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: 13/08/2009

13/08/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Sarah Kennedy, 13/08/2009

On the Dawn Patrol. Includes a Pause For Thought.

On the Dawn Patrol. With the religious and entertainment news of the day as well as the general newspaper review and Show Tunes. Plus 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

Wake Up to Wogan

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

Wake Up to Wogan: 13/08/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Wake Up to Wogan, 13/08/2009

Ken Bruce

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

Ken Bruce: 13/08/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Ken Bruce, 13/08/2009

Zoe Ball sits in for Ken Bruce with Tracks of My Years from Michael McDonald.

Zoe Ball sits in for Ken Bruce. In Tracks of My Years, Michael McDonald chooses songs by Elton John and The Beatles.

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

Zoe Ball redefines the astrophysics of radio as she fuses music atoms with pithy banter particles in Radio 2's Big Bang. 

Featuring Michael McDonald choosing songs by Elton John and The Beatles in Tracks Of My Years. Plus two more hopefuls take on PopMaster, the Record and Album Of The Week and we'll play the Love Song for everybody who has somebody to love.

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

Zoe Ball

Jeremy Vine

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

Jeremy Vine: 13/08/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Jeremy Vine, 13/08/2009

With music and lively debate on the top news stories.

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: 13/08/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Steve Wright in the Afternoon, 13/08/2009

Dale Winton sits in for Steve Wright and is joined by Bananarama and Vic Reeves.

Dale Winton sits in for Steve and the team. He is joined by Bananarama and Vic Reeves and hosts two new features: You Pick The Pops and The Winton Connection.

Dale Winton continues to sit in for Steve and the team all this week. He's joined by Bananarama and he brings back his two new features: You Pick The Pops - where Dale plays songs from your favourite year in music, and The Winton Connection where you have to guess what links three great tracks that Dale will play.

Dale Winton

Chris Evans

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

Chris Evans: 13/08/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Chris Evans, 13/08/2009

Hot stuff! Mustard is the main ingredient on the menu in the food slot.

With Alan Wynne, director of the Brooklands Museum, on the greatest Scalextric slot car race of all time! Nigel Barden serves up some saucy mustard morsels in the food slot.

Chris gets the scoop from Alan Wynne, director of the Brooklands Museum, about the greatest Scalextric slot car race of all time! Nigel Barden serves up some saucy mustard morsels 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: 13/08/2009

BBC Radio 2 - The Country Show with Bob Harris, 13/08/2009

Bob Harris is joined in the studio for an acoustic session with Martina McBride.

Bob is joined in the studio for an acoustic session with Martina McBride, one of the most successful female artists in Nashville.

For the last 16 years she's been one of the most successful female artists in Nashville. She's sold 18 million albums worldwide, had has 22 top ten singles in the US country charts and has been four times winner of the CMA Female vocalist of the year award. In session with Bob tonight is Martina McBride. 

Martina started her Nashville career in 1990 working as a waitress, singing demos for record labels and touring with Garth Brooks as a merchandise seller. Two years later she was back on the road with Garth, but this time as his opening act, having just landed herself a record deal with RCA. Her commercial breakthrough came a year later with the album The Way That I Am which included the Gretchen Peters penned song Independence Day, which has since become Martina's signature song. Her subsequent hits have included Wild Angels, A Broken Wing, Love's The Only House and This One's For The Girls. 

Her new album Shine recently debuted at number one on the country charts, and the single Ride was released in the UK last month. Martina joins Bob in the studio for a special acoustic session.

Country, roots and Americana. Performing a live acoustic set is 
Nashville balladeer Martina McBride 
(Independence Day, Wild Angels), who has sold 18 million albums, had 22 records reach the top ten of the US country singles chart and, between 1999 and 2004, won top female vocalist four times at the Country Music Association Awards.

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: 13/08/2009

BBC Radio 6 Music - The Radcliffe & Maconie Show, 13/08/2009

Presenting a Woodstock Special. With guest Mike Heron of the Incredible String Band.

Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie

A Woodstock special ahead of the music festival's 40th anniversary this weekend. Guests include Mike Heron (of Woodstock performers The Incredible String Band) and Cathal O'Doherty , who at 17 attended the legendary upstate New York event.

The Jason Byrne Show

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Irish comic Jason Byrne presents his fast-paced stand-up comedy and sketch show

The Jason Byrne Show: Series 2

The Jason Byrne Show: Series 2: Episode 4

Episode 4

Series 2

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Jason Byrne Show, Series 2, Episode 4

Irish comic Jason Byrne ponders money in his lively stand-up comedy and sketch show.

Irish comic Jason Byrne presents his fast-paced, lively stand-up comedy and sketch show. Jason looks at money and remembers the job where he was paid with old swimming caps.

Another chance to hear the stand-up comedy and sketch show hosted by the energetic Irish comic Jason Byrne. In the second series he tackles themes including food, travel, parents, money, ageing and animals. 

In the fourth episode, Jason looks at money and remembers the job where he was paid with second-hand swimming caps. He also asks if it's ok to pay a kidnap ransom in scratch cards and, if the NHS had a credit card, how would they deal with defaulted payments? 

Also starring actors Laurence Howarth and Daisy Haggard.

Irish comic Jason Byrne presents a six-part series of his fast-paced stand-up comedy and sketch show, tackling themes including food, travel, parents, money, ageing and animals

The Comedy Hour

The Jason Byrne Show 
4/6. Themed improvisational stand-up and sketches presented by Jason Byrne , Tonight's money-themed instalment considers paying a kidnap ransom in scratch cards and speculates on how an NHS credit card system would deal with defaulted payments.

Does The Team Think?

Does The Team Think?: Series 2

Does The Team Think?: Series 2: Episode 8

Episode 8

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Does The Team Think?, Series 2, Episode 8

With guests Sean Hughes, Roy Walker, Rhona Cameron and Bob Mortimer.

Vic Reeves hosts the comedy show where the public pose questions to a panel of comedians and celebrities. With guests Sean Hughes, Roy Walker, Rhona Cameron and Bob Mortimer.

Another chance to hear Vic Reeves host the comedy show where members of the public pose light hearted questions to a panel of comedians and celebrities.

In final show of the second series, Roy Walker remembers how Tommy Cooper asked the Queen a favour; Bob Mortimer admits to a passion for carrots; Sean Hughes offers up a new invention; Rhona Cameron demonstrates her pet song hates; and Vic Reeves admits a hatred of people who don't wash.

Members of the public pose questions to comedians and celebrities. Vic Reeves hosts

Vic Reeves returns to host a new series of the comedy show where members of the public pose light-hearted questions to a panel of comedians and celebrities

Does the Team Think?

8/8. Vic Reeves invites the public to target Roy Walker , Bob Mortimer , Sean Hughes and Rhona Cameron with mundane queries.

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: 13/08/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Suzi Quatro, 13/08/2009

Suzi Quatro goes back to 1958 with music from Frankie Avalon, Ricky Nelson and Bobby Darin

Suzi heads back to 1958 with music from The McGuire Sisters, Jody Nelson, the Shields, Frankie Avalon, Ricky Nelson and Bobby Darin.

Suzi Quatro plays the music she heard in her formative years, from doo-wop to Motown and rock 'n' roll, taking us through the 50s and 60s right up to the present day. 

Suzi often features American classics that never made the wireless over here and loves telling anecdotes about her American Heroes. Tonight we head back to 1958 with The McGuire Sisters, Jody Nelson, the Shields, Frankie Avalon, Ricky Nelson and Bobby Darin.

With American radio oldies, tonight with hits from the 1958 US charts, featuring The Coasters, The McGuire Sisters, Bobby Darin , Bobby Day, Ricky Nelson , The Shields, Frankie Avalon and The Poni-Tails.

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: 13/08/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Janice Long, 13/08/2009

Janice is in a holiday mood. Includes Tunes Of The Unexpected and Janice's Theme Time Hour

Janice is in a holiday mood. With Tunes Of The Unexpected and Janice's Theme Time Hour ends the show.

Janice's last show before she takes a break so expect something of a holiday mood! There are more Tunes Of The Unexpected and Janice's Theme Time Hour ends the show.

Alex Lester

Weekday morning music and entertainment with Alex Lester

Alex Lester: 14/08/2009

14/08/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Alex Lester, 14/08/2009

With music, chat and features, including Lester's Library and the Listeners' Library.

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

Includes two 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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