Songs of Praise: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Songs of Praise is a BBC Television religious programme that presents Christian hymns which first aired in October 1961. The first edition was broadcast from the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Cardiff, and the series is one of the longest-running of its kind on television anywhere in the world.

Series details

• Title: Songs of Praise
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Genres: Music
• Premiere date: 1961-10-01
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 35 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 6542

Cast and credited roles

• Aled Jones — Presenter
• Kate Bottley — Presenter
• Katherine Jenkins — Presenter
• Sean Fletcher — Presenter
• Claire McCollum — Presenter
• Pam Rhodes — Presenter
• Josie D'Arby — Presenter
• JB Gill — Presenter
• James Lusted — Presenter
• Laura Wright — Presenter
• David Grant — Presenter
• Sally Magnusson — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1961: premiered 1961-10-01; final listed air date 1961-10-01.
• Season 2016: premiered 2016-01-03; final listed air date 2016-12-25; episode order: 52.
• Season 2017: premiered 2017-01-01; final listed air date 2017-12-31; episode order: 53.
• Season 2018: premiered 2018-01-07; final listed air date 2018-12-30.
• Season 2019: premiered 2019-01-06; final listed air date 2019-12-29; episode order: 51.
• Season 2020: premiered 2020-01-05; final listed air date 2020-12-27.
• Season 2021: premiered 2021-01-03; final listed air date 2021-12-26; episode order: 52.
• Season 2022: premiered 2022-01-02; final listed air date 2022-12-25; episode order: 51.
• Season 2023: premiered 2023-01-01; final listed air date 2023-12-31; episode order: 51.
• Season 2024: premiered 2024-01-07; final listed air date 2024-12-29; episode order: 51.
• Season 2025: premiered 2025-01-05; final listed air date 2025-12-28; episode order: 51.
• Season 2026: premiered 2026-01-04; final listed air date 2026-09-13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Songs of Praise on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.