Summertime
David Grant and Diane Louise Jordan find out the connection between a famous holiday camp and the church and explore what makes one hymn the nation's favourite.
As we look forward to the summer holidays David Grant and Diane Louise Jordan pack their suitcases and head to the seaside to celebrate the Great British Summer. They'll be finding out the connection between the country's most famous holiday camp and the church, as well as exploring what makes one hymn the nations favourite.
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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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Congregation of St Mary's Church, Portsea
Summer Suns are Glowing
Conductor: Paul Leddington Wright. Supporting Artist: Brian Moles. Lyricist: Samuel Smith & W.W.How.Tune: Ruth
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Congregation of St John's Church, Hackney
He's Got The Whole World In His Hands
Ensemble: The Adventist Vocal Ensemble. Conductor: Ken Burton. Music Arranger: Ken Burton. Lyricist: Trad..Tune: He's Got the Whole World
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Congregation of Winchester Cathedral
How Great Thou Art
Conductor: Paul Leddington Wright. Supporting Artist: Winchester Cathedral. Lyricist: Stuart K. Hine.Tune: How Great Thou Art
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John Rutter
All Things Bright And Beautiful
Choir: Wakefield Cathedral Girl Choristers. Conductor: Thomas Moore. Supporting Artist: Simon Earl. Lyricist: Cecil Frances Alexander. -
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Stuart Townend and Band
Creation Sings
Conductor: David Lawrence. Music Arranger: Stuart Townend. Lyricist: Keith and Kristyn Getty and Stuart Townend. -
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The Sonnets
Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer鈥檚 Day
Singer: Cara Dillon.- Abbey Records.
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Choir and Congregation of St David's Cathedral
The Day Thou Gavest
Supporting Artist: Daniel Cook. Conductor: Paul Leddington Wright. Music Arranger: Paul Leddington Wright. Lyricist: C.C. Scholefield & John Ellerton.Tune: St Clement
Factsheet for Sunday 22nd June 2014
Interviewees and Contributors
Roger Billington, Butlins Archivist
Roger has worked for Butlins for over 50 years. Having started out as a red coat in 1953, he now looks after the vast collection of archive material that Butlins have and talks to David about the connection between the church and Butlins resorts.
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Tony Brant, Retired Butlins Chaplain
Tony was one of the Chaplains employed by Butlins for the holiday season.听 He was part of the chaplaincy service at the resorts for 22 years and was the head of the service when he retired.听 We take him back to the only remaining chapel at a Butlins resort, at Minehead, where he tells us what it was like working as a chaplain in a holiday camp.
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Simon Lole
Simon discusses 'How Great Thou Art' and why he thinks it's such a popular hymn.
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The Corr Family
The Corr family听are a Catholic family from Essex who answered our request for a Christian family for Songs of Praise to follow for six weeks this summer. Mum Sam, Dad Martin, twin daughters Sophie & Charlotte and their sister Aimee join us at their local camp site for a camping challenge which aims to test their faith and give us an insight into what it is like being a Christian in 21st century Britain.
Locations
Butlins at and
听for interview with Simon Lole
听for The Corr Family item
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Other Information
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| Presenter | David Grant |
| Presenter | Diane Louise Jordan |
| Producer | Melanie Hill |
| Series Editor | Matthew Napier |
| Executive Producer | David Taviner |
Broadcast
- Sun 22 Jun 2014 15:55