BBC Radio 2 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced Light Programme.

BBC Radio 2

Good Morning Sunday

Reverend Kate Bottley and Jason Mohammad present uplifting stories about life.

Reverend Kate Bottley and Jason Mohammad present uplifting stories about life, love and modern spirituality.

Good Morning Sunday: 23/09/2007

23/09/2007

BBC Radio 2 - Good Morning Sunday, 23/09/2007

Aled says Good Morning Sunday to Michelle Shocked and Geraldine O'Connor.

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

Aled Jones

Says Good Morning Sunday. 
Guests include Texan-born singer, songwriter and activist Michelle Shocked and playwright and academic Geraldine O'Connor.

Steve Wright's Sunday Love Songs

A blend of classic love songs, dedications and real-life romance stories.

A blend of classic love songs, dedications and real-life romance stories, presented by Steve Wright.

Steve Wright's Sunday Love Songs: 23/09/2007

BBC Radio 2 - Steve Wright's Sunday Love Songs, 23/09/2007

Parkinson's Sunday Supplement

News, views, interviews, entertainment, sport and popular music with Michael Parkinson

Parkinson's Sunday Supplement: 23/09/2007

BBC Radio 2 - Parkinson's Sunday Supplement, 23/09/2007

Michael Parkinson presents news, entertainment and music. The guest is Denis Lawson.

Michael Parkinson with news, entertainment, sport and music. Gillian Reynolds looks at the papers and Quentin Cooper presents the entertainment guide. The guest is Denis Lawson.

Michael Parkinson with music and guests, including actor Denis Lawson and journalists Gillian Reynolds and Quentin Cooper.

Elaine Paige on Sunday

Elaine Paige celebrates the best of Broadway, Hollywood and the West End.

Elaine Paige

Elaine Paige on Sunday: 23/09/2007

BBC Radio 2 - Elaine Paige on Sunday, 23/09/2007

Elaine's special guest is composer and lyricist Jason Robert Brown.

Elaine Paige celebrates the best of Broadway, Hollywood and the West End. Elaine's special guest is composer and lyricist Jason Robert Brown.

Elaine Paige celebrates the best of Broadway, Hollywood and the West End. 

Elaine's special guest is composer and lyricist Jason Robert Brown. His musical Parade, written with Alfred Uhry, has its West End debut this autumn at The Donmar Warehouse. When it opened on Broadway in 1998, the play won a Tony award for the score.

Jason's Essential Musicals include West Side Story (1957), Once On This Island (1990) and Bells Are Ringing (1956).

Series showcasing the music of Broadway, Hollywood and the West End. Pop-inspired stage composer and lyricist Jason Robert Brown - whose Tony-winning Parade opens this autumn in the West End - identifies his five favourite musicals. Choices include Bells Are Ringing (1956), West Side Story (1957) and Once on This Island (1990).

Pick of the Pops

Counting down two popular music charts from this week in decades past.

Pick of the Pops: 23/09/2007

BBC Radio 2 - Pick of the Pops, 23/09/2007

Dale Winton counts down the chart from this week in 1965.

Dale Winton counts down the chart from this week in 1965, with music from Lulu, Bob Dylan and Sonny and Cher, plus the top ten albums.

Dale Winton rewinds to this week in 1965, with top 40 hits by Sonny and Cher, Lulu and Bob Dylan.

Johnnie Walker

Veteran DJ Johnnie Walker presents an afternoon show with a spiritual angle

Veteran DJ Johnnie Walker presents an afternoon show with a spiritual angle, featuring musical guests

Johnnie Walker: 23/09/2007

BBC Radio 2 - Johnnie Walker, 23/09/2007

Johnnie celebrates Radio 2's 40th birthday with The Move drummer Bev Bevan.

With Johnnie's pick of the best music. He celebrates Radio 2's 40th birthday with music and memories from 1967, including an interview with The Move drummer Bev Bevan.

With Johnnie's pick of the best music. He celebrates Radio 2's fortieth birthday with music and memories from 1967, including an interview with The Move drummer Bev Bevan. The group's song Flowers in the Rain was the first record to be played on Radio 1 after it split from Radio 2.

Johnnie talks to drummer 
Bev Bevan , who played with pop-psychedelic band the Move from 1966 to 1972. Bevan discusses his musical influences, touring and the controversy surrounding the Move's single Flowers in the Rain, which was the first record broadcast on Radio 1. 
See also The Story of Flowers in the Rain on Tuesday at 1.30pm on Radio 4

Alan Titchmarsh with Melodies for You

Alan Titchmarsh plays a mixture of popular and classical music

Alan Titchmarsh with Melodies for You: 23/09/2007

BBC Radio 2 - Alan Titchmarsh with Melodies for You, 23/09/2007

With Melodies for You. Alan plays a selection of popular and classical music.

Alan Titchmarsh

The Sunday Hour

Rev Kate Bottley presents your favourite hymns and spiritual sounds

Rev Kate Bottley presents your favourite hymns and spiritual sounds with reflections, dedications and a wide range of inspirational music

Sunday Half Hour

The Sunday Hour: Mission

Mission

BBC Radio 2 - The Sunday Hour, Mission

Brian D'Arcy introduces hymns which explore ideas of the church's mission to serve all.

Mission: Brian D'Arcy introduces hymns which explore ideas of the church's mission to serve all people. Guests include the Alumni Choir from Portsmouth.

Mission

Brian D'Arcy introduces hymns which explore ideas of the church's mission to serve all people. Guests include the Alumni Choir from Portsmouth, directed by David Swinson, with organist David Thorne. The final two winners of the BBC's hymn-writing competition can also be heard for the first time.

Brian D'Arcy introduces hymns that explore ideas of the Church's mission to serve all people. Guests include the Alumni Choir from 
Portsmouth, directed by David Swinson with organist David Thorne.

Russell Davies

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Russell Davies celebrates the art, craft and inspiration of the popular song

Russell Davies: 23/09/2007

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Russell Davies, 23/09/2007

The show that celebrates the art, craft and inspiration of the popular song.

Malcolm Laycock

The best of the big bands. 
The last edition of this show was broadcast on 26 July 2009.

Malcolm Laycock: 23/09/2007

BBC Radio 2 - Malcolm Laycock, 23/09/2007

Celebrating the age of swing with music from the big bands of Britain and America.

Celebrating the age of swing with music from the dance bands and big bands of Britain and America.

The David Jacobs Collection

David Jacobs presents a relaxed programme of easy-listening music and anecdotes

David Jacobs presents a relaxed programme of easy-listening music, anecdotes and the ever-popular Common Denominator

The David Jacobs Collection: 23/09/2007

BBC Radio 2 - The David Jacobs Collection, 23/09/2007

The greatest songs and performances from Hollywood, Broadway and Tin Pan Alley.

The greatest songs and performances from Hollywood, Broadway and Tin Pan Alley. Plus the Weekly Common Denominator.

Janice Long

Great music and chat, with a weekly interview and Spoken Word Session every Wednesday

Music you love, plus great guests and a weekly Spoken Word Session that you won't hear anywhere else

Janice Long: 23/09/2007

BBC Radio 2 - Janice Long, 23/09/2007

Janice plays tracks from The Twang recorded in Birmingham as part of the On Song Festival.

Proving there's life after midnight. Janice plays tracks from The Twang recorded in Birmingham as part of last week's On Song Festival. Including Pause for Thought at 1.30am.

Alex Lester

Weekday morning music and entertainment with Alex Lester

Alex Lester: 24/09/2007

24/09/2007

BBC Radio 2 - Alex Lester, 24/09/2007

With music and banter, Alex Lester makes weekday mornings the best time of the day.

With his mix of music and banter, Alex Lester makes weekday mornings the best time of the day. Including Pause for Thought at 3.30am.

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