Then there is the ‘Simpsons’, which is on BBC 2 at 06: 00. Although this isn’t a religious programme, it often deals with religious issues, and even has a priest who is kind of a main character in the cartoon comedy. In one of its many episodes it dealt with the ‘Soul.’ In this episode Bart sells his soul to Millhouse, his best friend, and thinks that he won’t need it. But various things begin to happen, such as his cat and dog, behaving badly towards him, and him not being able to kill.
There are many different types of media to help find out the new religious going-ons in the world today, such as: -
The Internet- various different websites, such as
The Newspaper- there is often a page or two on what people have wrote in, and has been published in the paper.
The Radio- live chat programmes on religious topics, concerning other people’s views, where people can phone up and give their advice etc…
The TV- these programmes are stated above.
I watched Songs Of Praise last week and it was based in RAF Kinloss on the Moray Firth, an Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre, which coordinates communication between emergency services, such as helicopters, lifeboats, and the police.
During the filming of the programme, a helicopter from RAF Lossiemouth with the filming crew on board was called to a report of a distress flare near Inverness. and then later to Ben Nevis where people had been crying out for help. It turns out that a fisherman had had a heart attack over 200miles off of the Irish Coast. When they got him out safely, they took him to hospital, before returning home safely to Kinloss, three days after the first call.
It is said that 95% of it is taken up in searching and rescuing civilians, when it is meant to be set up for military rescue.
The programme met representatives of a number of Searches and Rescue branches- with helicopters from the ‘202 squadron’ Lossiemouth and ‘Nimrods’ from Kinloss as well as the members of the ARCC.
The hymn were sung in a chapel named ‘ St Aidan’s’ on RAF Lossiemouth, and was built as a remote and modern cathedral style building. There was a small gathering, which was formed by friends from the local community, including Gordonstoun pupils.
This is a local school and a very close neighbour to RAF Lossiemouth. It is known best as the alma mater of Prince Charles himself. Another member of the royal family, Princess Anne’s children enrolled among the posh school and have quite recently left. Gordonstoun School provided the viewers with both the musicians for the hymns and the choir for Psalm 23.
This was a favourite place for Prince Charles when he was young, and on the walls hangs a framed not on the value of the time he sent there, and what he thought of it.
Below is a list of the Hymns sung on the programme Sunday afternoon, it was scheduled at 05:45, but was on at 07:45 due to the African Nations Cup.
Here I am Lord by Daniel L Schutte, Common ground number 50.
Psalm 23, to the Vicar Of Dibley theme tune. Novello published this as a piece of sheet music, instead of being in a hymnbook.
Psalm 121, I to the Hills by Tune French.
Thy Hand O God has guided by Tune Thornbury.
Lean on Me by Bill Withers, sung by Matthew Little.
The RAF Hymn
How great Thou Art, a Russian hymn, Swedish melody common ground number 53.
