Songs of Praise

Ann Widdecombe goes behind the scenes at drama 'Father Brown'. Aled hears about Hen Power and how it can help battle loneliness.

Hymns and songs from around the UK.

John Craven uncovers acts of kindness and community spirit in Cumbria which was recently devastated by floods.

David Grant visits a rehab centre were the addicts are turning to God to try and stop their addictions to drug and alcohol.

Libby Lane discusses the challenges she has faced as the first female British in the COE, in the past 12 months.

Josie D'Arby celebrates Chinese New Year, joining a missionary from Barnsley who is responsible for changing the course of Christianity in China.

Connie Fisher explores the village dubbed the kindest place to live in the UK.

David Grant see's how the Church of England have creative new ideas to encourage new members.

Aled Jones visits Port Talbot, the home of Britain's largest steelworks. Elsewhere Richard Taylor traces the history of the patron of saint of Wales.

Pam Rhodes meets grandmothers who are devoting their lives to becoming full-time carers for their grandchildren.

Josie d'Arby visits Birmingham Children's Hospital to dsicover how singing is helping patients on the wards.

For Easter Sunday, Pam Rhodes goes behind the scenes at a community passion play in Poole to discover how it's changing lives.

Aled Jones hosts the junior semi-final of the School Choir of the Year Competition from Sheffield City Hall, with six choirs hoping to impress judges Katherine Jenkins, Connie Fisher and Ken Burton.

Six choirs sing for a place in the final of the Senior School Choir of the Year competition from Sheffield City Hall with judges Katherine Jenkins, Connie Fisher and Ken Burton and Aled Jones presenting.

As HM the Queen reaches her 90th birthday on Thursday, Pam Rhodes finds out more about her faith and we reveal some surprising facts about England's patron saint, St George.

Aled Jones presents the grand final of the School Choir of the Year competition from Sheffield City Hall with judges Katherine Jenkins, Connie Fisher and Ken Burton deciding 2016's Junior and Senior School Champions.

Four hundred years after the death of William Shakespeare, Simon Callow investigates the great bard's spirituality, and Josie d'Arby joins in the celebrations as the great and the good come together in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Sally Magnusson is in Belfast to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme and the Easter Rising, two events which shaped the history of Ireland. Plus a competition for all Rugby League Fans.

For Pentecost Sunday Connie Fisher meets the bloggers and tweeters spreading the Christian message. Plus the Benedictine nun and her pet dog with thousands of followers online.

For Dementia Awareness Week, Pam Rhodes finds out how the recreation of a 1950s street is helping people with the disease. And the programme joins a spectacular pageant in Liverpool inspired by Pope John Paul II.

For Dementia Awareness Week, Pam Rhodes finds out how the recreation of a 1950s street is helping people with the disease. And the programme joins a spectacular pageant in Liverpool inspired by Pope John Paul II.

Gospel singer Ruby Turner surprises the passengers at Birmingham New Street Station with a flash mob-style performance of Gospel classic This Train in celebration of BBC Music Day. With hymns and songs that celebrate the power of music.

Josie d'Arby joins 25,000 people at the annual Big Church Day Out in West Sussex, meeting festival-goers, people working behind the scenes and some of the top names in global Christian music performing on the main stage.

For Father's Day, David Grant explores what makes a great dad, from the mountaineer raising money to help children like his son, to blogger EuGene and his family sharing top tips on fatherhood.

Sally Magnusson visits the Somme to commemorate one of the bloodiest battles in the history of the British Army and retrace the experiences of the devout young men who heard the call of duty.

On Battle of Britain Memorial Day, Pam Rhodes visits RAF Duxford, a former Spitfire pilot shares his memories, and Laura Mvula performs a new song.

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.

Following the referendum result, Songs of Praise explores how Christians are reacting to Brexit, and there are uplifting hymns and songs from across the UK.

Josie d'Arby visits the tiny Hebridean island of Iona to experience its unique spirituality, while on the Northern Irish coast teenagers combine surfing and faith.

Ahead of the Olympics in Rio, Josie d'Arby returns to the venue for London 2012 to meet Olympic heroes and hopefuls, and Pam Rhodes is in the Lake District to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Beatrix Potter.

Josie d'Arby marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of one of Britain's most famous landscape gardeners, Lancelot "Capability" Brown, and Aled Jones samples some biblically-inspired beers, with inspirational hymns and music from across the UK.

Josie d'Arby finds out how Christians in the Gypsy and Traveller community express their faith, and enjoys the rich heritage inside Britain's only Romany museum.

As the Notting Hill Carnival celebrates its 50th anniversary, Robert Beckford finds out about the Christian origins of carnival and meets the people who put their faith into the festival. Plus music from across the country and a special performance by Heather Small.

It is the big day for Aled Jones and the winners of the Rugby League Challenge Cup Fans Choir Competition as they step on to the pitch at Wembley to sing Abide with Me, accompanied by 80,000 fans at the Challenge Cup final.

To mark Mother Teresa being canonised, Ann Widdecombe explores the making of a saint, and we meet a former orphan who owes his life to Mother Teresa's care. Plus inspirational hymns and music from across the UK.

On the 15th anniversary of 9/11, Sally Magnusson meets Christians who have responded with faith, hope and love in the face of attacks on their freedom. And Terry Waite reflects on 25 years since his release from captivity. Hymns include How Deep the Father's Love and There Is a Redeemer.

It is London Fashion Week, and David Grant is on the catwalk in Old Spitalfields Market to meet models with a difference. TV reverend Kate Bottley tries out some couture clergy wear.

The Great Fire of London in 1666 was described as an act of God, Pam Rhodes explores why and discovers the new city churches that formed the heart of the city that rose from the ashes.

With inspirational hymns and music from across the UK.

Pam Rhodes is at the former Rowntree's chocolate factory in York, discovering how the Rowntree family supported wartime Quakers facing imprisonment as conscientious objectors. Hymns include Mighty to Save and How Deep the Father's Love.

Fabulous favourite hymns, old and new, from the spectacular Royal Albert Hall, with guest stars Michael Ball and Alfie Boe, Laura Mvula and the Priests.

TV vicar Rev Kate Bottley goes behind the scenes at London's iconic Billingsgate Fish Market as she prepares for a Harvest Festival of the Sea. With inspirational hymn-singing and music from across the UK.

To mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Aberfan disaster, which claimed the lives of 144 people, including 116 children, Aled Jones hears from two people speaking for the first time about the day that changed their lives and shocked the world.

Soul-stirring gospel music fills the Hackney Empire as six of Britain's top amateur choirs begin their quest to be Gospel Choir of the Year.

David Grant introduces six of the country's best amateur gospel choirs, and one of them is named Gospel Choir of the Year.

On Remembrance Sunday, Sally Magnusson is at RAF Brize Norton, the airbase which the fallen are flown home to.

Plus the programmes hears from a 97-year-old veteran of the Arctic convoys, and Russell Watson sings the Lord's Prayer.

Professor Robert Beckford explores the impact of Britain's first black churches on the nation's Christian culture and visits the UK's first known New Testament Church of God.

For Advent Sunday, Connie Fisher meets a man who gave the precious gift of life to a relative stranger, and worship leader Matt Redman sings his new Christmas song.

Inspiring hymns and songs, together with uplifting stories of faith from around the UK and beyond.

The Reverend Kate Bottley joins a special Christmas trip to Lapland with the families of children with serious illnesses. Plus The Military Wives perform a Christmas song. Carols include O Christmas Tree and What Child Is This.

It's Christmas by candlelight as David Grant visits the medieval town of Dunster to take part in their candlelit procession and to sing special Somerset carols. Plus a performance of O Holy Night by Katie Melua.

Gareth Malone and Laura Mvula join Aled Jones for a feast of favourite carols and festive music in a seasonal special from the Royal Albert Hall.