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

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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: 20/07/2008

20/07/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Good Morning Sunday, 20/07/2008

Aled Jones talks to Pink Martini's lead singer China Forbes.

Aled Jones talks to Pink Martini's lead singer China Forbes, while writer and broadcaster Clare Catford talks of her struggle with addiction.

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

Guests include singer 
China Forbes and broadcaster Clare Catford. And Chick Yuill reflects on spiritual matters.

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: 20/07/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Steve Wright's Sunday Love Songs, 20/07/2008

Lulu sits in for Steve Wright with a blend of classic love songs and dedications.

Lulu sits in for Steve Wright with a blend of classic love songs, dedications and real-life romance stories.

Michael Ball's Sunday Brunch

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Sunday Brunch with Michael Ball and guests

Michael Ball's Sunday Brunch: 20/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Michael Ball's Sunday Brunch, 20/07/2008

Michael is joined by mystery crime writer Jeffrey Deaver.

Michael is joined by mystery crime writer Jeffrey Deaver. Gordon Burns reviews the newspapers and Kevin Bourke has the entertainment guide.

This week's guests include mystery/ crime writer Jeffery Deaver.

Elaine Paige on Sunday

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

Elaine Paige

Elaine Paige on Sunday: 20/07/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Elaine Paige on Sunday, 20/07/2008

Elaine is joined by the stars of the production of Buddy, Dean Elliott and Matt Wycliffe.

Elaine is joined by the stars of the London production of Buddy, Dean Elliott and Matt Wycliffe. They chat about the long-running bio-musical and perform a song from the show.

Elaine is joined by the stars of the London production of Buddy, Dean Elliott and Matt Wycliffe. They chat about the long-running bio-musical, perform a song from the show in the studio, and discuss their favourite Essential Musicals.

Dean's choices are A Little Night Music (Broadway 1973) and Little Shop of Horrors (off Broadway 1982), while Matt's include The Rocky Horror Picture Show (film 1975) and The Sound of Music (Broadway 1959).

Today's guests are stage actors 
Dean Elliott and Matthew Wycliffe , who currently share the title role in the long-running West End musical Buddy - the Buddy Holly Story. Each performs a song from the show and identifies his favourite musicals, including for Elliott A Little Night Music 
(1973) and Little Shop of Horrors 
(1982), and for Wycliffe The Sound of Music (1959) and The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975).

Pick of the Pops

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

Pick of the Pops: 20/07/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Pick of the Pops, 20/07/2008

Dale Winton counts down the chart from this week in 1960 and 1985.

Dale Winton counts down the chart from this week in 1960 and 1985, with hits from The Everly Brothers, Lonnie Donegan, Bruce Springsteen and Kool & The Gang.

Top 40 chart nostalgia. 
Dale Winton rewinds to this week in both 1960 and 1985 with hits by the Everly Brothers, 
Lonnie Donegan , Bruce Springsteen and Kool and the Gang.

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: 20/07/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Johnnie Walker, 20/07/2008

The Drifters chat to Johnnie and perform in session.

Alan Titchmarsh with Melodies for You

Alan Titchmarsh plays a mixture of popular and classical music

Alan Titchmarsh with Melodies for You: 20/07/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Alan Titchmarsh with Melodies for You, 20/07/2008

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: Living with Difference

Living with Difference

BBC Radio 2 - The Sunday Hour, Living with Difference

Brian D'Arcy presents a selection of hymns to celebrate living with difference.

Brian D'Arcy presents a selection of hymns to celebrate living with difference. With featured music from the choir and congregation of Beckenham Parish Church.

Sunday Half-Hour

To mark the Lambeth Conference, Brian D'Arcy presents a selection of hymns to celebrate living with difference, featuring the choir and congregation of Beckenham parish church directed by Nigel Groome.

Russell Davies

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

Russell Davies: 20/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Russell Davies, 20/07/2008

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

Celebrating the art and craft 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: 20/07/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Malcolm Laycock, 20/07/2008

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: 20/07/2008

BBC Radio 2 - The David Jacobs Collection, 20/07/2008

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: 20/07/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Janice Long, 20/07/2008

Proving there's life after midnight. Including Pause for Thought.

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

Alex Lester

Weekday morning music and entertainment with Alex Lester

Alex Lester: 21/07/2008

21/07/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Alex Lester, 21/07/2008

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.

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