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Religious Programmes on Television

There are many different types of religious programmes on T.V such as

Songs of praise on BBC 1. This programme lasts for about half an hour

and includes famous guest singing religious hymns. These guests

include people like Michael Ball and Lesley Garret etc. Also they have

a vicar who performs a typical ceremony like what normally would

happen on a Sunday morning. And on Sky TV there is a whole channel to

“24 hour broadcasts such as “The life of Jesus”. I think that the

people who would like to watch these types of programme are the

vaguely religious or maybe elderly pensioners. The vaguely religions

are people who do believe in God but you only attend certain religious

ceremonies such as weddings, christenings, funerals and baptisms.

Religious programming has come a long way from when in first started

to appear on TV. The first programmes to appear were only Christian

programmes and nothing for all the other religion, but now there are

all sorts of programmes for all religions. But the religious

programmes shown are not only ceremonies and documentaries they are

also comedies and TV Dramas that use religion as there main theme or

include religions parts to Dramas like Eastenders. Also programmes

like the vicar of Dibley and Father Ted which lighten up religious

matters and uses humour to put forward religious points.

There are many different types of religious programmes on television.

There is a wide range of programmes such as Songs of Praise on a

Sunday evening. This programme is a televised church service they have

readings from the bible and religious hymns. This programme is very

much a worship programme as it is exactly like being at church. There

is a vicar who preaches to you about god and how he created all and

that he controls everything. Also there is the Heaven and Earth show

on a Sunday morning which is more of a religious chat show were

guests come on the show and they discuss religious issues or problems

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