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BBC Radio 2 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced Light Programme.

BBC Radio 2

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Jo Whiley & Simon Mayo

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Music: Classic Pop & Rock

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Jo and Simon team up to bring you the best guests, music and early evening entertainment.

Bringing you the best of both worlds, Jo Whiley and Simon Mayo join forces to bring you three hours of the greatest guests, music and early evening entertainment.

Jo Whiley & Simon Mayo: David Hepworth, Eyebrows confession, Ice-skating hacks

David Hepworth

David Hepworth, Eyebrows confession, Ice-skating hacks

BBC Radio 2 - Jo Whiley & Simon Mayo, David Hepworth, Eyebrows confession, Ice-skating hacks

The author and broadcaster chats about his new collection of essays on pop Nothing Is Real

The author chats about his new book 'Nothing Is Real'. in which David "shows how it is possible to take music seriously and, at the same time, not drain the life out of it.

The author and broadcaster chats about his new book 'Nothing Is Real'. in which David "shows how it is possible to take music seriously and, at the same time, not drain the life out of it.

From the legacy of the Beatles to the dramatic decline of the record shop,  from top tips for bands starting out to the bewildering nomenclature of musical genres, he explores the highways and byways of this vast multiverse where Nothing Is Real and yet it is, emphatically and intrinsically so. Along the way he asks some essential questions about music and about life: is it all about the drummer; are band managers misunderstood; and is it appropriate to play ‘Angels’ at funerals?  As Pope John Paul II said, ‘of all the unimportant things, football is the most important’. David Hepworth believes the same to be true of music and this selection of his best writing, covering the music of last fifty years, shows you why.

Bringing you the best of both worlds, Jo Whiley and Simon Mayo join forces to bring you three hours of the greatest guests, music and early evening entertainment. With top names from the worlds of film, TV and online, plus regular live sessions from the hottest names in music, Jo and Simon will bring you entertaining and compelling celeb chat each evening. Plus there'll be audience interaction, the freshest new music and great chat to accompany you in the early evening - whatever you're doing.

Amazing music. Played by an amazing line up.

Radio 2: Amazing music. Played by an amazing line-up. The home of great music, entertainment and documentaries

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