Songs of Praise is a BBC Television religious programme based around Christian hymns which began in October 1961. It is the most-watched British religious television programme. The first edition was broadcast from the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Cardiff, and the series is the longest-running of its kind on television anywhere in the world.
TV series
Songs of Praise
9/ 10· 1200135 min12 seasons · 514 episodes
Seasons and episodes
12 seasons · 514 episodes
12
- 1S12 E1
New Year's Day Big Sing
Jan 1, 201240 min
Alexandra Burke and Katie Melua are the guest soloists in a Songs of Praise spectacular from the Royal Albert Hall as Aled Jones introduces sing-a-long hymns, old and new, sung by five thousand singers.
- 5S12 E5
21st Century Hymn Writers
Jan 29, 201235 min
Aled Jones introduces a feast of traditional hymns by some of today's hymn writers, and discovers what makes a modern classic. Hymns include Christ Triumphant and Tell Out, My Soul.
- 6S12 E6
Rick Wakeman
Feb 5, 201235 min
Keyboard legend and Grumpy Old Man Rick Wakeman performs some of his favourite hymns and his famous arrangement of Morning Has Broken, and tells Aled Jones how his faith has survived the ups and downs of a rock and roll life.
- 7S12 E7
Ten Years of School Choirs
Feb 12, 201235 min
David Grant introduces a decade of highlights from the annual School Choir of the Year competition, and discovers why one winning choir will now be starring in a blockbuster movie.
- 18S12 E18
School Choirs 2012 Final
Apr 29, 201245 min
Russell Watson, Suzi Digby and David Grant choose the very best junior and senior school choirs in this tenth Songs of Praise school choir competition, introduced by Aled Jones from The Lowry Theatre, Salford.
- 24S12 E24
Coventry Cathedral
Jun 10, 201235 min
Pam Rhodes celebrates fifty years of the architectural icon that is Coventry Cathedral, and asks how a building conceived in the darkest days of the Second World War has become internationally renowned for peace and reconciliation
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Frequently asked questions
- Where can I watch Songs of Praise?
- Songs of Praise is not currently listed on a streaming service in the US. Use the country picker on the page to check other markets.
- How many seasons of Songs of Praise are there?
- Songs of Praise has 12 seasons and 514 episodes. Status: Returning.
- When is the next season of Songs of Praise?
- No air date has been announced for the next episode of Songs of Praise. Status: Returning. The latest episode aired on July 1, 2012.
- Who stars in Songs of Praise?
- Songs of Praise stars Eamonn Holmes, Jonathan Edwards, Diane-Louise Jordan, Gavin Peacock, Aled Jones.
