Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Birmingham

Rev Kate Bottley is in Birmingham to see how Christianity is at work in the city, and she meets Julian Lloyd Webber at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.

Rev Kate Bottley is in Birmingham to hear how Christianity is at work in this modern, multicultural city. She visits Winson Green to meet the Christian couple who have dedicated their lives to working in urban areas. They have some unusual ways of connecting with people, including walking their alpacas to the local school and back.

Josie d'Arby catches up with Julian Lloyd Webber, principal of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, and hears from students aiming to become the next generation of cathedral organists. There is also a special performance from past student, singer-songwriter Laura Mvula.

For Black History Month the programme finds out about the faith and food that the Caribbean community has brought to the city, and there are hymns from St Germain's church in Birmingham.

Music:
Blessed Assurance - St Germain's Church, Birmingham
The Servant King - St Albans Cathedral
Crown Him with Many Crowns - Royal Albert Hall
It Is Well with My Soul performed by Laura Mvula
How Great Thou Art - St Elisabeth's Church Reddish
When I Was Lost - William Booth College London
What a Mighty God We Serve - St Germain's Church, Birmingham.

35 minutes

Last on

Sun 14 Oct 2018 15:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One

More episodes

Previous

Goodwood Revival

Next

Christian Holidays

See all episodes from Songs of Praise

Clips

See all clips from Birmingham (5)

Stories

Ash, Anji, Alpacas and the Urban Change Makers
Ash and AnjiΒ  run a variety of social enterprise schemes to help the local diverse community. They also run Urban Change Makers, a course designed to empower people to set up their own social enterprise schemes. They think the Alpacas help break down barriers.

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Principal of the RBC, Julian Lloyd Webber welcomes Josie d’Arby to their new building. She meets Dan Moult, head of Organ studies, and some of his students who explain why they are passionate about continuing the tradition of playing organ music.

Black History Month/Sunrise Bakery
Kehinde Andrews is the UK’s first professor of Black Studies. He’s based at Birmingham City University. His book, Back To Black was published in July 2018. Errol Drummond took over as manager of the Sunrise bakery from his father who set up the bakery in 1966.

Flavours of Winson Green
Kate joins the Winson Green cookery class. The idea behind the course is to give opportunities to local people to share their food and culture with a group of local church goers. It’s part of a social enterprise scheme set up by Anji Barker to encourage families living in Winson Green to feel part of a Christian community whilst also embracing their own.

Credits

Presenter Kate Bottley
Presenter Josie d'Arby
Participant Julian Lloyd Webber
Performer Laura Mvula
Executive Producer Cat Lewis
Executive Producer Emyr Afan
Producer Charlotte Hindle
Production Company Avanti Media

Broadcast