Church leaders disappointed with change to BBC Songs of Praise time slot
from Christian Today:
The BBC’s decision to move ‘Songs of Praise’ to Sunday lunchtime has disappointed Church leaders.
The Church of England was asked by Dr Chris Angus during Synod this week whether it had challenged the BBC over changing the time of its only regular religious programme from late afternoons on Sunday to much earlier in the day.
Dr Angus, lay chair of the Diocese of Carlisle, said the programme had effectively been ‘marginalised’ by the BBC.
In a written answer, the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, said the Church of England’s communications office had been in direct contact with the BBC regarding the scheduling of ‘Songs of Praise’ and that it had been informed that the change was down to concerns over a conflict with sporting programmes.
‘The BBC have informed them that the new scheduling time has been introduced in order to ensure that the programme holds a consistent place in the schedule after the lunchtime news and is not dislodged by the over-running of any sporting events being broadcast later in the day,’ he said.
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