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St Valentine's Day

As St Valentine's Day approaches Katherine Jenkins visits the Tower of London where it is thought the earliest recorded valentine was written in the 15th century.

As St Valentine's Day approaches, Katherine Jenkins visits the Tower of London where it is thought the earliest recorded valentine was written in the 15th century. She explores the tower's two beautiful chapels and meets the first female beefeater. We find out about Christian digital dating and join two young people hoping to find their valentine. Finally, Sean Fletcher hears from the couple passing on the secrets of their long and happy marriage to those planning to tie the knot, and Gregory Porter sings about love.

Music:
Hymn books at the ready! Here's what we're singing this week.
God Is Love, His the Care- Albert Hall, Nottingham
The King of Love My Shepherd Is - The Church of St Cross, Winchester
Open the Eyes of My Heart, Lord - St Thomas the Marty's Church, Newcastle
When Love Was King - Performed by Gregory Porter
O Jesus I Have Promised - Bangor Cathedral
The Church's One Foundation - Christ Church Oxton, Birkenhead
God Is Love, Let Heaven Adore Him - All Saint's Church, Northampton.

35 minutes

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Sun 10 Feb 2019 13:15
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Stories

Tower of London (Part 1)
Katherine Jenkins visits the world famous Tower of London meeting up with historian Tracy Borman to find out about the first surviving Valentine’s poem written by the Duke of OrlΓ©ans in 1415. She also visits the Chapel of St John the Evangelist where the Duke could have worshiped.

Christian Dating
We meet Naomi and George, a couple who met on a Christian dating app and are now going on a date. The pair explain their reasons for being on the app and talk about the challenges of dating within a Christian community.Β  We also speak to the founders of the app β€œSALT” who explain the necessity for their app in today’s modern society.

Married for 50 Years
Sean Fletcher meets Tina and John Nichols who have been married for 50 years and run marriage preparation classes for couples marrying in church.

Tower of London (Part 2)
Back at the Tower of London Katherine Jenkins meets Moira Cameron, the first female Yeoman of the Guard (Beef Eater) who is also clerk of the Chapels Royal. She introduces us to Canon Roger Hall who speaks about the history of the Chapel of St Peter Ad Vincula where three Queens of England are buried.

Credits

Presenter Katherine Jenkins
Presenter Sean Fletcher
Executive Producer Cat Lewis
Executive Producer Emyr Afan
Series Producer Matthew Napier
Producer Charlotte Hindle
Production Company Avanti Media

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