Prayer and Reflection
Series 1
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Network: BBC One
Season aired: 2025-09-14
Overview
Services from six of the UK's major faiths.
Episodes · 14
St John's Wood United Synagogue, London
Senior Rabbi Ivan Binstock welcomes us to an Orthodox Jewish morning prayer service, also known as Shacharit, at St John's Wood United Synagogue in north London.
Islandmagee Presbyterian Church, Northern Ireland
A service from Islandmagee Presbyterian Church in Northern Ireland with the theme of unity. Featuring prayers, music and Bible readings.
Shree Swaminarayan Hindu Temple, Cardiff
A service from the Shree Swaminaryan Temple in Cardiff. The Hindu Aarti service, presented in Gujarati, is a ceremony of light offering thanks and devotion to the deities.
Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery, Eskdalemuir
Traditional Tibetan Buddhist prayers from Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery, Scotland. Featuring chanting prayers, reciting mantras and offerings.
Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara, Gravesend
Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara, the Sikh temple in Gravesend, welcomes us for their daily morning service, including the culmination of a 48-hour continuous prayer, the Akhand Paath.
Belfast Islamic Centre
Isha prayers, the last of the five daily prayers in Islam, from Belfast Islamic Centre, Northern Ireland.
Christian Pentecostal City Church, Cardiff
Join the City Church, Cardiff, for their International Sunday Service, a weekly gathering that brings together people from diverse cultures for worship, biblical teaching and reflection.
Nottingham Liberal Synagogue
Nottingham Liberal Synagogue, part of the Progressive Judaism movement, guide us into the Sabbath with their musical Friday evening service, known as Erev Shabbat.
Sikh Gurdwara, Roath, Cardiff
Prayer and Reflection from the Sikh gurdwara in Roath, Cardiff. The service is a communal worship in Punjabi, with prayers, musical renditions of scripture and other activities.
St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral, Armagh, Northern Ireland
An evening prayer service from St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral, Armagh, Northern Ireland, commemorating Saint Oliver Plunkett.
Glasgow Central Mosque
Prayer and Reflection from Glasgow Central Mosque
Shree Hindu Temple and Community Centre, Leicester
The Shree Hindu Temple in Leicester welcomes us to join their daily prayer service, which is dedicated to the deity Lord Shiva.
Palpung Changchub Dargyeling Buddhist Temple, Brynmawr
Prayer and Reflection from the Palpung Changchub Dargyeling Tibetan Buddhist centre in Brynmawr. The prayers, chants and mantras are led by Choje Lama Rabsang.
St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh
We join St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh for a traditional Presbyterian Christmas service during the month of Advent to reflect on the coming of Jesus Christ.
