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

BBC Radio 2

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: 09/03/2009

09/03/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Sarah Kennedy, 09/03/2009

Liza Tarbuck sits in for Sarah Kennedy on The Dawn Patrol.

Liza Tarbuck sits in for Sarah Kennedy on The Dawn Patrol: News, views and music, plus a review of the morning's papers. Including Pause for Thought.

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

The Dawn Patrol

Wake Up to Wogan

Terry Wogan's regular morning broadcast, featuring music, news and chat

Wake Up to Wogan: 09/03/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Wake Up to Wogan, 09/03/2009

Ease into the day with Terry Wogan. Includes Pause for Thought.

Ken Bruce

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

Ken Bruce: 09/03/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Ken Bruce, 09/03/2009

Candi Staton shares her Tracks of My Years, including a Motown classic from Stevie Wonder.

Candi Staton shares her Tracks of My Years, including a Motown classic from Stevie Wonder. Please note: competitions or votes featured in this programme may now be closed.

Featuring after 11.30 throughout the week Tracks of My Years, in which R&B-gospel singer Candi Staton picks - two a day - her ten favourite discs. Plus a week-long spotlight on Roll On - the new album by singer/songwriter JJ Cale.

Jeremy Vine

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

Jeremy Vine: 09/03/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Jeremy Vine, 09/03/2009

Matthew Bannister sits in for Jeremy Vine, talking to the people who make the headlines.

Matthew Bannister

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: 09/03/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Steve Wright in the Afternoon, 09/03/2009

Join Steve Wright and the team for entertainment and chat.

Steve Wright

Chris Evans

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

Chris Evans: 09/03/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Chris Evans, 09/03/2009

A show packed full of music. Plus regular features including Fox the Fox and Gobsmackers.

With a show packed full of music. Plus regular features including Fox the Fox, Gobsmackers, the Drivetime Jukebox Jury, and What's in the Locker, Cocker?

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: 09/03/2009

BBC Radio 2 - The Blues Show with Paul Jones, 09/03/2009

Classic rhythm and blues. Featuring Lillian Boutte & The Denny Ilett Band.

Classic rhythm and blues and the cream of new releases. Featuring Lillian Boutte & The Denny Ilett Band.

R&B oldies and new blues releases, plus live sets by New Orleans jazz performer Lillian Boutte and Bristol's blues-funk Denny Ilett Band.

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: 09/03/2009

BBC Radio 6 Music - The Radcliffe & Maconie Show, 09/03/2009

Mark goes solo and is joined by the poet Simon Armitage.

Mark Radcliffe

Mark hosts solo this week. Tonight's guest is poet Simon Armitage.

Big Band Special

The very best big band music, from the 1930s to the present day

Big Band Special: 09/03/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Big Band Special, 09/03/2009

Clare Teal presents the BBC Big Band in concert at the Town Hall, Birmingham.

Clare Teal presents the BBC Big Band in concert at the Town Hall, Birmingham, recalling the golden days of radio with the music of Geraldo, Ted Heath, Ambrose and Henry Hall.

Clare Teal presents the first part of a big-band-radio-era-themed concert featuring the BBC Big Band.

Viva Latino!

Viva Latino!: Episode 10

Episode 10

BBC Radio 2 - Viva Latino!, Episode 10

Gloria and Emilio Estefan are John Armstrong's featured artists.

Gloria Estefan, who has sold more than 90 million records worldwide, is the featured artist alongside producer Emilio Estefan.

John Armstrong presents a new series on Latin music, from salsa to samba and latin hip hop

John Armstrong presents a new series of Latin music. Featuring new releases, reviews, concert information and exclusive new interviews with Latin artists from around the world

10/13. John Armstrong showcases Latin music. Today's guests are 
Latin-pop superstar Gloria Estefan - who discusses her family, Cuba and her music - and her husband Emilio Estefan , who has produced hit records for Gloria, Shakira, Jon Secada , Matt Bianco and others.

Wish You Were There?

Wish You Were There?: Episode 4

Episode 4

BBC Radio 6 Music - Wish You Were There?, Episode 4

Martha Wainwright travels back to a gig by Queen in 1976 at Hyde Park Corner.

Martha Wainwright travels back to a gig by Queen in 1976 at Hyde Park Corner, aided by a roadie and a fan with fond memories.

Presenters journey back to explore a performance by the artist or band that inspired them

Presenters journey back to a performance by the artist that inspired them to make their own music, exploring how it shaped the careers of its performers and its wider effect.

4/4. Radio 2 asks modern music artists to fantasise about attending a seminal music event, concluding with folk-rock singer/songwriter Martha Wainwright , who was just four months old when Queen gave a free Hyde Park concert on 18 September 1976. With the help of a roadie and his map, Wainwright visits the concert's exact location and talks to a fan who was there.

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: 10/03/2009

10/03/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Janice Long, 10/03/2009

Beth Orton chats about her career, her favourite music and the reissue of her debut album.

Beth Orton chats to Janice about her career, her favourite music and the reissue of her Mercury-nominated debut album Trailer Park.

Alex Lester

Weekday morning music and entertainment with Alex Lester

Alex Lester: 10/03/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Alex Lester, 10/03/2009

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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