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: 18/11/2008

18/11/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Sarah Kennedy, 18/11/2008

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: 18/11/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Wake Up to Wogan, 18/11/2008

Terry is joined by Archbishop John Sentamu for a special Pause for Thought.

Terry's joined by Archbishop John Sentamu for a special Pause for Thought reflecting on the true meaning of Christmas.

Ken Bruce

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

Ken Bruce: 18/11/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Ken Bruce, 18/11/2008

Tom Jones chooses the Tracks of My Years and Dido provides the Album of the Week.

Tom Jones chooses the Tracks of My Years and Dido provides the Album of the Week.  Please note: competitions or votes featured in this programme may now be closed.

Jeremy Vine

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

Jeremy Vine: 18/11/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Jeremy Vine, 18/11/2008

Jeremy is joined by Rabbi Julia Neuberger.

Jeremy is joined by Rabbi Julia Neuberger as a part of the Don't Cancel Christmas campaign.

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: 18/11/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Steve Wright in the Afternoon, 18/11/2008

Comic Dara O'Briain and TV talent guru Simon Cowell join Steve and the team.

Comic Dara O'Briain and TV talent guru Simon Cowell join Steve and the team. Plus, John-Paul Brown from Rossendale in Lancashire picks the non-stop oldies.

Steve Wright

Chris Evans

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

Chris Evans: 18/11/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Chris Evans, 18/11/2008

Foxy asks if you can go abroad cheaply over the Christmas holidays.

Foxy asks if you can go abroad cheaply over the Christmas holidays as part of the Don't Cancel Christmas campaign.

Desmond Carrington: The Music Goes Round

Desmond Carrington dips into classics from all musical genres

Desmond Carrington dips into classics from all musical genres from the 1920s to the present day

Desmond Carrington with The Music Goes Round

Desmond Carrington: The Music Goes Round: 18/11/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Desmond Carrington: The Music Goes Round, 18/11/2008

The theme is Wide Angle City Skyline: Big Buildings and Townscapes.

Desmond Carrington plays a selection of old favourites, classic songs and new tunes. The theme is Wide Angle City Skyline: Big Buildings and Townscapes.

Desmond Carrington

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: 18/11/2008

BBC Radio 6 Music - The Radcliffe & Maconie Show, 18/11/2008

Mark and Stuart feature great music. Moby is the guest for Show and Tell.

Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie

The Organist Entertains

Nigel Ogden presents a programme of popular organ recordings

Nigel Ogden presents a programme of popular organ recordings, including pipe and electronic organs

Nigel Ogden: The Organist Entertains

The Organist Entertains: 18/11/2008

BBC Radio 2 - The Organist Entertains, 18/11/2008

The Organist Entertains. Exploring the best organ music from around the world.

Nigel Ogden

Come in from the Cold: The Return of Joni Mitchell

Two-part series in which Amanda Ghost interviews singer songwriter Joni Mitchell

Come in from the Cold: The Return of Joni Mitchell: 27/03/2007

27/03/2007

BBC Radio 2 - Come in from the Cold: The Return of Joni Mitchell, 27/03/2007

Joni Mitchell talks openly to Amanda Ghost about the effect her music has had on the world

Joni Mitchell talks openly to Amanda Ghost about the effect her music has had on the world, and why she dropped out of the hit-making rat race.

Come In from the Cold - the Return of Joni Mitchell

2/2. Another chance to hear a March 2007 two-parter in which Amanda Ghost interviews singer/ songwriter Joni Mitchell. In this final part Mitchell discusses her legacy - including perhaps her most revered LP, Blue (1971) - and what compelled her to record Shine-her first album of new material since 1998. Other treats include a new version of Big Yellow Taxi.

Long Players

Long Players: Episode 1

Episode 1

BBC Radio 6 Music - Long Players, Episode 1

David Quantick tells the story of the LP, and its influence over the music we listen to.

Sixty years after its invention, David Quantick examines the influence the Long Player has had over the music we listen to and explores its social impact, from vinyl to the ipod.

David Quantick examines the social influence of the LP.

New series 1/4. Droll and unsentimental rock and pop observer David Ouantick presents a relatively poignant ode to the vinyl record album (aka LP), which first appeared as a 12-inch 33⅓rpm disc 60 years ago and is now experiencing a renaissance despite competition from CDs and downloads. Waxing lyrical are GO editor Dylan Jones , Bob Harris , ex-Sham 69 frontman Jimmy Pursey , lyricist Tim Rice , Bon Stanley 
(of Saint Etienne), producer Pete Waterman , Joseph "Run" Simmons (of Run-DMC), singer/songwriter Suzanne Vega and Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich. 
Producers Anna Harrison and Frank Stirling Radio features: pages 118-119

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: 19/11/2008

19/11/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Janice Long, 19/11/2008

Proving there's life after midnight, with the best live performances.

With the best live performances. Including Pause for Thought.

Alex Lester

Weekday morning music and entertainment with Alex Lester

Alex Lester: 19/11/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Alex Lester, 19/11/2008

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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