03/07/2016
On Battle of Britain Memorial Day, Pam Rhodes visits RAF Duxford, a former Spitfire pilot shares his memories, and Laura Mvula performs a new song.
On Battle of Britain Memorial Day, Pam Rhodes visits RAF Duxford, a former Spitfire pilot shares his memories, and Laura Mvula performs a new song.
Music:
God Is Our Strength and Refuge from Holy Trinity, Folkestone
Faithful One, So Unchanging from St Thomas' Parish Church, Belfast
On This Troubled Day - Psalm 10 by the SHIYR Poets
Thou Whose Almighty Word from St Alban's Church, Bristol
Show Me Love by Laura Mvula
Ave Maria by Julian and Jiaxin Lloyd Webber
The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended from Leicester Cathedral, Leicester.
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Battle of Britain
Duration: 03:30
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Hymn: The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended
Duration: 02:40
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Pam Rhodes previews this week's Songs of Praise
Duration: 00:56
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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Richard Bewes
God Is Our Strength and Refuge
Choir: Congregation of Holy Trinity, Folkestone. Conductor: Paul Leddington Wright. Featured Artist: Daniel Moult. Featured Artist: RAF Central Band. Music Arranger: John Barnard.Tune:The Dambusters' March Composer:Richard Bewes
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Congregation of St Thomas' Parish Church
Faithful One, So Unchanging (feat. New Irish Orchestra)
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On The Troubled Day (feat. The Shiyr Poets)
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Congregation of St Alban's
Thou Whose Almighty Word (feat. Richard Johnson, Ross Brown & Simon Jones)
Conductor: David Ogden.Composer:Felice Giardini
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Laura Mvula
Show Me Love
Featured Artist: Laura Mvula. Composer: Amanda Pauline. Composer: Troy Miller.Composer:Laura Mvula
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Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
Ave Maria
Featured Artist: Julian Lloyd Webber. Featured Artist: Jiaxin Lloyd Webber. Music Arranger: Julian Lloyd Webber.Composer:Camille Saint-Saens
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Congregation of Leicester Cathedral
The Day Thou Gavest (feat. Daniel Moult)
Conductor: Simon Lole. Music Arranger: John Ellerton.Tune:St Clement
Stories
Battle of Britain - Part One
Former RAF Spitfire pilot, Geoffrey Wellum, reminisces about his experiences during the Battle of Britain, based at Biggin Hill.
Brian Doerksen
Worship songwriter Brian Doerksen explains how a period of crisis in his life led him back to the Old Testament book of Psalms - poems and verses which express every emotion from the heights of happiness to the depths of despair. He was then inspired to begin the challenge of setting each psalm in sequence to modern music, with his band The SHIYR Poets.
Laura Mvula
David Grant meets Laura Mvula and discovers how a diverse musical upbringing in the church has influenced her own music. For Songs of Praise she performs an exclusive live solo piano version of the song Show Me Love from her new album, The听Dreaming Room.
Battle of Britain - Part Two
Edith Kup听talks about her experiences as a WAAF plotter in the听Operations Room at Debden in Essex during the Battle of Britain. She talks about her fianc茅, Dennis, a Spitfire pilot killed during the campaign and how he remains the love of her life.
Battle of Britain -听Part Three
Pam听visits what was once RAF Duxford's Officers' Mess where pilot rested between sorties. She听describes the work of Duxford's Chaplain, Guy Mayfield, and a听quote听is read from听his 1940 diary. 听
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| Presenter | Pam Rhodes |
| Performer | Laura Mvula |
| Series Producer | Matthew Napier |
| Executive Producer | Tommy Nagra |
Broadcast
- Sun 3 Jul 2016 12:25