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The Heaven and Earth Show, was a BBC television programme, which aired on Sunday mornings from 10am to 11am on BBC One. The show ran for nine years between 1998 and 2007. It looked at spiritual and moral issues. Over the years it had numerous presenters, and its final presenter was Gloria Hunniford.

The programme had a magazine format, with guests of all backgrounds talking about various ethical, spiritual and cultural issues. The programme also featured phone-ins, email and text readouts. Commonly a celebrity guest would be interviewed about their career with a particular focus on religious belief or spirituality - some of the later guests have included Jermaine Jackson, Al Green, Alexei Sayle and Vic Reeves. Heaven and Earth was notably different from traditional 'god slot' programming in that it concentrated on a wide range of beliefs rather than just Christianity - for example, their features on the ethics of halal meat or 'new age' concepts of spirituality. It featured prominent figures from both the Church and Islamic, Jewish, Hindu and secular communities. The programme would also feature reports on topical religious issues, with notable reporters including Toyah Willcox, John Walters, Ed Stourton, Myleene Klass, Kate Silverton and Kate Gerbeau.

Occasionally there were special programmes such as that on 7th of September 2003 which featured representatives of 3 different types of beliefs: theist, new age followers and atheists or agnostics. A specially commissioned poll was produced on issues raised.

Heaven & Earth was made by the BBC's in-house Religion and Ethics department and was broadcast live from Granada Studios in Manchester.

The BBC announced in the spring of 2007 that they were cancelling the show in the autumn after a run of nine years - to be replaced for a 12 month period with commissions made by two independent production companies. On September 2, 2007 Heaven & Earth had its final show, The Proclaimers were the final musical guests.

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