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

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Sarah Kennedy

The show for early risers - Pause for Thought, Swing Time, Showtune,& entertainment news.

The show for Dawn Patrollers with Pause for Thought, Swing Time, the Showtune,& entertainment news.

The show for Dawn Patrollers with news, Pause for Thought, Swing Time, the Showtune, your comments, travel and entertainment news.

Sarah Kennedy: 03/10/2007

03/10/2007

BBC Radio 2 - Sarah Kennedy, 03/10/2007

Aled sits in for Sarah with The Dawn Patrol: News, views and music, plus the papers.

Aled sits in for Sarah with The Dawn Patrol: News, views and music, plus a review of the morning's papers. Including Pause for Thought at 6.20am.

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

Wake Up to Wogan

Terry Wogan's regular morning broadcast, featuring music, news and chat

Wake Up to Wogan: 03/10/2007

BBC Radio 2 - Wake Up to Wogan, 03/10/2007

Ease into the day with Terry Wogan. Including 9.15 Pause for Thought.

Ease into the day with Terry Wogan. Including Pause for Thought at 9.15am.

Ken Bruce

The best in music every weekday with Ken Bruce, with live sessions.

Ken Bruce: 03/10/2007

BBC Radio 2 - Ken Bruce, 03/10/2007

Bev Bevan chooses Bonnie Raitt amongst his Tracks of My Years.

Bev Bevan chooses Bonnie Raitt amongst his Tracks of My Years, while reality TV star Chico and comedian Paul Whitehouse go head to head in another edition of Celebrity Popmaster.

Jeremy Vine

Jeremy Vine and guests discuss the news headlines and talk to the people making them

Jeremy Vine: 03/10/2007

BBC Radio 2 - Jeremy Vine, 03/10/2007

Talking to the people who make the headlines.

Steve Wright in the Afternoon

Steve Wright's afternoon show with special guests, music and a host of other features

Steve Wright in the Afternoon: 03/10/2007

BBC Radio 2 - Steve Wright in the Afternoon, 03/10/2007

Mark stands in for Steve, and is joined by comic actor Peter Serafinowicz.

Mark stands in for Steve, and is joined by comic actor Peter Serafinowicz and singer-songwriter Don McLean.

Mark Radcliffe

Chris Evans

Chris Evans' drivetime slot, with laughter-inducing chat and music

Chris Evans: 03/10/2007

BBC Radio 2 - Chris Evans, 03/10/2007

A show packed full of music and features with visitors dropping into the studio.

Mike Harding

Folk, roots and acoustic music, plus artist news and the latest album releases

Mike Harding: 03/10/2007

BBC Radio 2 - Mike Harding, 03/10/2007

Rising star Martha Tilston joins Mike Harding to chat about tracks from her latest album.

Featuring the best in folk, roots and acoustic-based music. Rising star Martha Tilston joins Mike Harding to chat about tracks from her latest album and forthcoming UK tour.

Rising star Martha Tilston discusses tracks from her latest album and her upcoming UK tour.

The Radcliffe & Maconie Show

BBC Radio 6 Music

A late-night mix of live sessions, celebrity guests and listener interaction

Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie with a late-night mix of live sessions, celebrity guests and listener interaction

The Mark Radcliffe Show

The Radcliffe & Maconie Show: 03/10/2007

BBC Radio 6 Music - The Radcliffe & Maconie Show, 03/10/2007

Stuart presents the show solo. Including a live session by Vashti Bunyan.

Stuart Maconie

Featuring a live session from comeback success Vashti Bunyan , whose two albums were released in 1970 and 2005.

The Reggae Show

Series featuring choice examples of the Jamaican music genre, with Mark Lamarr

The Reggae Show: Series two

The Reggae Show: Series two: Episode 3

Episode 3

Series two

BBC Radio 2 - The Reggae Show, Series two, Episode 3

Featuring artists like The Wailing Souls, Laurel Aitken, Dillinger and Prince Alla.

Mark Lamarr plays tracks from artists like The Wailing Souls, Laurel Aitken, Dillinger, Prince Alla and Rupie Edwards.

Classic reggae tracks from the 70s golden era, plus a few modern classics

3/8. Reggae enthusiast 
Mark Lamarr plays tracks by the Wailing Souls, Laurel Aitken , Dillinger, Prince Alia and Rupie Edwards.

Suzi Quatro's Heroes

Suzi Quatro's Heroes: Series 2

Suzi Quatro's Heroes: Series 2: Episode 1

Episode 1

Series 2

BBC Radio 2 - Suzi Quatro's Heroes, Series 2, Episode 1

Suzi Quatro profiles six more rock 'n' rollers and tonight she talks to Chubby Checker.

Suzi Quatro profiles six more rock 'n' rollers and in tonight's opener, she talks to Chubby Checker in a programme that first broadcast in 2007, on the musician's 66th birthday.

Suzi Quatro profiles six more figures from the rock 'n' roll era. In tonight's opener, she talks to Chubby Checker in a programme that first broadcast in 2007, on the musician's 66th birthday. 

Chubby Checker first made his name as a teenager with his vocal impressions of the stars of the day. He was in the eleventh grade at school when he enjoyed his first hit record The Class, in which he mimicked singers including Elvis Presley and Fats Domino. As he tells Suzi, he received his name from the wife of Dick Clark - the host of American Bandstand: "Chubby - like Fats: Checker - like Domino". 

It was his fourth single that changed everything - a cover version of Hank Ballard's minor hit The Twist. Chubby's record sparked a dance sensation and was an American number in September 1960 and January 1962. Chubby recalls how he famously described how to do the twist; "It's putting out a cigarette with both feet while coming out of the shower and wiping your bottom off with a towel - to the beat. This is when dancing apart to the beat became the standard". His many million-sellers released on the Cameo Parkway were variations on the winning formula, such as Let's Twist Again, Pony Time, The Fly' and Slow Twistin'.

In this lively conversation, Chubby reveals to Suzi that he finds it hard to understand why his name is often forgotten when the 1960s are reviewed. "From the time Elvis went in the army to the time the Beatles got off the plane at JFK - I owned the planet! So where's my airplay?". He also reveals that he wants his tombstone to read: "Until dancing apart to the beat stops, he's all around you".

Suzi Quatro's Heroes of Rock 'n' Roll

1/6. Radio 2's resident rocker Suzi Quatro showcases six established greats of rock 'n' roll and pop. The series features interviews with the stars, starting with the phenomenally successful Chubby Checker. Born Ernest Evans, he first cracked the American top 40 in 1959, when he was still in high school. His second hit, The Twist, reached number one in both 1960 and 1962 and sparked a dance craze, out of which Checker enjoyed further success with huge hits such as Pony Time, Let's Twist Again (his biggest UK hit) and Limbo Rock. Checker describes the twist as "putting out a cigarette with both feet while coming out of the shower and wiping your bottom off with a towel... to the beat".

Steve Lamacq

Steve plays the best new music from exciting upcoming artists and established acts

Steve plays the best new music from the most exciting upcoming artists and established acts

Steve Lamacq: 03/10/2007

BBC Radio 2 - Steve Lamacq, 03/10/2007

Steve introduces listeners to emerging artists. Featuring London-based singer Adele.

Steve plays his choice of music and introduces listeners to emerging artists. Featuring London-based singer Adele.

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: 03/10/2007

BBC Radio 2 - Janice Long, 03/10/2007

Catherine Feeny joins Janice in the studio to play some tracks live.

Catherine Feeny joins Janice in the studio to play some tracks live. Including Pause for Thought at 1.30am.

With a set from Philadelphia-based singer/songwriter Catherine Feeny. Including at 1.30 Pause for Thought.

Alex Lester

Weekday morning music and entertainment with Alex Lester

Alex Lester: 04/10/2007

04/10/2007

BBC Radio 2 - Alex Lester, 04/10/2007

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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