Including at 6.15 Pause for Thought with Ranchor Prime.
And at 9.15 Pause for Thought with the Rev Rob Gillion.
Country, roots and Americana, including archive recordings and current sounds.
PHONE [number removed] for details of music played this evening
Classic R&B and the cream of new blues releases, plus an interview with keyboard virtuoso Bruce Katz. EMAIL: paul.jones@bbc.co.uk
For details of music played ring the Radio 2 Information Line on [number removed]0200
2/8. Retro rocker Suzi Quatro spins American rock 'n' roll recordings of the 50s and 60s, including original period treatments of old standards.
Tonight's covers include Gene Vincent's Summertime and the Lettermen's When I Fall in Love, plus Roy Orbison's hypnotic classic In Dreams. Also, Suzi recalls the release 50 years ago of LaVern Baker's single Bop-Ting-a-Ling - a US R&B top-ten record that failed as a pop hit.
New series 1/6. Return of the satirical sketch series in which
Andy Parsons and Henry Naylor trawl through the weekend supplements for news, gossip and reviews. With guest Lucy Porter. Producer Carol Smith
Repeated on Saturday at 1.30pm
An adventurous play list, broadcast live from Manchester.
With guests Ocean Colour Scene. At 1.30am Pause for Thought with Virinder Kalra.
3.30 as 1.30
