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

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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: 06/12/2008

06/12/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Sounds of the 60s with Tony Blackburn, 06/12/2008

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

Danny Baker and Zoe Ball

Danny Baker and Zoe Ball present three hours of music, chat and calls from listeners

Danny Baker and Zoe Ball come together to present three hours of music, chat and calls from listeners

Danny Baker and Zoe Ball: 06/12/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Danny Baker and Zoe Ball, 06/12/2008

Featuring Birthday Poker: dazzle Danny and Zoe with some personalised birthday trivia.

Danny Baker and Zoe Ball great music, chat and calls from listeners. Featuring Birthday Poker: your chance to dazzle Danny and Zoe with a nugget of personalised birthday trivia.

Danny Baker and Zoe Ball great music, chat and calls from listeners. Featuring Birthday Poker: your chance to dazzle Danny and Zoe with a nugget of personalised birthday trivia. Please note: competitions or votes featured in this programme may now be closed.

Zoe Ball and Danny Baker

Out to Lunch

Out to Lunch: Out to Lunch: 06/12/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Out to Lunch, Out to Lunch, 06/12/2008

With Russell Kane. The guest is Chortle Award-winner Stephen Grant.

Russell Kane presents the series featuring stand-up comedians and appearances from the most exciting acts on the UK live scene. The guest is Chortle Award-winner Stephen Grant.

Out to Lunch: Out to Lunch

If.comedy-nominee Russell Kane presents a host of comedians for stand-up and sketches

The Comedy Hour

Out to Lunch 
New series 1/6. Russell Kane returns with a sixth series of the show that combines stand-up, sketches, music, guests and unconventional demands on a studio audience. Kane is joined by his weekly comedy accomplices and guest Stephen Grant. Producer Mark Augustyn 
1.30 Teenage Kicks 
4/6. Sitcom with Adrian Edmondson as a disgracefully ageing punk.

Teenage Kicks

Sitcom about an aging punk rocker forced to share a flat with his teenage son

Sitcom by Ben Elton and Ade Edmondson about an aging punk rocker forced to move in with his teenage son after a messy divorce

Teenage Kicks: Teenage Kicks: Episode 4: Sex

Episode 4

Episode 4: Sex

BBC Radio 2 - Teenage Kicks, Teenage Kicks, Sex

Vernon realises there is only one way to mend his bruised heart.

Vernon realises there is only one way to mend his bruised heart, but finding a willing partner proves tricky - until he notices a gleam in his daughter Milly's course tutor's eye.

Teenage Kicks: Teenage Kicks

The story of Vernon, an ageing punk rocker who moves into his teenage kids' student flat

The story of Vernon, an ageing punk rocker who moves into his teenage kids' student flat after a spectacularly nasty divorce

Dermot O'Leary

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

Dermot O'Leary: 06/12/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Dermot O'Leary, 06/12/2008

Snow Patrol perform in session. Police Academy star Steve Guttenburg co-hosts.

Snow Patrol perform in session from the BBC's Maida Vale studios. Police Academy star Steve Guttenburg joins Dermot to co-host the first hour of the show. Plus music from Travis.

With live sets from both Snow 
Patrol and Travis. Singer Lily Allen plays her new single and Hollywood actor Steve Guttenberg discusses his panto debut in Cinderella.

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: 06/12/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Paul Gambaccini with America's Greatest Hits, 06/12/2008

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.

Straight in at Number 1: The Life and Times of the Charts

Straight in at Number 1: The Life and Times of the Charts: 06/12/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Straight in at Number 1: The Life and Times of the Charts, 06/12/2008

Paul Gambaccini explores the past and future of the UK and US pop charts.

Paul Gambaccini investigates how musicians and the music industry have transformed, how pop charts in the UK and US have been declining and asks what is the future for the charts?

Paul Gambaccini explores the past and future of the pop charts

Paul Gambaccini investigates how the music industry has changed, how pop charts in the UK and US have been declining and asks what is the future for the charts

Number One: the Rise and Fall of the Charts

1/2. Paul Gambaccini assesses the current state and relevance of the music charts. From Al Martino in 1952 to The Ting Tings in 2008, this two-parter traces the birth and rise of the charts both here and in the States, with a look at the cultural explosion of the 1960s and 70s, the mythology and power of the Christmas number one, and the future of the charts. Featuring input from those who have presented Radio Vs weekly countdown show and a selection of chart-topping Obscurities. Producer Jo Meek

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: 06/12/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Suzi Quatro, 06/12/2008

Suzi plays songs by Simon and Garfunkel, Billy Swan and Billy Idol.

Suzi plays American hits from the 1950s onwards. Featuring songs by Simon and Garfunkel, Billy Swan and Billy Idol.

Music Club Presents...

Music Club Presents...: 27/12/2007

27/12/2007

BBC Radio 2 - Music Club Presents..., 27/12/2007

Another chance to hear Annie Lennox perform at The Mermaid in London.

...Annie Lennox and the BBC Concert Orchestra: Another chance to hear Annie Lennox perform for the Music Club. Recorded at The Mermaid in London.

Live Music

A contemporary artist performs with the BBC Concert Orchestra.

Theme Time Radio Hour with Bob Dylan

BBC Radio 6 Music

Bob Dylan's eclectic mix of music, guests, interviews and commentary

Theme Time Radio Hour with Bob Dylan: 06/12/2008

BBC Radio 6 Music - Theme Time Radio Hour with Bob Dylan, 06/12/2008

Bob takes Rich Man, Poor Man as his topic.

An eclectic mix of music hand-selected by Bob Dylan, plus guests, interviews and commentary on music and other topics. Bob takes Rich Man, Poor Man as his topic.

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: 06/12/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Bob Harris Sunday, 06/12/2008

Bob is joined by US folk star Josh Rouse.

With a live set from US folk/ lounge/garage star Josh Rouse.

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: 03/12/2008

03/12/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Trevor Nelson, 03/12/2008

Trevor's Album of the Week is from Terence Trent D'Arby.

Trevor Nelson plays a mixture of classic soul tracks and new releases. His Album of the Week is Terence Trent D'Arby: Introducing The Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby.

Pete Mitchell

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

Pete Mitchell: 07/12/2008

07/12/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Pete Mitchell, 07/12/2008

Pete plays a mix of music, including classic soul, funk, disco and R&B.

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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