Songs of Praise
| Songs of Praise | |
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| Genre | Religious broadcasting |
| Created by | Donald Baverstock |
| Presented by | Aled Jones Katherine Jenkins Sean Fletcher Pam Rhodes Claire McCollum Kate Bottley (See full list) |
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| Ending theme | Songs of Praise – Toccata for Organ |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 3105 (approx) (Jan 2024) |
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| Executive producer | Barry Hart |
| Producers | David Waters Charlotte Hindle Karen Hannah |
| Running time | 35 minutes |
| Production companies | BBC Television (in-house) (1961–2016) BBC Studios (2016–2017) Nine Lives Media (2017–2023) Avanti Media (2017–2023) CTVC (2023-) |
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| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 1 October 1961 – present |
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Songs of Praise is a BBC Television religious programme that presents Christian hymns, worship songs and inspirational performances in churches of varying denominations from around the UK alongside interviews and stories reflecting how Christian faith is lived out.
The series was first broadcast in October 1961 as the English-language version of Welsh programme Dechrau Canu Dechrau Canmol. On that occasion, the venue was the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Cardiff. It is believed to be the longest running series of its genre on television anywhere in the world.