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

BBC Radio 2

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: 07/03/2008

07/03/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Sarah Kennedy, 07/03/2008

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. 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

Including at 6.20 Pause for Thought with Usayd Younis.

Wake Up to Wogan

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

Wake Up to Wogan: 07/03/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Wake Up to Wogan, 07/03/2008

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: 07/03/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Ken Bruce, 07/03/2008

With the last chance to hear a track from the Album of the Week provided by OneRepublic.

Including Tracks of My Years, in which esteemed disco-era-and-beyond record producer and Chic co-founder Nile Rodgers identifies two final picks in his ten favourite recordings.

Jeremy Vine

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

Jeremy Vine: 07/03/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Jeremy Vine, 07/03/2008

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: 07/03/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Steve Wright in the Afternoon, 07/03/2008

Steve's guests include Radio 2 presenter Aled Jones. Plus the oldies.

Steve's guests include Radio 2 presenter Aled Jones. Plus the oldies, chosen by Graham Townsend from Gloucester.

Steve Wright

Chris Evans

With music, features, lively chat and interviews with famous people.

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

Chris Evans: 07/03/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Chris Evans, 07/03/2008

With All-Request Friday. Listeners choose the tunes.

The Bob Hope Trail

The Bob Hope Trail: Episode 3

Episode 3

BBC Radio 2 - The Bob Hope Trail, Episode 3

Michael Freedland continues to track the life of 'the fastest gagman in the business'.

3/6. Michael Freedland continues to track the life of 'the fastest gagman in the business', Bob Hope.

Michael Freedland tracks the life of 'the fastest gagman in the business'

Michael Freedland's series tracking the lives of big stars through ordinary people who met them turns its attention to 'the fastest gagman in the business', Bob Hope

3/6. Following on from his series profiling 20th-century showbiz giants Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby , Michael Freedland hears from the friends, family and associates of Hollywood, radio, TV and troops entertainer and comic Bob Hope , who was born in England in 1903 but lived in America from the age of four. The story continues with a look at his career-boosting Broadway performances. Interviewees include actress Rhonda Fleming (Hope's co-star in The Great Lover), television executive 
Howard Rosenbluth , Palm Springs Life editor Milt Jones , historian Martin McOuade , and Keith McNulty , whose father Barney for years held Hope's cue cards. Plus input from writer/director/ producer Melville Shavelson (1917-2007) and radio star. producer, and honorary "Mayor of Hollywood" Johnny Grant , who died in January. Producer Neil Rosser

Sunday Night is Music Night

The world's longest-running live orchestral programme featuring the BBC Concert Orchestra

The world's longest-running live orchestral music programme on radio, featuring the BBC Concert Orchestra and broadcast from locations throughout the UK

Friday Night is Music Night

Sunday Night is Music Night: 07/03/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Sunday Night is Music Night, 07/03/2008

The BBC Concert Orchestra in performance with Kerry Ellis and Dean Collinson.

Paul Gambaccini presents the BBC Concert Orchestra in performance with West End stars Kerry Ellis and Dean Collinson at London's Mermaid Theatrethe.

Friday Night Is Music Night

Mike Dixon conducts the BBC 
Concert Orchestra with West End actor/singers Kerry Ellis Wicked) and Dean Collinson (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor 
Dreamcoat), and pianist Andy Vinter. Presented by Paul Gambaccini , from London's Mermaid Theatre. 
Producer Bridget Apps

The Lady Vanishes

The Lady Vanishes: Episode 1

Episode 1

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Lady Vanishes, Episode 1

Another chance to hear Brenda Blethyn read Ethel Lina White's classic thriller.

Brenda Blethyn reads Ethel Lina White's classic thriller. Iris Carr is returning home from a holiday in Europe, unaware that her journey will be full of mystery and danger.

Another chance to hear Brenda Blethyn read Ethel Lina White's classic thriller. First published as The Wheel Spins, Ethel Lina White's novel was later renamed The Lady Vanishes following the popularity of an Alfred Hitchcock movie. And it's easy to see why Hitchcock found this novel so compelling and so well-suited to his particular brand of filmmaking. The plot is deceptively simple: a young woman meets an engaging stranger during a long railway journey, who later disappears, leading to mystery and deception. In episode one, Iris Carr is returning home from a holiday in Europe, unaware that her journey will be full of mystery, deception, confusion and danger!The novel was adapted for radio by Neville Teller and first broadcast on Radio 2 in 2006.

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama. With recent favourites from BBC Radio 4.

Brenda Blethyn reads the story Alfred Hitchcock adapted for his thriller The Lady Vanishes

Brenda Blethyn reads an abridged version of The Wheel Spins, which Alfred Hitchcock adapted for his thriller, The Lady Vanishes

Brenda Biethyn reads an abridged version of Ethel Lina White 's 1936 novel The Wheel Spins, which 
Alfred Hitchcock adapted for his distinctive 1938 thriller The Lady Vanishes. This series was first broadcast in 2006. 1/6. A young Englishwoman, 
Iris Carr , sets out on her return from a holiday on the continent, unaware of the mystery and danger ahead. Abridged by Neville Teller  Producer Neil Gardner

Listen to the Band

Showcase for brass and military band music, looking at new CD releases and old favourites

Showcase for brass and military band music, looking at new CD releases and old favourites and updating the traditional image of banding

Listen to the Band: 07/03/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Listen to the Band, 07/03/2008

Frank Renton talks to composer and arranger Philip Sparke.

Frank Renton talks to composer/ arranger Philip Sparke. Producer Terry Carter

The Radio 2 Arts Show with Anneka Rice

Looking at the latest books, films, plays and exhibitions

A lively and unpretentious look at the latest films, plays, dance events, books and exhibitions, alongside an eclectic selection of music.

The Weekender

The Radio 2 Arts Show with Anneka Rice: 07/03/2008

BBC Radio 2 - The Radio 2 Arts Show with Anneka Rice, 07/03/2008

Matthew Wright chats to Hollywood actress Kathleen Turner.

Matthew Wright presents a sharp contemporary arts and culture programme and chats to Hollywood actress Kathleen Turner.

Matthew Wright with a survey of contemporary arts and culture, including the current cinema. Producer Paul Rodgers

Mark Lamarr

Mark Lamarr presents the best music you never knew you loved from the last 70 years.

Mark Lamarr presents the best music you never knew you loved from the last 70 years, alongside the finest live sessions.

Mark Lamarr presents the best music you never knew you loved from the last 70 years, alongside the finest live sessions. 

This is where garage meets soul, punk meets country, and 30s yodelling collides with 70s dub and 90s hip hop...

...painting the world with sunshine, one record at a time!

Mark Lamarr: 08/03/2008

08/03/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Mark Lamarr, 08/03/2008

Mark presents new records and classic tracks. Featuring punk-indie group Dirty Robbers.

Mark presents a show featuring a mix of new records and tracks from the all-time greats. Featuring punk-indie group Dirty Robbers in session.

New music and banter, featuring live sessions.

Pete Mitchell

Soul and rock music show with guests and interviews, presented by Pete Mitchell

Pete Mitchell: 08/03/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Pete Mitchell, 08/03/2008

Pete plays a mix of music, including classic soul, funk, disco and R&B.

Pete plays a mix of music, including classic soul, funk, disco and R&B, and presents interviews from the music industry past and present. Including Pause for Thought at 3.30am.

Including at 3.30 Pause for Thought with the Rev Simeon Baker in Wales.

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