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: 21/07/2008

21/07/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Sarah Kennedy, 21/07/2008

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

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

Wake Up to Wogan

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

Wake Up to Wogan: 21/07/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Wake Up to Wogan, 21/07/2008

Ken Bruce

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

Ken Bruce: 21/07/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Ken Bruce, 21/07/2008

Songwriter Diane Warren chooses the Tracks of My Years.

Featuring after 11.30 throughout the week Tracks of My Years, in which seismically successful songwriter Diane Warren chooses - two a day - her ten favourite discs.

Jeremy Vine

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

Jeremy Vine: 21/07/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Jeremy Vine, 21/07/2008

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: 21/07/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Steve Wright in the Afternoon, 21/07/2008

Model and TV star Katie Price and singer Paul Young join Steve and the team.

Steve and the team bring you chat, music and celebrity guests.

Steve Wright

Richard Allinson

Chris Evans

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

Chris Evans: 21/07/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Chris Evans, 21/07/2008

Richard Allinson sits in for Chris Evans with a show packed full of music.

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: 21/07/2008

BBC Radio 2 - The Blues Show with Paul Jones, 21/07/2008

The cream of new blues releases, plus a preview of this year's Maryport Festival.

Classic R&B and the cream of new blues releases, plus a preview of this year's Maryport Festival.

Classic R&B and the cream of new blues releases. Plus a preview of next weekend's Maryport Blues Festival.

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 Radcliffe and Maconie Show

The Radcliffe & Maconie Show: 21/07/2008

BBC Radio 6 Music - The Radcliffe & Maconie Show, 21/07/2008

Stuart goes solo to feature great music, with an Attic Lights live session.

Stuart Maconie

Presenting solo this week. With a live session from Glaswegian indie rockers Attic Lights.

(Stuart Maconie on Stax: page 29)

Big Band Special

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

Big Band Special: 21/07/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Big Band Special, 21/07/2008

Clare Teal presents the BBC Big Band in session, with conductor Jiggs Whigham.

Clare Teal presents the BBC Big Band in session, with conductor Jiggs Whigham and music by Thad Jones, Bob Brookmeyer and Don Sebesky.

Clare Teal presents a session featuring the BBC Big Band conducted by Jiggs Whigham , with music by Thad Jones. Bob Brookmeyerand Don Sebesky.

Charles Hazlewood Show

Charles Hazlewood presents a series investigating eclectic musical exploration

Series 5

Charles Hazlewood Show: Series 5: Episode 4

Episode 4

BBC Radio 2 - Charles Hazlewood Show, Series 5, Episode 4

With Manchester based singer-songwriter Jim Noir, plus music from the Beach Boys.

With Manchester based singer-songwriter Jim Noir, plus music from the Beach Boys, Queen and Rachmaninov.

Classical conductor Charles Hazlewood returns for another series of eclectic musical exploration, joining the dots in between music of all genres. 

With Manchester based singer-songwriter Jim Noir, plus music from the Beach Boys, Queen and Rachmaninov.

Charles Hazlewood Show: Series 5

Classical conductor Charles Hazlewood returns for another series of musical exploration

Classical conductor Charles Hazlewood returns for another series of eclectic musical exploration, joining the dots in between music of all genres

Charles Hazlewood

4/6. With guest Manchester-based singer/songwriter Jim Noir , and an eclectic playlist featuring Queen, the Beach Boys and Rachmaninov.

Marc Riley's Musical Time Machine

Marc Riley dips into the BBC's archives and unearths seminal rock interviews

Marc Riley's Time Machine: Series 2

Marc Riley's Musical Time Machine: Series 2: Episode 6: Keith Richards

Episode 6

Episode 6: Keith Richards

Series 2

Keith Richards

BBC Radio 2 - Marc Riley's Musical Time Machine, Series 2, Keith Richards

A 1992 Keith Richards interview with Simon Bates.

In 1992, Keith talked to Radio 1's Simon Bates to publicise his solo offering Main Offender. It's a remarkably revealing and honest discussion.

In 1992, Keith talked to Radio 1's Simon Bates to publicise his solo offering Main Offender. It's a remarkably revealing and honest discussion about kicking heroin, Keith's love of touring and his squabbles with Mick Jagger.

Marc Riley's Musical Time Machine: Series 2

6/6. Series showcasing rock and pop interviews from the BBC archive. In this final edition, Marc Riley rewinds to 1992 for a very colourful and candid chat between Radio l's Simon Bates and Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards , who speaks freely about his heroin addiction, his love of touring and the well-documented sparks between him and Mick Jagger.

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: 21/07/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Janice Long, 21/07/2008

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 at 1.30am.

Alex Lester

Weekday morning music and entertainment with Alex Lester

Alex Lester: 22/07/2008

22/07/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Alex Lester, 22/07/2008

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.

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