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: 07/12/2009

07/12/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Sarah Kennedy, 07/12/2009

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: 07/12/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Wake Up to Wogan, 07/12/2009

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: 07/12/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Ken Bruce, 07/12/2009

With Tracks of My Years from Martin Kemp of Spandau Ballet.

With Tracks of My Years from Martin Kemp of Spandau Ballet. There's also PopMaster and the Album and Record of the Week.

Ken Bruce returns refreshed from the weekend for a brand new week of shows. Martin Kemp of Spandau Ballet, then of Eastenders and now of Spandau Ballet again chooses his Tracks Of My Years. Today he talks about the first record he ever bought and the song that reminds him of his wedding. We also debut a new Record and Album of the Week and indulge in a little PopMaster at about 10:40.

With Spandau Ballet's Martin Kemp in Tracks of My Years all week.

Jeremy Vine

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

Jeremy Vine: 07/12/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Jeremy Vine, 07/12/2009

Jeremy discusses windfall tax, the Amanda Knox trial, depression and pink toys.

Jeremy discusses the government's windfall tax, the Amanda Knox trial, the causes of depression and if are pink toys sexist.

Jeremy discusses the government's windfall tax, the Amanda Knox trial, the causes of depression and finally we ask are pink toys sexist?

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: 07/12/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Steve Wright in the Afternoon, 07/12/2009

Comedian Jason Manford, gadget guy Jason Bradbury, astrology, Factoids, and the Oldies.

Steve Wright digs out fascinating Factoids, plays the Non-Stop Oldies, talks to comedian Jason Manford and gadget guy Jason Bradbury and has horoscope predictions.

Steve Wright digs out the most fascinating Factoids and hears the latest pearls of wisdom from The Old Woman. He also talks to comedian Jason Manford and gadget guy Jason Bradbury and has your horoscope predictions with Shelly Von Strunckel ... and the non stop Oldies too!

Steve Wright

Chris Evans

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

Chris Evans: 07/12/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Chris Evans, 07/12/2009

Chris goes Christmas crackers and we get some great tips for wrapping your gifts.

Chris goes crackers over Christmas and we delve into the brilliant world of baubles. Wrapologist Annika Bosenquet is on hand with fab tips for wrapping those gifts.

Chris goes crackers over Christmas and tonight we delve into the brilliant world of baubles! And wrapologist Annika Bosenquet is on hand with fab tips for wrapping those gifts!

The Blues Show with Paul Jones

The weekly dose of rhythm and blues tunes from Paul Jones.

The weekly dose of rhythm and blues tunes from Paul Jones, combining classics, new releases, sessions and occasional interviews.

Paul Jones

The Blues Show with Paul Jones: 07/12/2009

BBC Radio 2 - The Blues Show with Paul Jones, 07/12/2009

Featuring a session from UK rhythm and blues stalwarts Nine Below Zero.

A pick of the latest CD releases and classic rhythm and blues tracks. Also featuring a session from UK rhythm and blues stalwarts Nine Below Zero.

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: 07/12/2009

BBC Radio 6 Music - The Radcliffe & Maconie Show, 07/12/2009

Includes an interview with the Flaming Lips' frontman Wayne Coyne.

Tonight's show includes an interview with the Flaming Lips' charismatic frontman Wayne Coyne.

Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie

Rock-nerd banter, tonight featuring Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne.

(Stuart Maconie : page 39)

Big Band Special

The very best big band music, from the 1930s to the present day

Big Band Special: 07/12/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Big Band Special, 07/12/2009

Clare Teal presents the second part of the BBC Big Band's Johnny Mercer tribute.

Clare Teal presents the BBC Big Band's Johnny Mercer tribute concert from the Town Hall Birmingham with guest vocalist Peter Grant.

Clare Teal presents the second part of the BBC Big Band's Johnny Mercer tribute concert from the Town Hall Birmingham with guest vocalist Peter Grant.

Featuring classic songs from his partnership with Harold Arlen including That Old Black Magic, Blues in the Night, Any Place I Hang my Hat is Home and This Time the Dream's on me.

Clare Teal with the second part of a tribute to lyricist Johnny Mercer (Blues on the Night, I'm Old-fashioned, Satin Doll, Moon River, The Summer Wind), featuring the BBC Big Band.

Jools Holland

Join Jools and his Rhythm Section as he plays tracks from his eclectic record collection.

Jools Holland: 07/12/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Jools Holland, 07/12/2009

A boogie woogie special featuring Charlie Watts and Axel Zwingenberger.

Join Jools for a boogie woogie special featuring members of The ABC of Boogie Woogie - pianist Axel Zwingenberger and Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts.

Join Jools this week for an hour long boogie woogie special featuring members of The ABC Of Boogie Woogie - pianist Axel Zwingenberger and Rolling Stones drummer, Charlie Watts. 

Also joining them is Albert Ammons' granddaughter Lila Ammons on vocals and Peter Silvester, writer of The Story of Boogie Woogie: A Left Hand Like God.

(2/13. A boogie-woogie special with pianist Axel Zwingenberger , Rolling Stones's Charlie Watts and others.

 Lead Belly: A Secret History of Rock and Roll

Leadbelly: A Secret History of Rock and Roll: Episode 1

Episode 1

Leadbelly: A Secret History of Rock and Roll

BBC Radio 6 Music - Leadbelly: A Secret History of Rock and Roll, Episode 1

Eric Burdon examines the life, music and legacy of Huddie 'Lead Belly' Ledbetter.

Eric Burdon examines the life, music and legacy of Huddie 'Lead Belly' Ledbetter, with contributions from Arlo Guthrie and Nile Rodgers.

The great American folk singer Huddie Ledbetter (otherwise known as Lead Belly) had a major influence on popular music on both sides of the Atlantic.

From humble beginnings singing work songs as he picked cotton in the fields of Louisiana, to his time as a shining star in the emerging 1930s New York folk scene, Lead Belly had a broad repertoire which included folk, blues and protest songs. Popular songs he performed, long before the big names of today, include Goodnight Irene, House Of The Rising Sun and Where Did You Sleep Last Night?

Part one of Eric Burdon's portrait traces Lead Belly's roots back to the American Deep South of the late 1800s where he was born into a farming family on the borders of Louisiana and Texas. Picking cotton was the main trade of the time and it was while picking cotton that Huddie became acquainted with some of the songs for which he'd eventually become famous.

In this episode, singer Arlo Guthrie (son of Leadbelly's close friend Woody Guthrie) examines how his tough life influenced much of his early musical repertoire. Arlo argues that music played an even bigger part in peoples' daily lives in the late 1800s than it does today, especially within America's impoverished black communities. Lead Belly would pick up songs "like a sponge" as he travelled the Deep South and re-work them.

Songs discussed in part one include Black Betty, Pick A Bale of Cotton, Cotton Fields (which would later be popularised by The Beach Boys), Midnight Special and CC Rider, which was eventually picked up by presenter Eric Burdon during his time as lead singer in The Animals.

Contributors to part one include Arlo Guthrie (son of Woody Guthrie), Lead Belly's niece Tiny Robinson and legendary record producer Nile Rodgers.

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

Eric Burdon examines the life, music and legacy of Leadbelly, 60 years after his death.

Eric Burdon examines the life, music and legacy of Leadbelly, on the 60th anniversary of his death. Contributors include Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie and Lonnie Donegan.

Lead Belly: a Secret History of Rock and Roll

1/2. Singer Eric Burdon (ex-Animals) marks yesterday's 60th anniversary of the death of folk-blues legend Lead Belly (born Huddie William Ledbetter), an accomplished musician who reinvented folk songs and ultimately inspired acts ranging from Abba and the Beach Boys to Led Zeppelin and Nirvana. This first instalment explores the 12-string guitarist's poor roots and his music's debt to chain gang and prison experiences. Featuring interviews with Pete Seeger , Nile Rodgers, Bryan Ferry, Lead Belly's niece Tiny Robinson and, from the archives, Woody Guthrie and Lonnie Donegan. Producer Dan Manicolo
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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: 08/12/2009

08/12/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Janice Long, 08/12/2009

Chat, music and live sessions. Includes rare tracks, remixes and unusual cover versions in Tunes of the Unexpected.

Alex Lester

Weekday morning music and entertainment with Alex Lester

Alex Lester: 08/12/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Alex Lester, 08/12/2009

Tim Smith sits in for Alex Lester with music and chat.

Mixing music and chat in the early morning, Tim Smith sits in for Alex Lester.

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