Sunday Night is Music Night

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The world's longest-running live orchestral programme featuring the BBC Concert Orchestra

The world's longest-running live orchestral music programme on radio, featuring the BBC Concert Orchestra and broadcast from locations throughout the UK

Sunday Night is Music Night: Great Northern Playlist

Great Northern Playlist

BBC Radio 2 - Sunday Night is Music Night, Great Northern Playlist

OJ Borg presents new orchestral versions of iconic songs from the North of England.

OJ Borg presents The Great Northern Playlist, chosen by BBC Local Radio listeners and recorded by the BBC Philharmonic.

The Great Northern Playlist is made up of ten new orchestral arrangements of iconic songs from the North of England, including Tainted Love by Soft Cell and She’s Electric by Oasis. The songs have been nominated by BBC Local Radio listeners and recorded remotely in lockdown by the BBC Philharmonic.

In the first hour, ten BBC Local Radio stations in the North of England will join Radio 2 for a simulcast programme presented by OJ Borg. It will include performances of all the arrangements, plus live link-ups with presenters from each radio station – from Merseyside to Humberside, from Newcastle to Sheffield.

OJ will continue the celebrations in the second hour, playing additional tracks from the BBC Philharmonic that have been recorded in lockdown, along with highlights from their previous Radio 2 concert performances.

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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