Songs of Praise
| Songs of Praise | |
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| Genre | Religious television |
| Created by | Donald Baverstock |
| Presented by |
Aled Jones David Grant Diane Louise Jordan Pam Rhodes Sally Magnusson Claire McCollum Connie Fisher Dan Walker Bill Turnbull (See full list) |
| Theme music composer | Robert Prizeman (1986-) |
| Ending theme | Songs of Praise - Toccata for Organ |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 2,300 (October 2012) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Dave Stanford (Feb 2015-) |
| Producer(s) | Garry Boon Charlotte Hindle Rowan Morton Gledhill |
| Editor(s) | Matthew Napier (June 2014-) |
| Running time | 35 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Religious Programmes Dept, BBC Manchester |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 1 October 1961 - present |
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| Songs of Praise | |
Songs of Praise is a BBC Television religious programme that presents Christian hymns which first aired in October 1961. Since 2016 it has been presented by former BBC Breakfast frontman Bill Turnbull.
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.
Presenters of the show have included Geoffrey Wheeler, Michael Barratt, Cliff Michelmore, Sir Harry Secombe, Alan Titchmarsh, Roger Royle, Debbie Thrower, Bruce Parker, Ian Gall, Martin Bashir, Huw Edwards, Eamonn Holmes, Jonathan Edwards and Steve Chalke. Guest presenters have included Sir Cliff Richard, Gavin Peacock, Pete Waterman,Ann Widdecombe and the late Caron Keating.
The current main presenters are Aled Jones, David Grant, Bill Turnbull, Pam Rhodes, Sally Magnusson, Diane-Louise Jordan, Claire McCollum, Connie Fisher, Josie d'Arby and Dan Walker.
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