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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: 14/03/2009

14/03/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Sounds of the 60s with Tony Blackburn, 14/03/2009

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

Jonathan Ross

Music, guests and lively conversation with Jonathan Ross

Jonathan Ross: 14/03/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Jonathan Ross, 14/03/2009

Jonathan's guests include comedian Josie Lawrence and the Pet Shop Boys.

With music and chat. His guests include comedian Josie Lawrence and the Pet Shop Boys. Snow Patrol play live in the studio.

With music and chat. His guests include comedian Josie Lawrence and the Pet Shop Boys. Snow Patrol play live in the studio. Please note: competitions or votes featured in this programme may now be closed.

Britain's premier synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys discuss their new album Yes, and Snow Patrol perform.

Clive Anderson's Chat Room

Hard-edged chat show in which top personalities speak their mind about the week’s topics

Clive Anderson presents a hard-edged chat show in which a panel of four of the nation’s top personalities, politicians, performers and pundits get to speak their mind about the week’s hot topics

Clive Anderson's Chat Room: Series 6

Clive Anderson's Chat Room: Series 6: Episode 1

Episode 1

Series 6

BBC Radio 2 - Clive Anderson's Chat Room, Series 6, Episode 1

Clive Anderson hosts the show where a studio audience fire questions at a panel of guests.

Clive Anderson hosts the show in which the audience fire questions at a panel of guests including Diane Abbott MP, Toby Young, Alexei Sayle and Michael White.

Clive Anderson hosts the show where a studio audience fire questions at a panel of guests

Clive Anderson hosts the show in which the studio audience fire questions at a panel of guests including comedians, critics, commentators and politicians

The Comedy Hour

Clive Anderson 's Chat Room
New series 1/8. Topical satire in which guests join Clive Anderson for a cheeky dissection of the week's news. Today: Diane Abbott MP, Toby Young and Michael White. Producer Lissa Evans

1.30 Galton and Simpson's Half-Hour
2/4. Paul Merton introduces radio adaptations of archive TV comedies by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. Today's comedy Impasse (a 1963 TV hit) stars David Mitchell and Robert Webb as stubborn drivers head-to-head in a very narrow Cornwall lane.
Producers Tessa Le Barand Trevor McCallum

When two cars converge in a narrow country lane, one of the drivers must back up - but will it be the well-heeled gent or the working-class joe who gives way? The tribute to comedy-writing partners Ray Galton and Alan Simpson continues with this clever study of obstinacy and class resentment, as David Mitchell and Robert Webb (above) perform their "cover version" of the classic short, Impasse. You'll know Mitchell and Webb from their roles as polar-opposite flatmates in the twisted sitcom Peep Show - undoubtedly the best British comedy since The Office. And while their Peep Show alter-egos Mark and Jeremy represent two extremes of the male psyche (the neurotic and the hedonist), their characters in Impasse inhabit opposing ends of the class spectrum, another timeless source of mirth. As usual, it's the two protagonists' wives who display all the common sense. (Gary Rose)

Galton & Simpson's Half Hour

Galton & Simpson's Half Hour: Episode 2: Impasse

Episode 2

Episode 2: Impasse

Impasse

BBC Radio 2 - Galton & Simpson's Half Hour, Impasse

Starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb. A Rolls Royce and a banger refuse to give way.

Starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb. When a Rolls Royce and a banger meet in a narrow country lane in Cornwall, both drivers refuse to back up.

Earlier this year, Radio 2 marked the 60th anniversary of Ray Galton and Alan Simpson's writing partnership with a series of half hour comedies, especially adapted by them for Radio 2. Here's another chance to enjoy the series starring Frank Skinner, Mitchell & Webb, Rik Mayall, June Whitfield and Paul Merton. 

The second drama in the series, Impasse, stars David Mitchell and Robert Webb. A Rolls Royce and a banger meet in a very narrow country lane, somewhere in Cornwall, and both drivers refuse to back up. Between the AA, the RAC and the Cornish Constabulary, a solution is finally found. Temporarily.

The drama was one of Galton & Simpson's Comedy Playhouse Scripts for BBC television and first broadcast in 1963. This radio adaptation is introduced by Paul Merton.

Comedy series marking the 60th anniversary of writing partnership Galton and Simpson

Comedy series marking the 60th anniversary of writing partnership Ray Galton and Alan Simpson

Dermot O'Leary

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

Dermot O'Leary: 14/03/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Dermot O'Leary, 14/03/2009

With sessions from The Leisure Society and 21-year-old singer-songwriter Karima Francis.

With sessions from The Leisure Society, whose debut single was voted Record of the Week on BBC Radio 2's Radcliffe and Maconie Show, and singer-songwriter Karima Francis.

With sets from indie UK folk-rockers The Leisure Society and Blackpool-based acoustic singer/songwriter Karima Francis.

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: 14/03/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Paul Gambaccini with America's Greatest Hits, 14/03/2009

America's greatest hits from the US charts of the week and the past five decades.

America's greatest hits from the US charts over the past five decades.

From Edison to iTunes: A History of the Record Label

Critic, writer and former label boss Paul Morley considers the future for record labels.

From Edison to iTunes: A History of the Record Label: Episode 1

BBC Radio 6 Music - From Edison to iTunes: A History of the Record Label, Episode 1

Paul Morley and his guests consider how technological changes have influenced music.

Paul Morley and his guests consider how technological changes over the years have influenced music.

Paul Morley and his guests consider how technological changes and record companies have influenced the music we listen to.

With the help of Jac Holzman, Morty Craft, Marshall Chess, Chris Wright and Simon Draper, the record men behind such labels as Elektra, Warwick, Chess, Chrysalis and Virgin, Paul Morley charts the changing relationship between artists and labels, and explores how record companies developed their own distinctiveness around the taste and style of certain individuals. To what extent did these maverick talent spotters, playboys, dreamers, moneymen and taste-makers mould the shape and momentum of popular music for decades to come?

First broadcast in 2009.

BBC Radio 6 Music

Classic concerts & sessions from the BBC's vast music store. It's your musical heritage.

BBC 6 Music brings together the cutting edge music of today, the iconic and groundbreaking music of the past 40 years and unlimited access

From Edison to iTunes:a History of the Record Label

New series 1/4. Pop critic, writer and one-time label boss Paul Morley charts the seemingly unstoppable rise of the record labels across 130 years, placing the vision of their creators in the context of their technological, economic and social environments. 
With input by industry giants running Elektra and Nonesuch, Warwick, 
Sire, Chrysalis, Virgin, Rough Trade, EMI, Columbia, Universal Music and many others, from Marshall Chess (Chess and Rolling Stones Records) to Alan McGee (Creation). Producer Paul Kobrak

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: 14/03/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Suzi Quatro, 14/03/2009

With tracks from The Marcels, Carly Simon, King Curtis, Ernie K Doe and Benny Spellman.

Suzi Quatro plays music from the Fifties and Sixties up to the present day. Featuring tracks from The Marcels, Carly Simon, King Curtis, Ernie K Doe and Benny Spellman.

Pirate Johnnie Walker

Pirate Johnnie Walker: Episode 6

Episode 6

BBC Radio 2 - Pirate Johnnie Walker, Episode 6

Johnnie plays tracks from 1955 to 75 and jingles to capture the vintage pirate radio sound

Johnnie recreates the sounds of a bygone era, with classic tracks from 1955 to 75 and jingles capturing the vintage pirate radio sound. His guest is former pirate DJ Paul Burnette.

Johnnie plays tracks from 1955-'75 and jingles to capture the vintage pirate radio sound

Johnnie recreates the sounds of a bygone era, with classic tracks from 1955-'75 and jingles capturing the vintage pirate radio sound

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: 14/03/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Bob Harris Sunday, 14/03/2009

With a session by former Dire Straits bassist John Illsley and Irish singer Greg Pearle.

New releases and classic tunes from the UK and America. Including a session by former Dire Straits bassist John Illsley and Irish singer Greg Pearle.

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: 11/03/2009

11/03/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Trevor Nelson, 11/03/2009

Trevor's Album of the Week is Alexander O'Neal's Hearsay from 1986.

Trevor's Album of the Week is Alexander O'Neal's Hearsay from 1986. Other artists featured on the show include Sir Joe Quarterman and Freesoul.

Pete Mitchell

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

Pete Mitchell: 15/03/2009

15/03/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Pete Mitchell, 15/03/2009

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.

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