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: 03/01/2009

03/01/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Sounds of the 60s with Tony Blackburn, 03/01/2009

With a special Motown edition of Sounds of the Sixties.

As part of the BBC Radio 2 Motown season, Sounds of the Sixties plays hits, rarities, album tracks and instrumentals from the legendary label.

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

Liza Tarbuck

Liza entertains the nation for Saturday supper time.

Liza entertains the nation with listener tales of the extraordinary and the everyday blended with an eclectic, hand picked soundtrack for the perfect Saturday evening.

Liza Tarbuck: 03/01/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Liza Tarbuck, 03/01/2009

Liza and Martin with great music, chat and the occasional celebrity guest.

Liza Tarbuck and Martin Freeman

Out to Lunch

Out to Lunch: Out to Lunch: 03/01/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Out to Lunch, Out to Lunch, 03/01/2009

Russell Kane returns with the series featuring current British stand-up comedians.

Russell Kane presents the series featuring stand-up comedians and appearances from the most exciting acts on the UK live scene.

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
5/6. Russell Kane with zaniness.

1.30 The Ivan Brackenbury Show
Sitcom showcasing two-time Edinburgh Festival Fringe star Tom Binns as insensitive hospital radio DJ Ivan Brackenbury. With Justin Moorhouse as the porter, Ella Kenion as the manager and Charlotte Hudson as a pregnant patient.

The Ivan Brackenbury Show

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Ivan Brackenbury Show

The hapless DJ's precarious broadcast pilot at Queen Elizabeth Hospital radio station.

The hapless DJ's precarious broadcast pilot at Queen Elizabeth Hospital radio station. With Justin Moorhouse. From January 2009.

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama. With recent favourites from BBC Radio 4.

Dermot O'Leary

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

Dermot O'Leary: 03/01/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Dermot O'Leary, 03/01/2009

Richard Allinson sits in for Dermot O'Leary with conversation and live sessions.

Richard Allinson sits in for Dermot O'Leary with great conversation, recent releases and live sessions.

Zoe Ball

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: 03/01/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Paul Gambaccini with America's Greatest Hits, 03/01/2009

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.

Times They Are A Changing

BBC Radio 2 - Times They Are A Changing

Paul Sexton looks at the art of the protest song and its story from past to present.

Journalist and broadcaster Paul Sexton looks at the art of the protest song and how this music has been inspired by American society and politics, right up until the present day.

Times They Are A-Changing

Paul Sexton explores the protest song and how the era of the George W. Bush administration - including the war in Iraq, Florida's handling of the 2004 presidential election and 2005's Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans - galvanised both established and emerging singer/songwriters into writing protest material. Plus a took at the return of the classic protest singer such as Joan Baez and Neil Young, and how the youth vote has been courted through modem musicians. With input from US singer/songwriters Tom Russell, Eliza Gilkyson and Jackson Browne.

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: 27/12/2008

27/12/2008

BBC Radio 2 - Suzi Quatro, 27/12/2008

Suzi plays music from The Doors, Jose Feliciano, Stevie Wonder and Booker T And The MGs.

Suzi Quatro plays music from doo-wop to Motown and rock 'n' roll, through the '50s and '60s to today. Featuring The Doors, Jose Feliciano, Stevie Wonder and Booker T And The MGs.

Radio 2 Live

BBC Radio 2 presents exclusive live concerts from the best singers, songwriters and bands

Radio 2 Live: Guy Chambers and the BBC Concert Orchestra

Guy Chambers and the BBC Concert Orchestra

BBC Radio 2 - Radio 2 Live, Guy Chambers and the BBC Concert OrchestraSearch BBC

Another chance to hear the BBC Concert Orchestra and guests performing Guy Chambers songs.

Another chance to hear an exclusive performance from the award-winning songwriter who has written for Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue and Tom Jones.

Another chance to hear a contemporary artist performing 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: 03/01/2009

BBC Radio 6 Music - Theme Time Radio Hour with Bob Dylan, 03/01/2009

An eclectic mix of music hand-selected by Bob Dylan and includes guests, interviews and commentary on music and other topics. Bob takes Trains as his theme.

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: 03/01/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Bob Harris Sunday, 03/01/2009

New and classic tunes from the UK and America.

Tonight's guest is veteran pop star Joe Brown (A Picture of You).

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: 04/01/2009

04/01/2009

BBC Radio 2 - The Blues Show with Paul Jones, 04/01/2009

Paul Jones interviews Gospel star Mavis Staples about her music and her life.

In an hour-long special, Paul Jones interviews Gospel star Mavis Staples about her music, her family and her involvement with the civil rights movement. With tracks from her career.

Pete Mitchell

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

Pete Mitchell: 04/01/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Pete Mitchell, 04/01/2009

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 at 3.30am.

His guest is Jane Birkin, who recently released a new album, Enfants d'Hiver.

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