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: 28/12/2008

28/12/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Good Morning Sunday, 28/12/2008

Aled Jones presents the very best of Good Morning Sunday from 2008.

Aled Jones presents the very best of Good Morning Sunday from 2008 in the annual highlights programme. Includes Dionne Warwick, Cliff Richard and Jeremy Paxman.

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

Today's year-end edition features 2008 interview highlights, including singer Dionne Warwick , journalist John McCarthy , broadcaster Jeremy Paxman , 
US singer/songwriter Josh Ritter. musician Pat Kane , children's author Terry Deary , Gill Hicks - who lost her legs in the 2005 London bombings - and others.

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: 28/12/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Steve Wright's Sunday Love Songs, 28/12/2008

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

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: 28/12/2008

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Michael Ball's Sunday Brunch, 28/12/2008

Music and chat with Michael Ball, including a look at the papers. With guest Tony Christie

Music and chat with Michael Ball, including a look at the papers. With guest Tony Christie.

Elaine Paige on Sunday

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

Elaine Paige

Elaine Paige on Sunday: 28/12/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Elaine Paige on Sunday, 28/12/2008

Elaine presents her annual Best of The Guests show.

Elaine presents her annual Best of The Guests show, including highlights from Idina Menzel, Liza Minnelli, Cameron Mackintosh, Tim Rice, Barry Manilow, Burt Bacharach and many more.

Show tunes and film music, today with highlights of the year's guests. Expect entertaining snippets of interviews with Liza Minnelli, Idina Menzel, Barry Manilow, Barbara Cook, Maria Friedman, Hal Prince, Cameron Mackintosh, Tim Rice, Burt Bacharach, Bill Kenwright and others. And the show's producer Malcolm Prince picks a song from the 1957 musical West Side Story.

Pick of the Pops

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

Pick of the Pops: 28/12/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Pick of the Pops, 28/12/2008

Dale Winton looks at the releases from this week in the past.

Chart nostalgia. Dale Winton rewinds to this week in both 1969 and 1989 with top 40 hits by The Tremeloes, Tom Jones, Elvis Presley, Jason Donovan and Tina Turner.

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: 28/12/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Johnnie Walker, 28/12/2008

Richard Allinson sits in for Johnnie Walker. Sharleen Spiteri chats about her solo success

Richard Allinson sits in for Johnnie Walker. Sharleen Spiteri, from the pop group Texas, chats about her solo success in 2008.

Texas lead singer Sharleen Spiteri chats to Johnnie about her success with her debut solo album Melody.

Alan Titchmarsh with Melodies for You

Alan Titchmarsh plays a mixture of popular and classical music

Alan Titchmarsh with Melodies for You: 28/12/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Alan Titchmarsh with Melodies for You, 28/12/2008

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: 28/12/2008

BBC Radio 2 - The Sunday Hour, 28/12/2008

Father Brian D'Arcy explores the story of the Feast of Holy Innocents.

Father Brian D'Arcy explores the story of the Feast of Holy Innocents. Featuring music from 'The Choir', directed by James Whitbourn. The organist is Greg Morris.

Sunday Half-Hour

Brian D'Arcy explores the story of the Feast of the Holy Innocents in a programme featuring music from London-based group The Choir.

Russell Davies

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

Russell Davies: 28/12/2008

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Russell Davies, 28/12/2008

Celebrating the art, craft and inspiration of the popular song.

The show that celebrates the art, craft and inspiration 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: 28/12/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Malcolm Laycock, 28/12/2008

Malcolm Laycock plays the very best of the Swing and the Big Bands.

From Hampton to Heath, from Dankworth to Duke, Malcolm Laycock plays the very best of the Swing and the Big Bands.

Malcolm Laycock Swing.

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: 28/12/2008

BBC Radio 2 - The David Jacobs Collection, 28/12/2008

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: 29/12/2008

29/12/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Janice Long, 29/12/2008

Chris Hawkins sits in for Janice Long. Proving there's life after midnight.

The Late Show

Alex Lester

Weekday morning music and entertainment with Alex Lester

Alex Lester: 29/12/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Alex Lester, 29/12/2008

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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