Who Are We: Doctor Who? 

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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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Radio 2 Loves Doctor Who

Music: Easy Listening, Soundtracks & Musicals

Celebrating the BBC's enduring Time Lord and the show's continuing appeal.

Celebrating the BBC's enduring Time Lord and the show's continuing appeal - with documentaries and mixtapes from the Whoniverse!

Radio 2 Loves Doctor Who: The Classic Years...

The Classic Years ...

The Classic Years...

BBC Radio 2 - Radio 2 Loves Doctor Who, The Classic Years...

Jo Whiley discovers the amazing stories behind the rise and fall of a British institution.

Jo is joined by fans, stars and writers of Doctor Who as she takes a trip through the Whoniverse to discover the amazing stories behind the rise and fall of a British institution

Britain has changed immeasurably over the last 60 years, but ever since Radio 2 launched in 1967, it has existed in the same timeline as… The Doctor.

In part one of this two-part documentary, Jo Whiley takes a trip through the Whoniverse to discover the amazing stories behind the rise and fall of a British institution.

Along the way, she'll hear how the changing attitudes of Britain have been reflected through the Tardis in a tale that features Dalekmania, Dad’s Army, Mary Whitehouse, Ridley Scott, The Cybermen, Hans Zimmer, The Beatles and the JFK assassination as the Doctor and his companions are thrown into a world of sexism, racial tension and intrigue.

We’ll also hear new and archive interviews from Doctors and companions past and present, including Peter Capaldi, Patrick Troughton, William Hartnell, Tom Baker, Jon Pertwee, Sophie Aldred, Bonnie Langford, Peter Davison, Sylvester McCoy, Louise Jameson and showrunner Russell T Davies.

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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