At 6.15 Pause for Thought with Roshan Doug.

At 9.15 Pause for Thought with the Rev Roy Jenkins.

On the day that the GCSE results are released, Alex Lestertalks to one young entrepreneurwho set up his own business and still managed to pass his GCSEs. Call Radio 2's Student
Essentials phone line on [number removed] for advice and information about your future options - or visit www.bbc.co.uk/radio2

Tonight's music has all been chosen by listeners as the tracks that "got them into" the blues.
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This final edition celebrates the 64th birthday of Dale Hawkins. Plus recordings by Boyd Bennett , Bill Justice and Arthur Alexander - all born in Alabama - and an interpretation by the Everly Brothers of Why Worry, a song by Mark Knopfler.

Greg Proops and other non-British onlookers provide an alternative take on the UK.
Repeated Saturday 1.30pm

At 1.30 Pause for Thought with Ged Clapson.

At 3.30 Pause for Thought with Ged Clapson.