churches get connected to the internet.
2015x16
Pennine Way
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19, 2015
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Claire McCollum explores one of the many spiritual stops along the epic Pennine Way - and we meet winning members of the Songs of Praise FA Cup Fans Choir, specially selected to sing Abide with Me at the Cup Final.
2015x17
School Choir of the Year 2015: Junior Semi-Final
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26, 2015
Aled Jones presents the junior semi-final of the School Choir of the Year competition from Nottingham, with six top choirs hoping to impress judges Tim Rhys-Evans, Yvie Burnett and JB Gill.
2015x18
School Choir of the Year 2015: Senior Semi-Final
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03, 2015
The senior semi-finalists compete for a place in the final of the 2015 School Choir of the Year Competition at the Albert Hall in Nottingham, in front of judges JB Gill, Tim Rhys-Evans and Yvie Burnett.
2015x19
70th Anniversary of VE Day
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10, 2015
Songs of Praise marks the 70th anniversary of VE Day with interviews with those who were there and hymns from the original service of Thanksgiving in 1945.
2015x20
School Choir of the Year 2015: Final
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17, 2015
Aled Jones presents the final of this year's School Choir of the Year competition from Nottingham's Albert Hall. Judges Tim Rhys-Evans, JB Gill and Yvie Burnett decide who will be crowned junior and senior school champions for 2015.
2015x21
24/05/2015
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24, 2015
Former BBC political correspondent Martina Purdy reveals why she chose a new life as a nun. FA Cup choir winner, 100-year-old Jim Errington, looks forward to his big moment at Wembley. The Songs of Praise team visits Britain's fastest-growing church.
2015x22
FA Cup
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31, 2015
Aled Jones goes backstage at the Cup final at Wembley as the Songs of Praise FA Cup Fans Choir sings the traditional curtain-raiser, Abide with Me, joined by a crowd of 90,000. It could be the biggest singalong on the programme - ever!
2015x23
BBC Music Day
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07, 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.
2015x24
Good Samaritans
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14, 2015
Claire McCollum meets a real-life good samaritan. The remarkable Nick Vujicic talks about how he inspires hundreds of millions across the world with his message of faith and his belief in what he can do - despite being born with no arms or legs.
2015x25
RNLI
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21, 2015
Josie d'Arby takes to the water at Cornwall's busiest RNLI station, Diane Louise Jordan joins a choir of fishwives, and rising opera star Angel Blue remembers her father on Father's Day.
2015x26
Salvation Army
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28, 2015
150 years ago, one man's determination to help the poor in England led to a charity organisation that today is helping millions of people right across the world - the Salvation Army!
2015x27
Tenth Anniversary of 7/7
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05, 2015
To mark the tenth anniversary of 7/7, Claire McCollum explores compelling stories of faith and hope, and Pam meets the Christians from Korea on a whistle-stop prayer tour.
2015x28
The Big Sing Gala
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12, 2015
Katherine Jenkins joins Aled Jones and Sally Magnusson in the Royal Albert Hall for a spectacular gala evening of glorious hymns and songs, including How Great Thou Art and Amazing Grace.
2015x53
Lesley Garrett - My Story, My Music
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19, 2015
One of Britain's best-loved singers, Lesley Garrett, talks to Aled Jones about her life and faith, and leads the congregation at St Edmund's Church, Leeds, in singing her favourite hymns.
2015x30
The Wedding Season
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26, 2015
The wedding season is upon us. Bill Turnbull joins a couple on their big day to find out how they prepared for a lifetime together, and we meet the wedding angels helping couples realise their dreams.
2015x31
02/08/2015
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02, 2015
The story of the incredible gift one sister gave to another - a baby. And David Grant meets the young singer-songwriters using money from criminals to make music.
2015x32
VJ Day
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09, 2015
As Britain prepares to mark the 70th anniversary of VJ Day, Bill Turnbull meets the son of a World War II sailor who sacrificed his life to save his shipmates from a kamikaze pilot's attack.
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16/08/2015
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16, 2015
Sally Magnusson examines the faith aspects of the migrant crisis in Calais. Plus a profile of Christian singer-songwriter Matt Redman, and the secrets of Shakespeare's favourite church.
2015x34
Lake District
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23, 2015
The scenery of the Lake District provides the setting for Songs of Praise, as the programme joins Christian festival the Keswick Convention.
2015x35
Gospel Choir of the Year 2015 Part 1
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30, 2015
David Grant and Connie Fisher introduce six of the country's top amateur gospel choirs, who begin their quest to win the trophy.
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Gospel Choir of the Year 2015 Part 2
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06, 2015
Soul-stirring gospel music fills the Hackney Empire, as six of the country's top amateur choirs sing their hearts out to win the title.
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13/09/2015
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13, 2015
As Her Majesty the Queen becomes our longest-reigning monarch, Sally Magnusson goes behind the scenes on board the Royal Yacht Britannia to discover what life was like on this floating royal home from home.
2015x38
Tribute to a Queen - The Big Sing
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20, 2015
A musical tribute from the Royal Albert Hall to Her Majesty the Queen, with special guests Lesley Garrett, Alexander Armstrong and a choir of five thousand voices.
2015x39
Harvest
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27, 2015
John Craven joins a farming family in Dorset to discover why bringing in the harvest this year has a special meaning, and Lindsey Chapman reveals how a Suffolk church helped visiting swifts survive the summer.
2015x40
04/10/2015
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04, 2015
Aled Jones meets all creatures great and small at Ely Cathedral's annual pet service, and we catch up with former Westlife star Shane Filan, who gives a special solo performance.
2015x41
11/10/2015
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11, 2015
Sally Magnusson joins Lord of the Rings fans at a Tolkien festival, David Grant visits the home of William Blake, and historian Richard Taylor is at Jane Austen's church. Plus some great hymns to sing along with.
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18/10/2015
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18, 2015
Josie d'Arby visits Europe's largest travelling funfair in Hull, and Pete Waterman celebrates 70 years of the Rev W Awdry's Thomas the Tank Engine.
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25/10/2015
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25, 2015
Aled Jones meets Neil Baldwin, who inspired the Bafta-winning drama Marvellous, and there's a rare look at Henry V's hidden chapel inside Westminster Abbey.
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01/11/2015
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01, 2015
David Grant is in Rome as the Archbishop of Canterbury's cricket team take on the Pope's XI in the spirit of closer relations, and we have news of this year's Children in Need.
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Rememberance
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08, 2015
Bill Turnbull presents a special Remembrance programme from the Imperial War Museum, including the story of soldier Martyn Compton who survived a Taliban rocket attack to become a racing driver. Prince William described him as "inspirational".
2015x46
Interfaith Week
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15, 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 Pearson .. show full overview
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22/11/2015
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22, 2015
The Archbishop of Canterbury and Cardinal Vincent Nichols give their reaction to the atrocities in Paris and offer their messages of hope for the future.
2015x48
Chatsworth House
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29, 2015
John Craven visits Chatsworth House in Derbyshire as it gears up to welcome 100,000 Christmas visitors, and EastEnders actress June Brown reveals how her faith shapes her on-screen character Dot Branning.
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Saint Nicholas Day
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06, 2015
It's Saint Nicholas Day and Songs of Praise has festive features and carols galore from across the country.
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13/12/2015
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13, 2015
Bake Off favourite Mary Berry lets Songs of Praise into her home to make a Christmas cake and to talk about festive family memories.
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Christmas Big Sing
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20, 2015
A feast of carols and festive music from the Royal Albert Hall as star guests Ronan Keating, Alexander Armstrong, Ruby Turner and Shaun Escoffery join hosts Sally Magnusson and David Grant.
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27/12/2015
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27, 2015
Connie Fisher celebrates the biggest musical moments and stories of faith from the past year, including the FA Cup Fans Choir singing Abide With Me at Wembley.

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