with the Saturday Show

with Sounds of the 60s

A Rewind production

This week, Robin Boyle introduces a 1955 edition of The Show Band Show, with Cyril Stapleton directing the BBC Show Band, vocals from
Ray Burns and the Stargazers and comedy from
Rikki Fulton and Alfred Marks.
Producer Johnnie Stewart

with Sounds of the 50s

with Lifestyle Radio 2's new monthly guide to living life to the full. In this, the first of five programmes,
Glynn Christian goes in search of the perfect curry,
Geoff Hamilton offers seasonal gardening advice,
Kim Normanton investigates the growing popularity of car boot sales and Jill Crawshaw visits unknown East Anglia. Producer Gary Bones

with New Country
A Smooth Operations production

Tom O'Connor hosts a variety show with his own inimitable brand of Scouse comic wit and wisdom.
Music comes in the form of merry mirthmaking melodies from Mancunian madcap musicians Freddie and the Dreamers and, for the first time on Radio 2, comedian Keith O'Keefe.
Producer Andy Aliffe

In 1974 four young Swedes walked onto the stage of the Brighton Dome and walked off with first place in the Eurovision Song
Contest. Few could have expected the influence that Agnetha, Benny, Bjorn and Anni-Frid were to have on popular music over the next decade.
Brian Hayes recalls the years when Abba ruled. Producer Bridget Apps

Ken Bruce presents coverage from
Dublin of the 39th
Eurovision Song Contest to choose the European popular song of the year. Frances Ruffelle has the fortunes of the UK entry in her hands with "Lonely Symphony". A full list of the songs is given in the television listing on p58. Producer Paul Walters
SIMULTANEOUS BROADCAST with BBC1 television

Continuing on a Eurovision note, Paul plays the very best of Radio 2's easy listening favourites.

with Night Ride
Including at 1.30, 3.30 Pause for Thought with Rev Ian Bradley.
* Approximate time

with the Sunday Show