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Where To Stream Songs of Praise Season 2022 Episode 24

Seeds of Hope, Guildford

To mark its sixtieth anniversary, the Rev Kate Bottley visits Guildford Cathedral to hear stories of faith and hope. She learns how construction was abandoned during the Second World War, but 200,000 people paid half a crown each in a Buy a Brick campaign to get the building finished. Kate also learns that women played key roles in the design of the building and are celebrated in much of the imagery and sculpture. Katie Piper meets Elizabeth and Fernando Jimenez to hear the extraordinary story...