Original version

BBC One Oxfordshire

Songs of Praise

Music

Religion & Ethics

Inspiring hymns and songs, together with stories of faith from around the UK and beyond.

Inspiring hymns and songs, together with uplifting stories of faith from around the UK and beyond.

Simulcast of network BBC One in high definition. From 03/11/2010

BBC One HD

The BBC West region started on 1st September 1957 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One West.

BBC One West

The BBC South West region started on 20th April 1961 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One South West.

BBC One South West

The BBC South region started on 5th January 1961 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One South.

BBC One South

BBC One London

London

BBC One West Midlands

BBC One region covering Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.

BBC One East Midlands

The BBC East region started on 1st May 1959 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One East.

BBC One East

BBC One North West

The BBC North East & Cumbria region started in 1959 (tbc) as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One North East & Cumbria.

BBC One North East & Cumbria

BBC One Yorkshire

Formerly part of a wider BBC One South East region that included London and part of the South region. Separated from BBC One London 2001-09-03 following reorganisation of the South East region.

BBC One South East

BBC One Channel Islands

BBC One Yorks & Lincs

BBC One Scotland

Scotland

BBC Northern Ireland region started on 19th April 1955 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One Northern Ireland.

BBC One Northern Ireland

BBC One Wales

Wales

BBC One Cambridgeshire

Pam Rhodes

Garry Boon

David Taviner

Tommy Nagra

Cliff Richard

Elin Manahan Thomas

Songs of Praise: 50 Years Ago

50 Years Ago

18/09/2011

BBC One - Songs of Praise, 50 Years Ago

Pam Rhodes celebrates 50 years of Songs of Praise, with Sir Cliff Richard.

Pam Rhodes celebrate five decades of Songs of Praise. She visits Tabernacle Baptist Chapel in Cardiff, home of the first episode, and is joined by Sir Cliff Richard.

Sir Cliff Richard and Geoffrey Wheeler feature in the first of three special programmes celebrating five decades of Songs of Praise. Pam Rhodes turns the clock back to join the congregation in Tabernacle Baptist Chapel in Cardiff, which hosted the first edition in 1961, to sing the same rousing hymns. With guest soprano Elin Manahan Thomas.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Songs of Praise

50 Years Ago

Contributors

Genres

Brand

BBC One Oxfordshire

About BBC One