Radio and TV Services
In response to the Coronavirus, many churches are “streaming” their services online. This means that you can watch them on either YouTube or Facebook. If you are online, then watch out for posts about worship from Wesley’s Chapel, London. Services at Wokingham and Bracknell Methodist Churches are also recorded and are available via their respective websites (they are not live).
This came from a colleague of Sharon’s. He has not listened to all of these programmes and is not responsible for their content. Exactly what each service will like will depend on that act of worship. Please suggest edits or updates to sharon.gardner@methodist.org.uk and feel free to share/adapt as you need.
For those who are looking for a low-tech option, here is a summary of services that are easy to access on TV or Radio.
| Service | Station/Channel | Time | How to get it |
| Choral Evensong: sung evening prayer, usually with an anthem, in a Cathedral style. | BBC Radio 3 | Wed 3:30pm
Repeated |
92 – 95 FM and DAB Digital Radio |
| Sunday Worship: Radio broadcast of worship from a church; the closest to “a normal Sunday service” | BBC Radio 4 | 8.10am Sunday | 103 – 104 FM and DAB Digital Radio |
| Daily Service; a 15min service of music, prayers and scripture | BBC Radio 4 Long Wave or Radio 4 Extra |
09:45 Mon – Saturday | Long Wave: 198
or to get Radio 4 Extra on DAB: After tuning to Radio 4 DAB, select “Daily Service” (from your display, shortly before it is due to start) with the tuning wheel and press the selector button. |
| Songs of Praise. A religious magazine TV programme; interviews, prayers and hymns/songs. Words appear on the screen so you can join in singing. | BBC One, (TV) | usually 1:15pm |
Acts of Worship Available with limited tech savviness. Usually web radio or the BBC Sounds app. Limited to English Language Provision.
| Service | Station/Channel | Time | Notes |
| “Celebration”
Sunday Morning worship broadcast on radio |
BBC Radio Wales | Sunday 7:30am | FM and Digital Radio for those in Wales.
Available on the BBC Radio Website and the Sounds App
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007cphq |
| “Morning Service”
Sunday Morning worship broadcast on radio |
BBC Radio Ulster | Sunday 10:15am | Available on the BBC Radio Website and the Sounds App
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007cphq |
| “Sunday Service” | BBC Radio Devon | Sunday 6:30am | FM and Digital Radio for those within Radio Devon’s broadcast range.
Available on the BBC Radio Website and the Sounds App
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p001d7h5 |
| “New Every Sunday” | BBC Radio Scotland | Sunday 6:30am | FM and Digital Radio for those in Scotland
Available on the BBC Radio Website and the Sounds App
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000gcgv |
| “In Praise of God” | BBC Stoke | Sunday 06:30 and 14:30 | FM and Digital Radio for those within Radio Stoke’s broadcast range.
Available on the BBC Radio Website and Sounds App
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p082zy96 |
| “Prayer for the Day” | BBC Radio 4 | 05:43 | 103 – 104 FM and DAB Digital Radio
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000gd8q |