April 2nd. BBC Video File Llandaff Cathedral organ to debut Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, has a new organ, which at 26ft (7.9m) is the largest pipe organ to be built in the UK for 40 years. December 26th. BBC Video File Christmas entertainers: Head Chorister Head chorister of Winchester Cathedral, 13-year-old James Picton-Turbervill, shares his Christmas experience. December 24th. BBC Audio File 'Nudge government' to restore churches The BBC's Robert Piggot and Frank Field MP on using public money for church restoration December 23rd. BBC Video File Archbishop makes new appeal for Cathedral restoration The Archbishop of Canterbury has appealed for government help to fund the restoration and upkeep of Canterbury Cathedral. December 15th. BBC Video File A truly 'enchanting' Christmas carol Classic FM listeners have voted 'O Holy Night' as the most popular Christmas carol. We talk to composer Howard Goodall about the tradition of Christmas carols and the essence of composing them, with a performance by 'Enchanted Voices' the vocal collective featuring on Howard's new album 'Enchanted Carols'. December 10th. BBC Video File What is Handel's Messiah enduring appeal? It's 250 years since Handel died but his sacred masterpiece Messiah is still remarkably popular. September 23rd. BBC Video File New ceiling for cathedral tower Work has started on a new fan-vaulted ceiling for the Millennium Tower at St Edmundsbury Cathedral in Suffolk. May 18th. BBC Video File  Only boys aloud at singing event Up to 1,000 boys take part in a singing workshop aimed at getting rid of some of the embarrassment boys feel. May 5th. BBC Audio File Helping primary schools to sing up Robert Pigott reports on an attempt to alleviate the effects of poverty with choral music in primary schools. English cathedral choir schools will discuss a project aimed at alleviating the effects of poverty and deprivation through choral music at their annual conference. Religious affairs correspondent Robert Pigott reports on why less affluent primary schools are being offered the opportunity to sing up. April 10th. BBC Video File Churches face organist shortage A shortage in the number of organ players means many are overworked and sometimes find they are needed in several churches at once. One rector explains how he has resorted to using an MP3 player instead of an organ. April 9th. BBC Video Files Queen hands out Maundy Money The Queen has distributed money at Bury St Edmunds Cathedral, in Suffolk, as part of the traditional Maundy Thursday celebrations leading up to Easter. Maundy Money handed out by Queen The Queen distributed purses of traditional Maundy Money during a visit to Bury St Edmunds Cathedral in Suffolk April 3rd. BBC Video File Catholic Church names new leader The Most Reverend Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Birmingham, is to become the new Archbishop of Westminster, the BBC has learned.    February 25th. BBC Video File Cathedral holds pancake race A team of female choristers wins the annual pancake day race at Worcester Cathedral February 24th. BBC Video File Ripon Pancake race comeback Ripon's traditional pancake race has returned to the streets after it was cancelled last year because of health and safety fears. January 30th. BBC Video File Cathedral gets Royal seal Prince Charles and The Duchess of Cornwall have visited Hereford to launch a £5m restoration project at the city's cathedral.   January 14th. BBC Video File Church organ gets a new facelift The organ at Bristol's St Mary Redcliffe church is being restored. It's a project which will cost hundreds of thousands of pounds and could take a year and a half to complete December 23rd. BBC Video File Dean of Westminster's message The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, talks about Christmas, accompanied by the voices of the choir of Westminster Abbey. December 23rd. BBC Video File Lincoln Cathedral renovation Preparations have begun at Lincoln Cathedral for the latest phase of a 20-year renovation project.    December 18th. BBC Video File New cathedral roof A project to repair Canterbury Cathedral's roof is nearing completion November 26th. BBC Video File Behind the scenes at St Paul's London landmark St Paul's Cathedral constantly battles to raise money for repairs and renovation. To mark the 300th anniversary of the topping out of the cathedral, Tim Muffett went for a behind-the-scenes-tour. November 19th. BBC Video File Abbey floor restoration project A conservation expert tells how intricate work is involved in a restoration project of the floor at Westminster Abbey. November 6th. BBC Video File Violin gift for talented boy After appearing on BBC Look North, chorister and violinist Will Dutton has been given an antique violin by a viewer. September 3rd. BBC Video File Snapshot of cathedral life A collection of photographs celebrating the work of the hundreds of volunteers who keep Canterbury Cathedral running has been made into a book. July 24th. BBC Video File  Carlisle Cathedral revealed Architectural historian John Grundy has been talking about Carlisle Cathedral, the building that first inspired his interest. July 22nd. BBC Video File Minster's bells ring out York Minster has become the first cathedral in England to have a full carillon of bells. July 21st. BBC Video File Composer honoured at festival      A British classical composer has been commemorated at the annual Three Choirs Festival in Worcester. June 20th. BBC Video File Parkour at city cathedral A new urban sport will be performed with organ music at Portsmouth Cathedral as part of a nine-day celebration of arts across the city. June 5th. BBC Video File Cathedral to open church yard Restoration work has been completed at St Paul's Cathedral on the south church yard, and it will now be opened to the public. June 2nd. BBC Video File Church treasures on display Treasures from churches in Kent and Sussex have gone on display to the public at a free exhibition in London. May 22nd. BBC Video File Boys keep male choir singing A music teacher in Cornwall has started a male voice choir for boys to keep the tradition alive April 24th. BBC Video File London parish church restored      St Martin-in-the-Fields on Trafalgar Square is once again open to the public after a multi-million pound facelift April 17th. BBC Video File Mixed choir milestone marked A cathedral choir is celebrating 30 years since it became the first in the UK to allow female choristers to take part in services. April 10th. Minnesota Public Radio Audio File Behind the regal voices of the King's College Chapel Choir Michael Barone interviews Stephen Cleobury April 9th. BBC Video File New bells for Ripon Cathedral Three new bells have been added to Ripon Cathedral, completing a 12 note peel, thanks to local fundraisers. March 25th. BBC Video File New image for old church A 1,000-year-old church near Haywards Heath could win a national award for adapting to the 21st Century March 24th. BBC Video File Cathedrals face money troubles Some small cathedrals are struggling to meet rising repair bills as government funding falls. March 20th. BBC Video File.       Maundy Thursday Service.     Leaders of the main churches join the Queen at St Patrick's Cathedral, County Armagh, as she distributes Maundy money in Northern Ireland for the first time. Presented by William Crawley March 20th. BBC Video File Queen attends Maundy service    The Queen has broken with centuries of tradition by attending the first Maundy Thursday service outside England and Wales March 19th. BBC Video File Historic chapel turns cinema Cambridge's 500-year-old King's College Chapel has been transformed into a cinema for a screening of a Cecil B DeMille classic. Webmaster Comment. Note: Stephen Cleobury is the Organist of King's College Chapel. David Briggs is a Concert Organist and Composer February 18th. BBC Video File  £40 for Minster Window A window in York Minster cathedral which was completed in 1408 is being restored at a cost of £40m. February 7th. BBC Video File Cash for Cathedrals Five cathedrals across the east of England are to get more than £360,000 for restoration work.   February 7th. BBC Video File More money needed for repairs Lichfield Cathedral is 800 years old and have received a grant of £250,000 for urgent repair work although more money is needed   February 7th. BBC Video File Cathedral grant turned down A row has erupted between Salisbury cathedral and English heritage after a grant to replace stone work was turned down    January 24th. BBC Video File Repairs for 700 year old church Described as a giant amongst English churches, Boston Stump is in real need of renovation and repair January 17th. BBC Video File Cathedral appeal launched The Archbishop of Westminster has launched a £3m appeal to fund major repair work to the domes of Westminster Cathedral December 20th. BBC Video Files Choir singing for supper South Today spent the day with Salisbury Cathedral Choir and they sang a carol with the theme "going home for Christmas". Laws help midnight services Some churches have claimed that the new licensing laws are helping to make midnight services on Christmas Eve a quieter occasion. 17th December. BBC Video File Organist gets top job One of the country's top organists has got a new job as master of the choristers at Chichester Cathedral 19th November. Bright Cove Video File Robert Turner Robert Turner, a chorister at the Queen's wedding to the Duke of Edinburgh 60 years ago, talks of his memories of the day. 19th November. BBC Video File Queen celebrates anniversary The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary at Westminster Abbey 18th November. BBC Video File Chorister on Queen's Wedding One of the choristers at the Queen's wedding, David Weait, remembers the events of the day. 17th November.Telegraph TV / Video The Chorister's Tale Peter Kirby was one of the choristers at the Queens wedding. To markthe 60th anniversary of that event the Telegraph caught up with him 25th October. BBC Video File  Restoration for royal tomb Fundraising events have been held to raise money to restore the tomb of King Edward II in Gloucester Cathedral. 12th October. BBC Video File Queen dedicates war memorial Members of the Royal Family have attended the dedication of the new national Armed Forces Memorial in Staffordshire 3rd October. BBC Video File Popular church reopens doors St Martin in the Fields, one of the capital landmark church opens its doors after the first phase of a multi-million pound refurbishment. 20th September. BBC Video File BBC supports cathedral An exclusive screening of A Canterbury Tale will support a campaign to help preserve Canterbury Cathedral which needs cash for repairs. 20th August. BBC Video File Cathedral's windows cleaned Stained glass windows at Canterbury Cathedral have been taken down for cleaning for the first time since World War II. 10th August. BBC Video File Cathedral defends entry fee An article in The Oldie magazine has criticised Ely Cathedral, saying it was too expensive with "snooty" staff and "dreadful" coffee. 6th August. BBC Video File Cathedral architects dropped The contract with the company restoring St Edmundsbury Cathedral has been scrapped after it failed to come up with a completion date. 25th July. BBC Video File Thieves ruin church organ Parishioners in Plumtree are devastated that thieves have ruined their recently renovated church organ 13th July. BBC Video File £1.5m organ appeal launched A service has been held at Llandaff Cathedral to kick-start a campaign to buy a new 4,870-pipe organ. 4th July. BBC Video File Computer updates bell-ringing Worcester Cathedral bell-ringing school has turned to computer simulation in an attempt to attract younger bell-ringers 4th July. BBC Video File Durham's 'new' pipe organs Durham Cathedral has taken delivery of two reconstructed pipe organs which date back to medieval times. 15th May. BBC Video File Deep Purple raises the naive Former Deep Purple keyboard player, Jon Lord, has been rehearsing his latest composition, a choral piece, at Hereford Cathedral. 10th April. BBC Video File Swansong for husband and wife David and Hazel Gedge who have led the choir at Brecon Cathedral for more than 40 years are making their swansong performance 28th March 2007. BBC Video File Polish boy's choir honour A 12-year-old boy who has just learnt English has become the first Polish boy to become a chorister at Hereford Cathedral. 26th March 2007.  BBC Video File TV Producer defends filming The BBC has defended its decision to film its Songs of Praise Easter special in November 21st December 2006. BBC Video File Pupils sing at Cathedral Pupils who sing with the Westminster Cathedral choir are preparing for a performance in front of 2,000 people 15th December 2006. BBC Video File £1 appeal at iconic cathedral People in Kent have been asked to contribute £1 to the appeal to save Canterbury's crumbling cathedral 11th December 2006.  BBC Video File Young singers win opera date Two young choristers from Harrogate have won the chance to perform with a famous opera singer. 24th October 2006. BBC Video File Minster's man in a million York Minster's restoration campaign has been given a boost with a £1m donation from a mystery benefactor. The gift will go towards vital repairs on the East front of one of Europe's largest Gothic cathedrals. Ben Cryer reports. 3rd October 2006. BBC Video File Crumbling Cathedral needs '£50 million' A £50m global fundraising campaign begins to try to save Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, which is suffering the effects of age and pollution. 26th July 2006. BBC Video File Extreme cellists raise the roof Hereford Cathedral hosted what must be one of the most unusual musical performances ever. 6th July 2006. BBC Video File Restoring cathedral to former glory A Pembrokeshire firm has begun the task of restoring one of Wales's most famous buildings. Carreg Construction is rebuilding the cloisters at the 12th Century St David's Cathedral. Abigail Neal reports. 16th May 2006. BBC Audio File FEMALE UNIVERSITY STUDENT BREAKS CHOIR TRADITION An Edinburgh University student becomes the first woman in Britain to get a job as a full-time adult member of an Anglican Cathedral choir. 2nd May 2006.  BBC Video File ORGAN RESTORATION TO BECOME ILLEGAL A new European law is likely to put a stop to the restoration of the organ at Worcester Cathedral. The legislation aims to cut high levels of lead in electrical equipment. David Gregory reports. 18th March 2006. BBC Video File WORCESTER CATHEDRAL ORGAN SCHOLAR This year's organ scholar at Worcester Cathedral is Michael Waldron. Jonathan Blease catches up with Michael at the keyboards where he talks about his life with music. 12th March 2006. BBC Video File PASSION FOR CATHEDRALS A Coventry man with a passion for the new cathedral in the city explains the symbolism and meaning behind it. Take a look inside the cathedral 28th February 2006. BBC Video File CELEBRATING PANCAKE DAY Clergy and choristers at Worcester cathedral grabbed their frying pans for a Shrove Tuesday race around the cloisters 31st December 2005.  BBC Video File CATHEDRAL TOWER PROVES POWERFUL ATTRACTION A recently-opened £12m tower at the cathedral in Bury St Edmunds could pay for itself in little more than a decade. The spiritual landmark has proven a powerful attraction for the Suffolk town. Robert Piggott reports. 12th December 2005. BBC Video File GETTING BOYS INTO MUSIC Boys at a school in north Warwickshire take part in an unusual singing project. The year six boys at Wheelwright Lane Primary have formed their own choir as part of the Action Aloud scheme. 9th June 2005.  BBC Video File ST PAUL'S RESTORED TO FORMER GLORY St Paul's Cathedral has been returned to its former glory after four years of restoration work. Visitors will now be able to enjoy its bright, clean stonework and spotless artistic treasures. Mike Sergeant reports. 11th February 2005.  BBC Video File OXBRIDGE CHOIRS BATTLE FOR GRAMMYS Choirs from Oxford and Cambridge universities compete for the Best Classical Grammy at this weekend's awards. King's College, Cambridge and Magdalen College, Oxford are both nominated. David Sillito reports. 15th December 2004.  BBC Video File CATHEDRALS CALL FOR EXTRA GOVERNMENT CASH Cathedrals are calling for more support from the government in recognition of their contribution to the economy. Anglican Cathedrals in England attract millions of visitors a year, but many are struggling to survive. Judith Moritz reports.