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

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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: 18/06/2009

18/06/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Sarah Kennedy, 18/06/2009

Aled Jones sits in for Sarah Kennedy on the Dawn Patrol.

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

Wake Up to Wogan

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

Wake Up to Wogan: 18/06/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Wake Up to Wogan, 18/06/2009

Terry Wogan's award-winning breakfast show. Includes Pause for Thought.

Ken Bruce

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

Ken Bruce: 18/06/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Ken Bruce, 18/06/2009

With the Record of the Week by James Morrison and Tracks of My Years from Linda Lewis.

Includes the Record of the Week by James Morrison, PopMaster and Tracks of My Years, chosen by Linda Lewis. 

Please note: competitions or votes featured in this programme are now closed.

Ken Bruce takes you towards the afternoon in his unique style. Includes the Daily Love Song, a round up of the week's music news, PopMaster and Tracks Of My Years chosen this week by Linda Lewis. Today she picks tracks from Mary Wells and The Platters.

Please note: competitions or votes featured in this programme are now closed.

Including Tracks of My Years, in which 1970s hitmaker Linda Lewis picks two more of her ten favourite discs, today featuring The Platters and Mary Wells.

Jeremy Vine

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

Jeremy Vine: 18/06/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Jeremy Vine, 18/06/2009

Matthew Bannister sits in for Jeremy Vine with topical debate, guests and music.

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: 18/06/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Steve Wright in the Afternoon, 18/06/2009

Steve chats to David Yip, star of 80s show The Chinese Detective.

Steve chats to David Yip, star of 80s show The Chinese Detective.

Please note: competitions featured in this programme are now closed.

Steve Wright talks to the best celeb guests, and brings you Factoids to impress your friends with, the Non Stop Oldies, all the latest news from the showbiz world and the coolest music on the planet.

Please note: competitions featured in this programme are now closed.

Steve Wright

Chris Evans

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

Chris Evans: 18/06/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Chris Evans, 18/06/2009

Chris goes nutty over almonds in the food slot with resident gastronome Nigel Barden.

Chris finds out about the P-51 Mustang plane from flight aficionado Jane Larcombe. Plus, gastronome Nigel Barden is hoping to make Chris nuts about almonds in the food slot.

Chris finds out just how fantastic the p-51 Mustang plane is from flight aficionado Jane Larcombe. And gastro-gnome Nigel Barden is hoping to make Chris nuts about almonds in the food slot.

The Country Show with Bob Harris

The very best in Country music, celebrating the new alongside the defining legendary names

The very best in Country music, celebrating the new alongside the defining legendary names.

Bob Harris Country

The Country Show with Bob Harris: 18/06/2009

BBC Radio 2 - The Country Show with Bob Harris, 18/06/2009

Bob presents his choice of country, roots and Americana music.

From Nashville to Austin, bluegrass to Western swing and from classic to contemporary, Bob Harris presents his unique mix of country, roots and Americana music.

From Nashville to Austin, from bluegrass to Western swing and from classic to contemporary Bob Harris presents his unique mix of country, roots and Americana music.

Old and new country, roots and Americana, from Nashville to Austin, from bluegrass to western swing.

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: 18/06/2009

BBC Radio 6 Music - The Radcliffe & Maconie Show, 18/06/2009

With the best music, live sessions and guest Noddy Holder.

With the best music, live sessions and guest Noddy Holder.

Please note: competitions featured in this programme are now closed.

Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie

Hot Gossip

Radio 2's irreverent comedy panel show about showbiz and celebrity news.

Radio 2's irreverent comedy panel show which enters the silicon-filled world of glossy magazines and showbiz columns to offer a unique take on the week's celebrity news.

Hot Gossip: Series 2

Hot Gossip: Series 2: Episode 2

Episode 2

Series 2

BBC Radio 2 - Hot Gossip, Series 2, Episode 2

Rufus Hound, Gina Yashere and Paul Sinha compete for the title of Hottest Gossip.

Claudia Winkleman hosts the topical and celebrity-based panel show in which she decides which guest gossipmonger is the funniest. With Rufus Hound, Gina Yashere and Paul Sinha.

Claudia Winkleman presents Radio 2's topical and celebrity-based panel show.

 

Each week three professionally witty gossipmongers compete. There are no teams, it's every man for himself, in rounds designed to unleash a torrent of celebrity-fuelled opinion.

 

The questions don't require a factual answer: they simply act as springboards for players to unleash a stream of caustic, witty and occasionally unhinged opinion on the week's celebrity news and nonsense. Claudia decides which gossipmonger she deems to be the funniest.

 

In the second programme Rufus Hound, Paul Sinha and Gina Yashere compete to become the Hottest Gossip.

A celebrity based panel show for Radio 2, hosted by Claudia Winkleman

The Comedy Hour

Hot Gossip 
2/6. Panel show in which Claudia Winkleman challenges famous guests to provide catty, clever and potentially funny comments regarding topical issues and gossip. Competing tonight for Claudia's prize of funniest gossipmonger are Rufus Hound and Sue Perkins.

Miranda Hart's Joke Shop

Miranda Hart's Joke Shop: Episode 4: What an Excuse

Episode 4

Episode 4: What an Excuse

What an Excuse

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Miranda Hart's Joke Shop, What an Excuse

The shopkeeper's mother plans a wedding, but the prospective bride has other ideas.

The shopkeeper's mother plans a wedding, but the prospective bride has other ideas. With Patricia Hodge. From September 2008.

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.

The tall and unconventional comedienne has lots to learn about retail and men.

4/4. Another chance to hear a 2008 sitcom starring unwaveringly dry and droll Miranda Hart as a life-embracing, self-effacing woman who uses her inheritance cash to buy a joke shop despite her lack of business sense. In this final episode Miranda's mum (Patricia Hodge ) tries to fix her up with a man.

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: 18/06/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Suzi Quatro, 18/06/2009

Suzi travels back to 1956 with Carl Perkins, Elvis, The Platters and Dean Martin.

Suzi focuses on 1956, when the American music scene enjoyed success in the worlds of rock 'n' roll, doo wop and R&B, as demonstrated by Little Richard, The Platters and Fats Domino.

Anything goes in 1956, as the American music scene enjoyed successes in the worlds of rock 'n' roll, doo wop and R&B. 

Suzi demonstrates with Little Richard, The Platters, Carl Perkins, Elvis, Dean Martin, Joe Turner, Gloria Mann and Fats Domino.

American radio pop from the 1950s onwards, tonight with a spotlight on chart hits from 1956, featuring rock 'n' roll, doo-wop and proper R&B from Little Richard , 
Carol Perkins , Elvis Presley , The Platters, Gloria Mann and Dean Martin.

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: 18/06/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Janice Long, 18/06/2009

Anthemic indie popsters Sound Of Guns play live.

Anthemic indie popsters Sound Of Guns play live. Plus a couple of Tunes of The Unexpected and Theme Time Janice Hour.

Please note: competitions featured in this programme are now closed.

Proving there is life after midnight, Janice is joined live in the studio by anthemic indie popsters Sound Of Guns. 

There's a couple of Tunes Of The Unexpected as well as Theme Time Janice Hour.

Please note: competitions featured in this programme are now closed.

New music, with Liverpudlian rock quintet Sound of Guns in session.

Alex Lester

Weekday morning music and entertainment with Alex Lester

Alex Lester: 19/06/2009

19/06/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Alex Lester, 19/06/2009

With the Best Time of Day Show. Includes visits to the extensive music archive known as Lester's Library and listeners' musical contributions in the Listeners' Library.

The week's final instalment of random daftness and planned oddities from the Dark Lord. 

Includes 2 hourly visits to the extensive music archive known as Lester's Library, and your musical contribution in the Listeners' Library. Submit your own choices by going to Alex's pages at bbc.co.uk/radio2.

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