Describe the variety of specifically religious programmes on the four main television channels

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Describe the variety of specifically religious programmes on the four main television channels

There are many types of specifically religious programs shown on television. One type of programme is worship style. These types of programmes are aimed at people that may feel embarrassed about their faith or even worshiping around others. This show allows them to do this at home instead. Another type of religious programme is magazine type programmes. These are aimed at people that are not sure about their faith or are interested in finding out more. A third style is documentary style programmes. These are no generally aimed at religious people, but the people that are interested in religious issues and debates.
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On the four most popular television channels, programmes are shown to advertise religion. Songs of praise is shown on BBC 1 during the evening and is aimed at specifically religious people. This is a worship style programme and allows many Christians to go to church during the day and carry on with their religion when home on the night. This religious programme is based around traditional Christian hymns and is viewed by an average of 3 million people weekly. While focusing on hymns, in recent years the shows have become more diverse, with a different theme for each ...

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