Songs of Praise: Edinburgh’s Religious Treasures (BBC One Sunday 29 October 2023)

Songs of Praise: Edinburgh’s Religious Treasures airs Sunday 29 October 2023 on BBC One.

What is this episode about

Claire McCollum takes a tour of some of Edinburgh’s churches to learn more about the city’s rich religious history and how it continues to influence the city’s residents’ faith today. Before walking up to the famous castle and Edinburgh’s oldest surviving building, St Margaret’s Chapel, she stops by St Cuthbert’s Church, widely regarded as the city’s earliest Christian structure. There, she meets with members of a guild whose special mission it is to keep the chapel’s flowers always looking their best.

Claire learns the history of a’secret garden’ in the grounds of an old church on the outskirts of the city and how it brings about a sense of calm and spirituality for its visitors.

And back in Edinburgh’s Old Town, Claire explores the churches and chapels associated with John Knox, a major figure in Scottish Christian history who led the Scottish Reformation and radically altered the country’s Christian landscape.

When can we see the episode

Songs of Praise: Edinburgh’s Religious Treasures airs Sunday 29 October 2023 at 1:15pm on BBC One

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