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.
S42 E46 · Advent 1: From Blackburn and South Africa
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S42 E47 · Advent 2: Journey into Christmas
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S42 E48 · Advent 3: From Coventry
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S42 E49 · Advent 4: From Salisbury
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S42 E50 · Christmas Cracker
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Season 43
50 episodes
S43 E1 · Rites 1 - Baptism
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S43 E2 · Rites 2 - Marriage
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S43 E3 · Rites 3 - Death/Heaven
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S43 E4 · Holocaust Programme, Edinburgh
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S43 E5 · Sacrifice
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S43 E6 · From Liverpool Cathedral
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S43 E7 · From Nashville
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S43 E8 · From Chicago
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S43 E9 · From North Wales
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S43 E10 · Celebrate from Birmingham
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S43 E11 · Mothering Sunday
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S43 E12 · From Canongate, Edinburgh
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S43 E13 · From Dublin
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S43 E14 · Spring Harvest Big Top, Butlins
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S43 E15 · Forgiveness
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S43 E16 · From Wakefield
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S43 E17 · Justice
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S43 E18 · From Sunderland
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S43 E19 · From Chelsea Flower Show
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S43 E20 · Poor Clare Colettine, Ty Mam Duwn
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S43 E21 · From Exeter Cathedral
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S43 E22 · Wesley Celebration
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S43 E23 · From Wells
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S43 E24 · Hymns and Psalms
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S43 E25 · The Golden Age of Hymn Writing
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S43 E26 · Hymnwriters: Modern Classics
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S43 E27 · Best of Songs of Praise I
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S43 E28 · Best of Songs of Praise II
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S43 E29 · Best of Songs of Praise III
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S43 E30 · Best of Songs of Praise IV
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S43 E31 · From Eastbourne
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S43 E32 · Best of Songs of Praise V
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S43 E33 · Best of Songs of Praise VI
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S43 E34 · From Salisbury
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S43 E35 · From the Edinburgh Festival
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S43 E36 · From the Letchworth
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S43 E37 · Harvest Sunday, Devon
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S43 E38 · The Stories of Jesus 1
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S43 E39 · The Big Sing
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S43 E40 · Pope's Silver Jubilee
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S43 E41 · With Bryn Terfel
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S43 E42 · From Halifax Parish Church
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S43 E43 · Remembrance Sunday
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S43 E44 · From Armagh
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S43 E45 · From Nashville
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S43 E46 · From Godmanchester
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S43 E47 · Manchester's Bridgewater Hall
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S43 E48 · 'Light'
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S43 E49 · Gloucester Cathedral
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S43 E50 · Christmas Highlights
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Season 44
52 episodes
S44 E1 · Epiphany
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S44 E2 · Royal Albert Hall
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S44 E3 · Great Hymns
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S44 E4 · Faith
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S44 E5 · Hope
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S44 E6 · Love
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S44 E7 · Haddington
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S44 E8 · Prayer
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S44 E9 · Brecon
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S44 E10 · Celtic Christianity
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S44 E11 · Celebrate! Schoolchoirs 2004
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S44 E12 · Mothering Sunday
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S44 E13 · Memories
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S44 E14 · Gloucester
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S44 E15 · South Africa
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S44 E16 · L'Arche
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S44 E17 · Portsmouth
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S44 E18 · Performance Praise
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S44 E19 · St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow
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S44 E20 · Billy Graham Special
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S44 E21 · Beaulieu
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S44 E22 · Pentecost
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S44 E23 · D-Day
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S44 E24 · Eden Valley
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S44 E25 · Carers
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S44 E26 · William Wilberforce
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S44 E27 · C.S. Lewis
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S44 E28 · William Booth
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S44 E29 · Best of 1
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S44 E30 · Best of 2
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S44 E31 · Best of 3
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S44 E32 · Olympics
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S44 E33 · Best of 4
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S44 E34 · Best of 5
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S44 E35 · Best of 6
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S44 E36 · Dartmouth
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S44 E37 · Blenheim Palace
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S44 E38 · Guernsey
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S44 E39 · Harvest, Cirencester
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S44 E40 · Praise band classics
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S44 E41 · Caledonian Canal
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S44 E42 · Peacemakers
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S44 E43 · Big Sing 2004
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S44 E44 · Bible Society
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S44 E45 · Welsh Revival
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S44 E46 · Remembrance
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S44 E47 · Belfast Place
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S44 E48 · Advent 1: Hillsong Church
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S44 E49 · Advent 2: School Nativity
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S44 E50 · Advent 3: Christmas Royal Albert Hall
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S44 E51 · Advent 4: Christmas from Ely Cathedral
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S44 E52 · Beamish
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Season 45
51 episodes
S45 E1 · Nation's Favourite Hymn
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S45 E2 · Tsunami Vigil
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S45 E3 · Cirencester
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S45 E4 · Holocaust
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S45 E5 · Oban
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S45 E6 · Unsung Heroes 1
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S45 E7 · Unsung Heroes 2
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S45 E8 · Unsung Heroes 3
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S45 E9 · Swansea
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S45 E10 · Mothering Sunday
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S45 E11 · School Choirs 2005 1
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S45 E12 · School Choirs 2005 2
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S45 E13 · Easter, Bury St. Edmunds
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S45 E14 · Favourite Hymns
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S45 E15 · Gleneagles
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S45 E16 · Christ Church Spitalfields
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S45 E17 · Gateshead 1
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S45 E18 · VE Day Camberwell
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S45 E19 · Gospel (Pentecost)
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S45 E20 · Monks
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S45 E21 · Christian Craftsmanship (Ely)
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S45 E22 · Christian Heroes - Elizabeth Fry
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S45 E23 · Christian Heroes - Dr Barnado
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S45 E24 · Christian Heroes - Rev Dick Sheppard
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S45 E25 · Garden of England
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S45 E26 · South Africa
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S45 E27 · 60th National Commemoration Day
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S45 E28 · The Lord's Prayer
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S45 E29 · Highlights 2005 1
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S45 E30 · Highlights 2002 2 - Whistlestop UK Tour
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S45 E31 · Highlights 2005 3 - SOP Abroad
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S45 E32 · Highlights 2005 4 - Interviews
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S45 E33 · Highlights 2005 5 - Children
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S45 E34 · Highlights 2005 6 - Performances
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S45 E35 · Blackpool
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S45 E36 · Caithness
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S45 E37 · The Stories of Jesus 2
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S45 E38 · Harvest
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S45 E39 · Bury St Edmunds 2
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S45 E40 · Bryn Terfel Faenol Festival
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S45 E41 · Sound of Music, Austria
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S45 E42 · Nation's top 20 favourite hymns
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S45 E43 · Nation's top 10 favourite hymns
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S45 E44 · Life Changes
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S45 E45 · Remembrance Sunday
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S45 E46 · Gateshead 2
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S45 E47 · Rosslyn
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S45 E48 · Narnia
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S45 E49 · Luton
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S45 E50 · Lincoln
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S45 E51 · Christmas Big Sing 2005
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Season 46
52 episodes
S46 E1 · Chris De Burgh
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S46 E2 · Wren Churches
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S46 E3 · Newsmakers
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S46 E4 · Christ Church
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S46 E5 · God's Grace
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S46 E6 · Unsung Heroes - I
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S46 E7 · Unsung Heroes - II
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S46 E8 · Unsung Heroes - III
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S46 E9 · Patagonia
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S46 E10 · Bereavement
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S46 E11 · St Patrick's Day
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S46 E12 · Transformation
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S46 E13 · Mothering Sunday
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S46 E14 · School Choirs 1
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S46 E15 · School Choirs 2
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S46 E16 · Easter
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S46 E17 · Great Hymns
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S46 E18 · Friends
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S46 E19 · Cardiff Arts
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S46 E20 · English Hymnal
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S46 E21 · Climate Chaos
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S46 E22 · Pentecost - Spring Harvest
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S46 E23 · Skye
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S46 E24 · Manchester
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S46 E25 · Edith Cavell
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S46 E26 · Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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S46 E27 · Brother Roger
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S46 E28 · Highlights 2006 - 1
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S46 E29 · Highlights 2006 - 2
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S46 E30 · Highlights 2006 - 3
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S46 E31 · Highlights 2006 - 4
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S46 E32 · Highlights 2006 - 5
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S46 E33 · Highlights 2006 - 6
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S46 E34 · Lincoln Cathedral
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S46 E35 · Stratford-upon-Avon
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S46 E36 · International Church Music Festival 2006
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S46 E37 · Adventist Vocal Ensemble
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S46 E38 · Chelmsford Harvest
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S46 E39 · Katherine Jenkins
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S46 E40 · Praise Band Classics
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S46 E41 · M is For Manchester
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S46 E42 · Big Sing Behind The scenes
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S46 E43 · Big Sing At The Royal Albert Hall
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S46 E44 · Newcastle
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S46 E45 · Remembrance Sunday
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S46 E46 · Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great
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S46 E47 · Scottish Big Sing
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S46 E48 · Advent 1 - St Asaph
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S46 E49 · Advent 2 - Waiting
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S46 E50 · Candellit Carols From Lichfield Cathedral
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S46 E51 · Norfolf
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S46 E52 · New Year Big Sing
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Season 47
50 episodes
S47 E1 · Chester Cathedral
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S47 E2 · Women Hymn Writers
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S47 E3 · Scottish Big Sing
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S47 E4 · Strangford Lough
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S47 E5 · St Sepulchre
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S47 E6 · St John's in Thaxted
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S47 E7 · St Mary's, Wreay
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S47 E8 · St David's Day
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S47 E9 · Lent
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S47 E10 · School Choirs - Manchester University
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S47 E11 · Special
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S47 E12 · Tim Rice
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S47 E13 · Lichfield Catherdral
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S47 E14 · Tyneside
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S47 E15 · St George's Day
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S47 E16 · Chelmsford
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S47 E17 · Ladywell, Lancashire
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S47 E18 · Hope For The World
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S47 E19 · Dundee
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S47 E20 · Coventry Cathedral
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S47 E21 · Lichfield Cathedral
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S47 E22 · Londonerry
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S47 E23 · Father's Day
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S47 E24 · River Avon
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S47 E25 · Gorton Monastery
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S47 E26 · Top 10 Favorite Hymns
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S47 E27 · Lake District
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S47 E28 · Blackpool
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S47 E29 · Bath
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S47 E30 · Cardiff Bay
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S47 E31 · Eden Project
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S47 E32 · St Enodoc
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S47 E34 · Wintersell Estate
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S47 E35 · Coventry
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S47 E36 · World Cup Special
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S47 E37 · Morwenstow
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S47 E38 · Norfolk
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S47 E39 · Taunton
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S47 E40 · Charles Wesley (1)
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S47 E41 · Charles Wesley (2)
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S47 E42 · Royal Albert Hall - Big Sing
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S47 E43 · Liverpool
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S47 E44 · Top Ten Hymns
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S47 E45 · The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh's Dimaond Anniversary
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S47 E46 · World Aids Day
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S47 E47 · Hexham Abbey
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S47 E48 · Christmas Traditions
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S47 E49 · Big Sing Christmas Party
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S47 E50 · Hereford Cathedral
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S47 E51 · Change One Thing
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Season 48
52 episodes
S48 E1 · Leeds Cathedral
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S48 E2 · St Magnus Cathedral
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S48 E3 · King of Instruments
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S48 E4 · Hexham
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S48 E5 · Harrogate
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S48 E6 · Medway Towns
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S48 E7 · Cape Town
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S48 E8 · Hignam
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S48 E9 · Mothering Sunday
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S48 E10 · School Choirs Competition 2008
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S48 E11 · School Choirs Gala Concert 2008
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S48 E12 · Easter Day
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S48 E13 · Leeds Cathedral
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S48 E14 · Harrogate
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S48 E15 · Rochester Cathedral
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S48 E16 · St Giles Cathedral
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S48 E17 · Mica Paris
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S48 E18 · Liverpool
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S48 E19 · Pentecost Sunday
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S48 E20 · Northumberland
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S48 E21 · Wesley Classics
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S48 E22 · Fermanagh
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S48 E23 · Ralph Vaughan Williams
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S48 E24 · East Manchester
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S48 E25 · Costa del Sol
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S48 E26 · Cornwall
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S48 E27 · Syon Park
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S48 E28 · London to Canterbury Pilgrimage
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S48 E29 · St Mary's Church Ealing
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S48 E30 · Southwell
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S48 E31 · Chester
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S48 E32 · York
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S48 E33 · Bangor
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S48 E34 · Bristol
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S48 E35 · Edinburgh
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S48 E36 · The Psalms
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S48 E37 · Liverpool
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S48 E38 · Cardiff
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S48 E39 · Ealing
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S48 E40 · School Choirs Competition Winners
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S48 E41 · Costa del Sol
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S48 E42 · Songs of Praise Big Sing Rehersals
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S48 E43 · Big Sing
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S48 E44 · Truro Cathedral
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S48 E45 · Remembrance Sunday
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S48 E46 · Musicals
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S48 E47 · Sir Willard White and the Exultate Singers
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S48 E48 · Linlithgow
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S48 E49 · Cliff Richard Special
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S48 E50 · The Christmas Big Sing
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S48 E51 · Shrewsbury
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S48 E52 · Gospel Story
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Season 49
50 episodes
S49 E1 · Astronomy
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S49 E2 · Cornwall
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S49 E3 · Northumberland Coastal Journey
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S49 E4 · Libera
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S49 E5 · Candlemas
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S49 E6 · St Martin in the Fields
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S49 E7 · Mission England
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S49 E8 · Christians in the Arts
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S49 E9 · St David's Day
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S49 E10 · Meet the Musicians
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S49 E11 · St Patrick's Day
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S49 E12 · School Choirs
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S49 E13 · School Choirs (2)
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S49 E14 · School Choirs Gala Concert
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S49 E15 · Celebrates Handel's Messiah - Part 1
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S49 E16 · Celebrates Handel's Messiah - Part 2
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S49 E17 · Windsor Castle
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S49 E18 · Bristol
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S49 E19 · Linlithgow Bible Society
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S49 E20 · Entrepeneurs
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S49 E21 · Liverpool Working Together
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S49 E22 · Pentecost Birmingham
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S49 E23 · Trafalgar Square
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S49 E24 · Dreams
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S49 E25 · Wales
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S49 E26 · Belfast
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S49 E27 · Weddings Special
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S49 E28 · Courage
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S49 E29 · Composers
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S49 E30 · Sunderland
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S49 E31 · Churches
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S49 E32 · Special Hymns
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S49 E33 · Compilation
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S49 E34 · Sports
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S49 E35 · Green Christians
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S49 E36 · Southwark: Literary London
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S49 E37 · Windsor Placeness
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S49 E38 · Llyn Peninsula
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S49 E41 · School Choirs Showcase
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S49 E42 · Belfast to Dublin
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S49 E43 · London's Big Sing
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S49 E44 · All Saints Day
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S49 E45 · Remembrance Sunday
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S49 E46 · Witney
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S49 E47 · Darwin's Birthplace
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S49 E48 · Advent Sunday
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S49 E49 · Seasonal Songs, Cambridge
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S49 E50 · Christmas Big Sing
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S49 E51 · The First Christmas
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S49 E52 · Edinburgh
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Season 50 - 2010
42 episodes
S50 E1 · No Turning Back
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S50 E2 · Poetry
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S50 E3 · Hampstead
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S50 E4 · Birmingham
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S50 E5 · Around The World
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S50 E6 · Modern Southwark
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S50 E9 · North Wales
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S50 E10 · Prayer
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S50 E11 · Mothering Sunday
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S50 E12 · Stained Glass
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S50 E13 · Palm Sunday
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S50 E14 · Easter Sunday
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S50 E15 · Junior School Choir Finalists
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S50 E16 · Senior School Choir of the Year
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S50 E17 · Celebrating Choirs
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S50 E19 · Bath
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S50 E20 · Port Sunlight
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S50 E22 · Soloists
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S50 E23 · World Cup
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S50 E24 · Winchester
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S50 E25 · Big Sing Extra
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S50 E26 · Choir
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S50 E27 · July 4, 2010
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S50 E28 · Knaresborough
Aled Jones takes part in the Great Knaresborough Charity Bed Race, finds out how this eccentric annual event changes lives and introduces saxophonist Christian Forshaw.
S50 E29 · Choristers
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S50 E30 · Nursing
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S50 E31 · Famous Faces
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S50 E32 · From Glasgow By Boat
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S50 E33 · From Glasgow by Train
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S50 E34 · To Glasgow on Foot
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S50 E35 · Holmfirth
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S50 E36 · South Africa
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S50 E37 · The Papal Visit
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S50 E38 · Saint Paul
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S50 E42 · Children in Need
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S50 E43 · Surprising Sheffield
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S50 E44 · Big Sing 2010
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S50 E46 · Remembrance Sunday
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S50 E48 · Advent Sunday
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S50 E49 · Carols from Yorkshire
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S50 E51 · Christmas 1910
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S50 E52 · Boxing Day Big Sing
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Season 51 - 2011
13 episodes
S51 E1 · Beverley Minster
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S51 E2 · Winchester Cathedral
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S51 E4 · Lancaster
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S51 E5 · Births, Deaths and Marriages
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S51 E6 · Young Chorister of the Year
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S51 E7 · Urban Hope
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S51 E8 · Bedford
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S51 E9 · The Land of Song
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S51 E10 · Pancakes and All That
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S51 E11 · St Patrick's Legacy
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S51 E12 · Promises, Promises
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S51 E13 · Junior School Choir of the Year
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S51 E52 · Christmas Day Big Sing
Aled Jones introduces a festive Songs of Praise celebration from London's Royal Albert Hall, as five thousand voices raise the roof with carols galore.
Season 52 - 2012
7 episodes
S52 E1 · New Year's Day Big Sing
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.
S52 E5 · 21st Century Hymn Writers
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.
S52 E6 · Rick Wakeman
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.
S52 E7 · Ten Years of School Choirs
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.
S52 E18 · School Choirs 2012 Final
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.
S52 E24 · Coventry Cathedral
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
S52 E27 · Dunblane
Sally Magnusson introduces hymns and songs from the 13th-century cathedral, including Morrison's Academy Girls Choir and the Origin singers.