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: 05/08/2009

05/08/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Sarah Kennedy, 05/08/2009

The Dawn Patrol: News, views and music, plus a review of the morning's papers.

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: 05/08/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Wake Up to Wogan, 05/08/2009

Terry Wogan with music, chat and a Pause For Thought.

Ken Bruce

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

Ken Bruce: 05/08/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Ken Bruce, 05/08/2009

Zoe Ball sits in for Ken Bruce with music, features and chat.

Zoe Ball sits in for Ken Bruce with PopMaster and the Album of the Week from Martina McBride. Please note: competitions or votes featured in this programme may now be closed.

Zoe Ball continues to sit in for Ken Bruce. There are all the usual features including the PopMaster quiz, the Daily Love Song, Record Of The Week, a track from Radio 2's Album Of The Week. 

Plus Jim Kerr picks classic tracks from Bruce Springsteen and Roxy Music in Tracks Of My Years.

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

Zoe Ball

Including after 11.30 Tracks of My Years, in which Simple Minds f rontman Jim Kerr selects two more of his ten favourite records, today featuring Roxy Music and Bruce Springsteen.

Jeremy Vine

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

Jeremy Vine: 05/08/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Jeremy Vine, 05/08/2009

Discussing the judge facing disciplinary action, buses, Harriet Harman and Oxfam stores.

Jeremy discusses the judge facing disciplinary action, buses causing environmental damage, Labour's Deputy Leader Harriet Harman, and Oxfam stores damaging second hand bookshops.

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: 05/08/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Steve Wright in the Afternoon, 05/08/2009

Sir Trevor McDonald joins Steve and the team.

Sir Trevor McDonald joins Steve and the team. The Oldies are chosen by George Roddick on the Isle of Man.

Steve Wright chats to top celebrity guests, and brings you brain-teasing Factoids, the Non Stop Oldies, your texts and emails and all the best music to sing along to!

Steve Wright

Chris Evans

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

Chris Evans: 05/08/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Chris Evans, 05/08/2009

Chris discovers what's fun about being a nun from Sister Mary Trinity.

Chris discovers the enduring appeal of the resourceful rubber band. Plus Sister Mary Trinity explains what's fun about being a nun.

Chris discovers the enduring appeal of the resourceful rubber band. And we get in on the act with Sister Mary Trinity and find out what's fun about being a nun.

Mike Harding

Folk, roots and acoustic music, plus artist news and the latest album releases

Mike Harding: 05/08/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Mike Harding, 05/08/2009

Mike Harding presents highlights from the 2009 Cambridge Folk Festival.

Mike Harding presents highlights from the 2009 Cambridge Folk Festival, with music and interviews from some of the main stage artists.

Mike Harding presents an hour of highlights from the 2009 Cambridge Folk Festival, with some of the best music and interviews with some of the main stage artists.  

Always a sell-out, the festival's bill this year includes Lucinda Williams, The Waterson Family, Martin Simpson, Bellowhead, Eddi Reader and Buffy Sainte-Marie, and many other top names from the world of folk.  

Mike Harding says: "The line up for Cambridge Folk Festival this year is tremendous, as always. I'm particularly looking forward to seeing Paul Brady, Bella Hardy and a new collaboration between three of Ireland's great traditional musicians Mairtin O'Connor, Cathal Hayden and Seamie O'Dowd. It is also great to see the young talent we've showcased on my show at the festival and the current holders of the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award Megan & Joe Henwood are also on the bill - that makes me feel very proud."

The Festival takes place between 30 July and 2 August 2009 and there will be additional coverage online at bbc.co.uk/folk.

Folk, roots and acoustic-based music. Plus highlights of last weekend's 45th annual Cambridge Folk Festival, recorded at Cherry Hinton Hall. This year's roster of artists includes Lucinda Williams , Martin Simpson , The Waterson Family, Buffy Sainte-Marie , 
Bellowhead, Eddi Reader, Megan and Joe Henwood , Paul Brady , Bella Hardy and others.

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: 05/08/2009

BBC Radio 6 Music - The Radcliffe & Maconie Show, 05/08/2009

Stuart Maconie presents solo and interviews Stone Roses' producer John Leckie.

Stuart Maconie presents solo. Featuring an interview with Stone Roses' producer John Leckie.

Stuart Maconie

Tonight's guest is prolific producer John Leckie , whose CV includes 
Public Image Ltd's hit single Public Image (1978) and the major albums The Stone Roses (1989) and Radiohead's The Bends (1995).

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: 05/08/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Trevor Nelson, 05/08/2009

With the finest soul music, past and present.

Series contrasting original genuine soul with contemporary hip-hop and neo-R&B. Tonight's show features an album spotlight on Winter in America (1974) - one of several collaborations between soul musician and spoken-word artist 
Gil Scott-Heron and musician 
Brian Jackson. An influential work marked by social and political content, the LP features the radio hit The Bottle.

Steve Lamacq

Steve plays the best new music from exciting upcoming artists and established acts

Steve plays the best new music from the most exciting upcoming artists and established acts

Steve Lamacq: 05/08/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Steve Lamacq, 05/08/2009

Steve plays the best new music from exciting upcoming artists and established acts.

Steve plays the best new music from the most exciting upcoming artists and established acts.

Steve Lamacq brings the best new music to the Radio 2 listener. 

Steve plays music from the Kings of Leon to Dent May, Coldplay to The Flaming Lips, Florence & the Machine to La Roux. Plus each week a different artist tells us all about themselves in Introducing... Previous acts featured before they hit the big time include the Ting Tings, Adele and Reverend and the Makers. There's also the Listeners Tip, where you tell us about the best new bands you've come across.

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: 05/08/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Janice Long, 05/08/2009

With live sessions, music and chat. Includes rare tracks in Tunes Of The Unexpected.

With live sessions, music and chat. Includes obscure, unlikely and lesser-heard records in Tunes of the Unexpected.

Alex Lester

Weekday morning music and entertainment with Alex Lester

Alex Lester: 06/08/2009

06/08/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Alex Lester, 06/08/2009

With music, chat and features on The Best Time Of Day show.

With music, chat and features on The Best Time of Day show, including Lester's Library and the Listeners' Library.

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