Morning Worship

[darren]

Re: Morning Worship

I never did i was never up early enough.

Id imagine other countries did or do still do it.
Actually i think the republic of ireland have such a programme.

A programme like this should not be about making profit.

nobody has answered my question about who exactly watched morning worship?

From today's perspective morning worship was undeniably an oddball programme. Did any other countries ever televise church services on a weekly basis then show them on a main channel?

[Arran]

Re: Morning Worship

Nobody has answered my question about who exactly watched Morning Worship?

From today's perspective Morning Worship was undeniably an oddball programme. Did any other countries ever televise church services on a weekly basis then show them on a main channel?

[catflap]

Re: Morning Worship

I remember telling my Dad that there was a war film on he was missing when I saw it in the TV Times - I thought it was Morning Warship.

[angliaknight]

Re: Morning Worship

God slot was dreary, poetry readings on "Rain on the leaves", Jean morton with "Tingha and tucker" and a long forgotten very strange series called "Pilgrims progress" which is best described as sureal abstract drama.look thru old 1960s tv times to get a feel of tv between 6.00pm and 7.25pm.

[Arran]

Re: Morning Worship

Highway filled the Sunday evening God slot but it was a bit before my time.

Religious programmes on ITV is a concept fraught with controversy.

[Richard1978]

Re: Morning Worship

I've heard the outside broadcasts on Multi Coloured Swap Shop were made by the same camera crews who would be covering football games for Match Of The Day the same day.

[angliaknight]

Re: Morning Worship

I think also the same team that filmed the wrestling for Saturday afternoons shot the church service as well, remember we also had the Epilogue last thing at night before closedown and the "god slot" on Sunday evenings which at the time was compulsory.The last god slot ratings winner was STARS ON SUNDAY.

[Arran]

Every Sunday morning ITV used to broadcast a televised Anglican church service. A total of 52 episodes a year with a different church every time.

Morning Worship was less of a television programme and more of a national institution. Everybody knew it existed but who exactly watched it?

I was once talking to an ITV cameraman who used to video Morning Worship. He was part of the same team who videoed football matches on Saturdays then stayed in a hotel overnight. Therefore churches in close proximity to football grounds were more likely to be selected for Morning Worship than those far away.

Morning Worship 'died' because it was unprofitable for ITV. It was shown without any commercial breaks, then ITV was left with a video recording that had little commercial value.