Jo Whiley

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

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Jo treats listeners to her favourite album tracks and musical gems rarely heard on Radio 2

Jo treats listeners to her favourite album tracks and some musical gems rarely heard on Radio 2

Jo Whiley: Actor Ben Platt

Actor Ben Platt

BBC Radio 2 - Jo Whiley, Actor Ben Platt

Jo chats to Tony award winning actor Ben Platt about new Netflix series The Politician.

Jo chats to Tony award winning actor Ben Platt about his new Netflix series The Politician.

Jo chats to actor Ben Platt, about his new Netflix series, The Politician.

Ben plays Payton Hobart, a wealthy student from Santa Barbara, California, who's known since age seven that he's going to be President of the United States. But first he'll have to navigate the most treacherous political landscape of all: Saint Sebastian High School. To get elected Student Body President, secure a spot at Harvard, and stay on his singular path to success, Payton will have to outsmart his ruthless classmates without sacrificing his own morality and carefully crafted image.  The series also stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Lange and Zoey Deutch. 

Ben won the Tony award for Best Actor in a Musical in 2017 for his performance as the title character in the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen.

And whether you’re picking up or dropping off, Jo provides the soundtrack for the Taxi Service.

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