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: 16/10/2009

16/10/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Sarah Kennedy, 16/10/2009

On the Dawn Patrol. With a review of the newspapers and 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: 16/10/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Wake Up to Wogan, 16/10/2009

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

Terry Wogan with music and chat. Includes Pause For Thought.

Ken Bruce

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

Ken Bruce: 16/10/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Ken Bruce, 16/10/2009

Michael Bolton chooses his Tracks of My Years.

Michael Bolton chooses his Tracks of My Years and talks about what he been up to and what he has coming up. Plus PopMaster and Michael Buble as Album of the Week.

Self-proclaimed Heir to the Throne of Scotland, Ken Bruce seeks willing audience to listen to radio show in world's first bid to reverse hair-loss with a daily mix of music and first-class humour. Michael Bolton makes his last two choices on Tracks Of My Years and tells us a little bit about what he been up to and what he has coming up. Michael Buble enjoys one final spin as Album Of The Week and PopMaster completes another triumphant week of innocent people up and down the country being "one year out"!

Jeremy Vine

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

Jeremy Vine: 16/10/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Jeremy Vine, 16/10/2009

Jeremy discusses the postal strike, the BNP, price comparison websites and allotments.

Jeremy discusses the postal strike, the BNP considering non-white members, price comparison websites and speaks to Terry Walton from the allotment.

Jeremy discusses the looming postal strike, the BNP are to consider non-white members, we look at price comparison websites and we speak to Terry Walton from the allotment.

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: 16/10/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Steve Wright in the Afternoon, 16/10/2009

With the Oldies, fascinating Factoids, showbiz news, and guest Alesha Dixon.

Steve Wright with the Non-Stop Oldies, fascinating Factoids, showbiz news, sport and traffic updates, music and guests Alesha Dixon and funnyman Dave Spikey.

Steve Wright with the non-stop Oldies, fascinating Factoids, showbiz news, the latest sport and traffic updates, all the coolest music and Alesha Dixon from Strictly Come Dancing and the funnyman Dave Spikey.

Steve Wright

Simon Mayo

Chris Evans

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

Chris Evans: 16/10/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Chris Evans, 16/10/2009

Bassey!

Bassey!: Episode 2

Episode 2

BBC Radio 2 - Bassey!, Episode 2

Paul Sexton follows Shirley Bassey's success in the 1960s and her adventures in America.

Paul Sexton follows Shirley Bassey through the 1960s as she takes her chart-topping British success onto the world stage.

The second part of Radio 2's story of the "Tigress of Tiger Bay" follows Shirley Bassey through the 1960s, as she takes her chart-topping British success onto the world stage. Dame Shirley speaks to Paul Sexton about becoming a worldwide star - with a little help from James Bond - and about incredible adventures in America, singing for President John F. Kennedy and hanging backstage with King Elvis.   

Last week's instalment ended in 1959 with Shirley Bassey at No.1 in the UK singles chart for the first time with As I Love You. Tonight we hear her second chart-topping 45, the double-sided Reach For The Stars and Climb Ev'ry Mountain, and many more of her best-known 60s recordings, such as What Now My Love, I (Who Have Nothing) and This Is My Life.

With such stirring performances, Bassey would secure her reputation as an artist who really lived her songs. The triumphs and tragedies of her private life gave her the rare ability to make the lyrics she was singing entirely believable: "There's something about my life in every one of my songs," she says in tonight's programme. "Pain and suffering, love won and lost, and all that. Been there. So I can sing about it."

Dame Shirley also reveals why, when she performed at JFK's inauguration, the audience laughed at her opening song. She also memorably describes meeting Kennedy as "shaking hands with lightning." Later, as a regular performer in Las Vegas, she would meet Elvis (with whom she shares a birthday) and she reveals what they got up to when she went to visit him backstage. 

We'll also hear the signature Bassey songs Big Spender, Something and, of course, Goldfinger, with memories of that timeless 007 theme from its co-writer, John Barry, and the film's "Golden Girl" Shirley Eaton. Also contributing is her longtime friend Jimmy Tarbuck, who recalls playing "over the road" from La Bassey in Las Vegas.

Dame Shirley Bassey, 'The Girl from Tiger Bay', tells her story to Paul Sexton

As Dame Shirley Bassey prepares to release a new studio album after five decades in the business, 'The Girl from Tiger Bay' tells her story to Paul Sexton

2/4. Paul Sexton interviews pop diva Shirley Bassey. The story shifts to the 1960s, when the hits included the number one Reach for the Stars (1961), 1 (Who Have Nothing) (1963) and Big Spender (1967). But she remains best known for her contributions to the James Bond enterprise, starting most auspiciously in 1964 with the explosive Goldfinger, which peaked at 21 in the UK but reached the top ten in America, where the film's soundtrack hit the top of the album chart. Bassey recalls her tragedies and triumphs, including meeting President John F Kennedy and Elvis Presley.

Sunday Night is Music Night

The world's longest-running live orchestral programme featuring the BBC Concert Orchestra

The world's longest-running live orchestral music programme on radio, featuring the BBC Concert Orchestra and broadcast from locations throughout the UK

Friday Night is Music Night

Sunday Night is Music Night: 16/10/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Sunday Night is Music Night, 16/10/2009

The BBC Concert Orchestra perform live with special guests.

Friday Night Is Music Night

Roderick Dunk conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra with soprano Charlotte Page, baritone Earl Carpenter and pianist Einaldi in a programme including music associated with Andy Williams, who gives an interview in the programme which follows. Clare Teal presents.

Liza Tarbuck In the Lounge With Andy Williams

BBC Radio 2 - Liza Tarbuck In the Lounge With Andy Williams

Liza Tarbuck talks to singer Andy Williams about his life in music.

Singer Andy Williams' career has spanned seven decades - in which time he has sold over 100 million albums. He meets Liza Tarbuck to talk about his life, career and music.

Legendary singer Andy Williams has been performing for over seven decades, in which time he has sold over 100 million albums. Initially a child star as one quarter of The Williams Brothers, Andy went solo aged just 15. At the peak of his career his TV series The Andy Williams Show brought The Jackson Five and The Osmonds to public attention, as well as bringing Andy himself a global following. Liza Tarbuck meets the man himself and talks about his life, his career and songs which are sung, covered, listened to, enjoyed and admired the world over.

Liza Tarbuck in the Lounge with Andy Williams

Radio 2 presents an interview with easy-listening star Andy Williams, who in the 1960s became a kingpin of pasteurised family entertainment.

Listen to the Band

Tribute to Geoffrey Whitham , Norman Ashcroft and Gordon Sutcliffe.

The Radio 2 Arts Show with Anneka Rice

Looking at the latest books, films, plays and exhibitions

A lively and unpretentious look at the latest films, plays, dance events, books and exhibitions, alongside an eclectic selection of music.

Claudia Winkleman

The Radio 2 Arts Show with Anneka Rice: 16/10/2009

BBC Radio 2 - The Radio 2 Arts Show with Anneka Rice, 16/10/2009

Lynn Parsons sits in for Claudia Winkleman to round up the week's arts action.

Lynn Parsons sits in for Claudia Winkleman with a quirky arts show and guests from the worlds of film, music, theatre and TV.

Lynn Parsons

Mark Lamarr

Mark Lamarr presents the best music you never knew you loved from the last 70 years.

Mark Lamarr presents the best music you never knew you loved from the last 70 years, alongside the finest live sessions.

Mark Lamarr presents the best music you never knew you loved from the last 70 years, alongside the finest live sessions. 

This is where garage meets soul, punk meets country, and 30s yodelling collides with 70s dub and 90s hip hop...

...painting the world with sunshine, one record at a time!

Mark Lamarr: 16/10/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Mark Lamarr, 16/10/2009

Mark is joined in session by Afro-Funk-Latino outfit Kalakuta Millionaires.

Mark digs deep into his record collection for some rare musical treats and is joined in session by Afro-Funk-Latino outfit Kalakuta Millionaires.

Mark digs deep into his record collection for some rare musical treats. This week he's joined in session at Maida Vale by Afro-Funk-Latino outfit Kalakuta Millionaires. Based in Brighton, the band fuse tunes from the heart of 70's Nigeria to the carnivals of Cuba, the back streets of Brazil and beyond.

Richard Allinson

Richard Allinson in his early-morning weekend residency with music and features

Richard Allinson in his early-morning weekend residency with three hours of music and features

Richard Allinson: 17/10/2009

17/10/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Richard Allinson, 17/10/2009

With chat and music, including archive live tracks from Radio 2's Great British Songbook.

With music and features. Richard celebrates British songwriting with an hour of classic songs, including archive live tracks from BBC Radio 2's Great British Songbook.

Join the 3.46 club with your early morning host Richard Allinson.

Richard celebrates British songwriting with an hour of classic songs, including archive live tracks from Radio 2's Great British Songbook.

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