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Richard Hammond

05/05/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Richard Hammond

The Hamster returns to Radio 2 for another Bank Holiday Breakfast Bonanza.

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

Ken Bruce

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

Ken Bruce: 05/05/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Ken Bruce, 05/05/2008

Gerry Marsden chooses the Tracks of My Years; Jack McManus provides the Album of the Week.

Gerry Marsden chooses the Tracks of My Years, while Jack McManus provides the Album of the Week.

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: 05/05/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Steve Wright in the Afternoon, 05/05/2008

Doctor Who star Catherine takes joins forces with Lee for bank holiday entertainment.

Doctor Who star Catherine Tate takes time off from travelling around the universe to join forces with Lee Mack for bank holiday entertainment.

Lee Mack and Catherine Tate

Mark Radcliffe and Sally Lindsay

Simon Mayo

BBC Radio 2 - Simon Mayo

Challenge Simon with your knowledge of trivia.

Challenge Simon with your knowledge of trivia, and choose the music for your Bank Holiday Monday.

The Blues Show with Paul Jones

The weekly dose of rhythm and blues tunes from Paul Jones.

The weekly dose of rhythm and blues tunes from Paul Jones, combining classics, new releases, sessions and occasional interviews.

Paul Jones

The Blues Show with Paul Jones: 05/05/2008

BBC Radio 2 - The Blues Show with Paul Jones, 05/05/2008

Paul has a two hour Bank Holiday special of big blues hits.

The Record Producers

Richard Allinson and producer 
Steve Levine profile neo-R&B/pop/ rock giants Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis , who discuss their enormous writer/producer output since the 1980s. Clients include the SOS Band, Alexander O'Neal , the Human 
League, Usher. Chaka Khan , Mary J Blige and, most prolifically and profitably, Janet Jackson. Featuring previously unaired material. Producer Neil Myners

Series exploring the work of individuals who have had a lasting impact on popular music.

Programme exploring the work of individuals whose recordings have had a lasting impact on popular music history.

The Record Producers: 05/05/2008

BBC Radio 2 - The Record Producers, 05/05/2008

Richard Allinson and Steve Levine chart the careers of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.

Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis come under the spotlight. Presenters Richard Allinson and Steve Levine chart the career of the prolific producing and writing team.

BBC Radio 6 Music

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

Big Band Special

The very best big band music, from the 1930s to the present day

Big Band Special: 05/05/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Big Band Special, 05/05/2008

The BBC Big Band in concert at the 2008 Cheltenham Jazz Festival, with Nicola Conte.

1/2. Clare Teal presents the BBC Big Band in concert at the 2008 Cheltenham Jazz Festival. Joining the band on stage at the Everyman Theatre is Italian DJ and musician Nicola Conte.

Clare Teal with part one of a concert featuring the BBC Big Band and Italian DJ/ musician Nicola Conte , conducted by Mark Nightingale at this weekend's Cheltenham Jazz Festival. Expect bossa rhythms and Italian film-score melodies.

Jools Holland

Join Jools and his Rhythm Section as he plays tracks from his eclectic record collection.

Jools Holland: 05/05/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Jools Holland, 05/05/2008

Jools' special guest is ABC front man Martin Fry.

Jools' special guest is ABC front man Martin Fry, who plays tracks from his new album, and joins Jools and the band in a version of Steve Wonder's Signed Sealed Delivered.

Join Jools and his Rhythm Section as he plays tracks from his eclectic record collection.

Jools' special guest is ABC front man Martin Fry, who plays tracks from his new album, and joins Jools and the band in an impromptu version of Steve Wonder's Signed Sealed Delivered. 

Gladys Knight and The Pips are in the Demo Corner, plus there are records from Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, as well as Bobby Blue Bland and Laurel and Hardy.

6/11. ABC's Martin Fry plays tracks from the duo's new album Traffic.

Jac Holzman's Elektra Story

Jac Holzman's Elektra Story: Episode 5

Episode 5

BBC Radio 2 - Jac Holzman's Elektra Story, Episode 5

Jac Holzman recalls the music released on Elektra from 1968 to 1970.

Paul Gambaccini presents a series charting the history of Elektra Records. 5/6. Jac Holzman recalls the music released on Elektra from 1968 to 1970.

Paul Gambaccini presents a series charting the history of Elektra Records, from when it was founded by Jac Holzman in 1950 until he sold his company in 1973. 

Primarily a New York folk label in the 1950s and early 1960s with influential singers Judy Collins, Phil Ochs and Tom Paxton, the label explored new avenues from the mid-sixties when Jac signed West Coast artists Love, Tim Buckley and the Doors. Further chart success came from the development of artists such as Bread, Carly Simon and Harry Chapin.

5/6. Jac Holzman recalls the music released on Elektra from 1968 to 1970, with artists featured including The Doors, Bread and Judy Collins.

Paul Gambaccini presents a series charting the history of Elektra Records

Paul Gambaccini presents a series charting the history of Elektra Records, from when it was founded by Jac Holzman in 1950 until he sold his company in 1973

5/6. Paul Gambaccini charts the history of US label Elektra Records. This edition recalls the 1968-70 output, including the Doors' big US 1968 number ones (the LP Waiting for the Sun and the 45 Hello, I Love You) and the band's troubled 1969 LP The Soft Parade (with Touch Me). Plus Detroit radicals the MC5, Judy Collins 's hit Amazing Grace and Bread, whose auspicious debut ballad Make It with You was one of the top-selling US singles of 1970.

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: 05/05/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Janice Long, 05/05/2008

With another play of the Record of the Week by Elbow.

With another play of the Record of the Week by Elbow. Including Pause for Thought at 1.30am.

Alex Lester

Weekday morning music and entertainment with Alex Lester

Alex Lester: 06/05/2008

06/05/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Alex Lester, 06/05/2008

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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