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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: 11/10/2007

11/10/2007

BBC Radio 2 - Sarah Kennedy, 11/10/2007

The Dawn Patrol: News, views and music, plus a review of the morning's papers.

The Dawn Patrol: News, views and music, plus a review of the morning's papers. The celebrity Pause For Thought at 6.20am is read by Premiership footballer Kanu.

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

Including at 6.20 Pause for Thought, with TV presenter Jan Leeming.

Wake Up to Wogan

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

Wake Up to Wogan: 11/10/2007

BBC Radio 2 - Wake Up to Wogan, 11/10/2007

Ease into the day with Terry Wogan's award winning breakfast show.

Ease into the day with Terry Wogan's award winning breakfast show. Including Pause for Thought at 9.15am.

Ken Bruce

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

Ken Bruce: 11/10/2007

BBC Radio 2 - Ken Bruce, 11/10/2007

Includes Tracks of My Years and the Album of the Week.

Katie Melua performs a live session from the BBC's Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House, while Don McLean chooses Elvis Presley amongst his Tracks of My Years.

Jeremy Vine

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

Jeremy Vine: 11/10/2007

BBC Radio 2 - Jeremy Vine, 11/10/2007

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: 11/10/2007

BBC Radio 2 - Steve Wright in the Afternoon, 11/10/2007

Among the guests on the show are Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles.

Steve Wright

Stuart Maconle

Chris Evans

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

Chris Evans: 11/10/2007

BBC Radio 2 - Chris Evans, 11/10/2007

Stuart sits in for Chris Evans for a show packed full of music and features.

Stuart sits in for Chris Evans for a show packed full of music and features with visitors dropping into the studio.

The Country Show with Bob Harris

The very best in Country music, celebrating the new alongside the defining legendary names

The very best in Country music, celebrating the new alongside the defining legendary names.

Bob Harris Country

The Country Show with Bob Harris: 11/10/2007

BBC Radio 2 - The Country Show with Bob Harris, 11/10/2007

Johnnie Walker sits in for Bob Harris to play a selection of country, roots and Americana.

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: 11/10/2007

BBC Radio 6 Music - The Radcliffe & Maconie Show, 11/10/2007

Mark goes solo to present the best music. The guest is Claudia Winkleman.

Mark goes solo to present the best music, including live sessions. The guest is Claudia Winkleman.

Mark Radcliffe

Shake, Rattle and Roll

Mark Lamarr's rock 'n' roll show, playing gems from his own collection

Mark Lamarr's rock 'n' roll show, playing gems from his own collection of over 10,000 obscure records

Shake, Rattle and Roll: Series Eighteen

Shake, Rattle and Roll: Series 18: Episode 2

Episode 2

Series 18

BBC Radio 2 - Shake, Rattle and Roll, Series 18, Episode 2

Hear tracks from Steve Alaimo, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Merle Kilgore and Terri Lee.

2/13. Mark Lamarr presents his rock 'n' roll show, playing gems from his own collection. Hear tracks from Steve Alaimo, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Merle Kilgore and Terri Lee.

Shake, Rattle and Roll: Series 18

Mark Lamarr returns with a rock 'n' roll show, playing gems from his own collection

Mark Lamarr returns with a new series of his rock 'n' roll show, playing gems from his own collection

2/13. Mark Lamarr with lesser-known vintage recordings. This edition features tracks by Steve Alaimo , Screamin' Jay Hawkins and Merle Kilgore.

Street Corner Soul

6 Music Stories

Delve deeper into the stories behind your favourite artists.

Delve deeper into the stories behind your favourite artists, genres and moments in music history.

Delve deeper into the stories behind your favourite artists, genres and moments in music history, as we celebrate the names, places and movements that have shaped our lives.

6 Music Stories: Episode 1: Street Corner Soul Episode 1

Episode 1

Episode 1: Street Corner Soul Episode 1

Street Corner Soul Episode 1

BBC Radio 6 Music - 6 Music Stories, Street Corner Soul Episode 1

Ronnie Spector explores the rise, fall and enduring influence of doo-wop.

Ronnie Spector presents the story of doo-wop, beginning with the emergence of vocal harmony groups such as the Ink Spots and the Dixie Hummingbirds.

Ronnie Spector explores the rise, fall and enduring influence of doo-wop.

Like rap in the 1980s, doo-wop was once the DIY music of young America. For people who couldn't afford instruments, all that was needed was a talent for singing in harmony.

With the help of the musicians, the producers and the hustlers who made it happen; this series charts the rise, fall, and rise again, of the music. It also considers whether doo-wop, as the first black street music to go mainstream, was a precursor to hip hop and rap.

The first programme, Opening Notes, looks at how the success of gospel groups in the late 1940s inspired a new style of close harmony rhythm and blues. And before long, vocal groups like The Swallows, The Ravens and The Orioles were flying high in the charts.

Contributors include: Leonard Puzey of The Ravens, Heman Denby of The Swallows, Ira Tucker of The Dixie Hummingbirds, Deborah Chessler, composer of It's Too Soon To Know by The Orioles, writers Todd Baptista and Marv Goldberg.

The documentary was first broadcast on Radio 2 in 2007.

Classic concerts & sessions from the BBC's vast music store. It's your musical heritage.

BBC 6 Music brings together the cutting edge music of today, the iconic and groundbreaking music of the past 40 years and unlimited access

1/4. Singer Ronnie Spector explores the rise, fall and immeasurable influence of doo-wop - the close-harmony rhythm and blues style of singing that emerged in the 1950s on the streets of New York City and Philadelphia, and which inspired the ex-Ronettes star to sing in the first place. Giant doo-wop radio classics include the Penguins' Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine), (1954), the Five Satins' In the Still of the Nite (1956) and the Flamingos' < Only Have Eyes for You (1959). The series begins with a look at the American gospel groups of the late 1940s that inspired successful vocal acts such as the Swallows, the Ravens and the Orioles. Featuring input by the artists and hustlers responsible for doo-wop, which remains one of the greatest of all urban music genres.
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Green Guide to Life

Comedy clip show, featuring witty observations on life

Comedy clip show, featuring witty observations on life with classic, cult or recent comedy clips based around different themes

Green Guide to Life: Series two

Green Guide to Life: Series two: Episode 6

Episode 6

Series two

BBC Radio 2 - Green Guide to Life, Series two, Episode 6

Jeff Green concludes the series with a comical look at 'kids'.

6/6. Jeff Green concludes the series with a comical look at 'kids', with classic comedy clips from Jack Dee, Les Dawson, Jo Brand, and Victoria Wood.

Featuring Jeff Green's witty observations on life with comedy clips

Featuring Jeff Green's witty observations on life with classic, cult and recent comedy clips

The Green Guide to Life

6/6. Stand-up comic Jeff Green takes a rather satirical look at kids, featuring archive input from Eddie Izzard , Jack Dee , Ardal O'Hanlon , Les Dawson and Dara O'Briain.

Sounds of the 70s

Classic album tracks and obscurities from the 1970s

Classic album tracks and obscurities from the 1970s, with anecdotes from the period and the players

Sounds of the 70s: 11/10/2007

BBC Radio 2 - Sounds of the 70s, 11/10/2007

Steve Harley with a series introducing a mix of obscure tunes, hits and top album tracks.

Steve Harley presents a series introducing an eclectic mix of obscure tunes, hits and top album tracks.

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: 11/10/2007

BBC Radio 2 - Janice Long, 11/10/2007

Proving there's life after midnight, with the best live performances. Including Pause for Thought at 1.30am.

Alex Lester

Weekday morning music and entertainment with Alex Lester

Alex Lester: 12/10/2007

12/10/2007

BBC Radio 2 - Alex Lester, 12/10/2007

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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