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Sounds of the 60s

Sounds of the 60s with Tony Blackburn

Tony Blackburn spins the biggest sixties hits and shares fond memories of the decade.

Sounds of the 60s with Tony Blackburn: 11/10/2008

11/10/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Sounds of the 60s with Tony Blackburn, 11/10/2008

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

Jonathan Ross

Music, guests and lively conversation with Jonathan Ross

Jonathan Ross: 11/10/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Jonathan Ross, 11/10/2008

Jonathan is joined by Glen Campbell, Dame Helen Mirren and David Walliams.

Jonathan is joined by country star Glen Campbell, Dame Helen Mirren and Little Britain star David Walliams. Please note: competitions or votes featured in this programme may now be closed.

With country-pop superstar Glen Campbell, comic actor David Walliams and, performing live, post-punk New Yorkers the Hold Steady.

The Smith Lectures

Arthur Smith presents a series of lectures on a variety of subjects

The Smith Lectures: Series 9

The Smith Lectures: Series 9: 18/06/2005

18/06/2005

Series 9

BBC Radio 2 - The Smith Lectures, Series 9, 18/06/2005

A lecture on music with contributions from Rainer Hersch, Dylan Morana and Lewis Black.

Arthur Smith concludes his comedy series with a lecture on music. Contributions from Rainer Hersch, Dylan Moran, Lewis Black, Bill Bailey, Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden.

Professor Arthur Smith presents another series of irreverent lectures

The Comedy Hour

The Smith Lectures 
6/6. Today's academic antics turn to music, with archive snatches of Dylan Moran , Bill Bailey , Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden.  
1.30 Clive Anderson 's Chat Room 4/8. Mocking, subversive, topical talk show. Accomplices include Clare Short MP and others.

Clive Anderson's Chat Room

Hard-edged chat show in which top personalities speak their mind about the week’s topics

Clive Anderson presents a hard-edged chat show in which a panel of four of the nation’s top personalities, politicians, performers and pundits get to speak their mind about the week’s hot topics

Clive Anderson's Chat Room: Series 5

Clive Anderson's Chat Room: Series 5: Episode 4

Episode 4

Series 5

BBC Radio 2 - Clive Anderson's Chat Room, Series 5, Episode 4

Clive Anderson's guests include MP Clare Short.

Clive Anderson presents a chat show in which personalities speak their mind. Guests include MP Clare Short.

Hard-edged chat show in which top personalities speak their mind about the weekâs topics

Clive Anderson presents a hard-edged chat show in which a panel of four of the nationâs top personalities, politicians, performers and pundits get to speak their mind about the weekâs hot topics

Dermot O'Leary

Dermot O'Leary presents live music sessions from new and emerging bands.

Dermot O'Leary: 11/10/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Dermot O'Leary, 11/10/2008

Featuring Jont and and Icelandic singer Emiliana Torrini performing in session.

Dermot showcases the best new artists breaking onto the music scene. Featuring an interview with Coldplay ahead of a performance at the BBC Radio Theatre.

Featuring live sets from UK singer/ songwriter Jont and indie folk artist Emiliana Torrini.

Paul Gambaccini with America's Greatest Hits

A selection from the week's American charts, plus classics from the last six decades.

Paul plays his selection from this week's American charts, plus classics from the last six decades.

Paul Gambaccini

Paul Gambaccini with America's Greatest Hits: 11/10/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Paul Gambaccini with America's Greatest Hits, 11/10/2008

America's greatest hits from the US charts of the week and the past five decades.

America's greatest hits from the US charts of this week and the past five decades.

Remember A Day: Richard Wright in His Own Words

BBC Radio 2 - Remember A Day: Richard Wright in His Own Words

Following Richard Wright's death, Radio 2 presents the story of his days in Pink Floyd.

Following the recent death of Richard Wright, Radio 2 presents the story of his days in Pink Floyd, told entirely in Richard's own voice.

Remember a Day: Richard Wright In His Own Words

A tribute to Pink Floyd keyboardist, singer and songwriter Richard Wright, who died on 15 September, aged 65. The programme chronicles Wright's personal history with the band, told entirely in his own voice drawing from BBC archive material and an interview (his last ever for radio) conducted in September 2007 by producer Mark Hagen. Featured tracks which he wrote or co-wrote include Remember a Day (1968), Sysyphus (1969), Echoes (1971), Us and Them and The Great Gig in the Sky (1973), Shine on You Crazy Diamond (1975) and Wearing the Inside Out (1994). (Revised rpt)

Pink Floyd keyboard player Richard Wright (above), who died last month, was probably one of the most unassuming men in rock and that certainly comes across in the 2007 interview at the heart of this tribute. While original frontman Syd Barrett has achieved a status that borders on the religious, and Roger Waters and David Gilmour were seen at different times to be the band's main creative force, Wright went about his business with a quiet dignity. He helped take the group from R&B covers outfit to supreme rock experimentalists, along the way co-writing classic tracks such as Us and Them and The Great Gig in the Sky. With a current music scene that offers an infinite number of pretenders serving up a seemingly endless supply of bland material, we should mourn the loss of a true innovator. Tony Peters

Suzi Quatro

Suzi Quatro brings American music direct to listeners

Suzi Quatro was weaned in Detroit on the best American music, taking in everything from Doo Wop and rock 'n' roll to Motown and soul. She brings the best of it to R2

Suzi Quatro: 11/10/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Suzi Quatro, 11/10/2008

Featuring tracks by Gary 'US' Bonds, Steppenwolf and The Boxtops.

Suzi plays American hits from the 1950s onwards. Featuring tracks by Gary 'US' Bonds, Steppenwolf and The Boxtops.

US oldies, with Van Halen , Connie Francis and the Young Rascals.

Russell Brand

Russell Brand brings his distinctive flavour of comedy to Saturday nights

Russell Brand: 11/10/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Russell Brand, 11/10/2008

David Baddiel co-hosts the show, and is joined by Richard Madeley and Bill Bailey.

David Baddiel co-hosts the show with Russell, and they are joined by TV host Richard Madeley and comic Bill Bailey.

Bob Harris Sunday

DJ Bob Harris picks an eclectic mix of new tracks

Bob Harris plays an eclectic mix of new tracks from the worlds of Americana, Alt Country, Indie, World, Nu-Folk and Blues

Bob Harris

Bob Harris Sunday: 11/10/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Bob Harris Sunday, 11/10/2008

Bob's guest is indie/folk rocker Annie Keating.

New music from the UK and America as well as classic tracks. Bob's guest is indie/folk rocker Annie Keating.

With a live set from Brooklyn-based indie folk rocker Annie Keating.

Trevor Nelson

Trevor Nelson joins Radio 2 for a show that plays the best in soul music past and present.

Leading soul DJ Trevor Nelson joins Radio 2 for a show that plays the best in soul music past and present. 

Trevor Nelson: 08/10/2008

08/10/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Trevor Nelson, 08/10/2008

Trevor Nelson's Album of the Week is Michael Jackson's Off the Wall.

Trevor Nelson's Album of the Week is Michael Jackson's Off the Wall. Plus music by Ohio Player, Emotions and John B.

Pete Mitchell

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

Pete Mitchell: 12/10/2008

12/10/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Pete Mitchell, 12/10/2008

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.

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