The Rev Kate Bottley visits the Great Yorkshire Show, where the chaplain to the Yorkshire Agricultural Society tells her about the show's 160-year history and how the church has always played a central role. Kate finds out more about the challenges facing the agricultural community and meets Kate Dale, the Christian farmer who is reaching out to offer support.\n\nJB Gill visits Thirsk to discover the story of the real-life Yorkshire vet behind the ever-popular books of James Herriot. Herriot was the pen name of Alf Wight, and JB meets his son Jim at the museum that was once his father's veterinary practice and their family home. They walk up to Sutton Bank to enjoy what Alf described as 'the finest view in England' and talk about Alf's Christian values and the enduring success of All Creatures Great and Small in print and on screen.\n\nKate also meets the newly appointed bishop of Ripon, Helen-Ann Hartley, for tea and scones and talks about moving to Yorkshire and her vision for her new role.\n\nWith hymns and songs celebrating the beauty of creation, including a performance from teenage singing star Elan Catrin Parry.\n\nMusic:\nAll Creatures of Our God and King from Our Lady's Church, York\nLove Divine from the Royal Welsh Show, Builth Wells\nPraise to the Holiest from Our Lady's, York\nAll Things Bright and Beautiful from Hamilton Road Presbyterian Church, Bangor\nMorning Has Broken performed by Elan Catrin Parry from Kendal Parish Church\nOh Give thanks unto the Lord for He Is Good from St Elisabeth's Church, Reddish\nPraise to the Lord, the Almighty from Our Lady's Church, York.
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