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Emma Forbes

Emma eases you into Sunday with the Early Breakfast show

After kick starting your Saturday night, Emma is back again to ease you into Sunday with the Early Breakfast show -this time without her excitable co-host Alan Carr.

Every Sunday Emma Forbes brings a little sparkle with the sunrise. Playing classic tunes, she invites listeners to join her Early Breakfast Show over tea and toast.

Emma Forbes: 27/12/2009

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BBC Radio 2 - Emma Forbes, 27/12/2009

Lynn Parsons sitting in for Emma Forbes. She tells listeners about her Christmas and what she's been up to, and heads Stateside to find out how they celebrate the festive season.

Spend part of the Christmas weekend with Lynn Parsons who's sitting in for Emma Forbes. She'll be telling us all about her Christmas and what she's been up to. Plus she'll be heading Stateside to find out how they celebrate the festive season.

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

Lynn Parsons

Good Morning Sunday

Reverend Kate Bottley and Jason Mohammad present uplifting stories about life.

Reverend Kate Bottley and Jason Mohammad present uplifting stories about life, love and modern spirituality.

Aled Jones with Good Morning Sunday

Good Morning Sunday: 27/12/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Good Morning Sunday, 27/12/2009

Aled Jones presents the best of Good Morning Sunday from 2009.

Aled Jones presents the best of Good Morning Sunday from 2009. Features Aled's and listeners' favourite music and guests including Judi Dench, Lawrence Dallaglio and Judy Collins.

Each week Aled Jones plays tracks from a broad musical spectrum, that celebrates both our choral traditions and the vibrant world of modern music as well as spiritually uplifting and reflective music. He also discusses religious and ethical issues of the week with faith representatives.

Aled Jones presents the very best of Good Morning Sunday from 2009 in the annual highlights programme. With both Aled's and listener's favourite guests and music, including Dame Judi Dench, Lawrence Dallaglio and Judy Collins.

Aled Jones presents highlights of the year's interviews, featuring actress Judi Dench, rugby player Lawrence Dallaglio and singer Judy Collins.

Sunday Love Songs

Ronan Keating sits in for Steve Wright with personal dedications, featuring songs from the past decade.

Steve Wright's Sunday Love Songs

A blend of classic love songs, dedications and real-life romance stories.

A blend of classic love songs, dedications and real-life romance stories, presented by Steve Wright.

Steve Wright's Sunday Love Songs: 27/12/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Steve Wright's Sunday Love Songs, 27/12/2009

Ronan Keating sits in for Steve Wright with a themed show of Noughties Love Songs.

Ronan Keating sits in for Steve Wright with a specially themed show of Noughties Love Songs and listeners' romantic dedications.

Ronan Keating sits in for Steve Wright and presents a specially themed show of Noughties Love Songs, plus all your romantic dedications.

Michael Ball's Sunday Brunch

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Sunday Brunch with Michael Ball and guests

Michael Ball's Sunday Brunch: 27/12/2009

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Michael Ball's Sunday Brunch, 27/12/2009

Richard Madeley sits in for Michael Ball with Sunday Brunch.

Richard Madeley sits in for Michael Ball. Gillian Reynolds reviews the papers and Angie Errigo takes a look at the week's entertainment plus there's a special guest.

Richard Madeley presents Sunday Brunch. Gillian Reynolds reviews the papers and Angie Errigo takes a look at the week's entertainment plus a special guest.

Richard Madeley

Elaine Paige on Sunday

Elaine Paige celebrates the best of Broadway, Hollywood and the West End.

Elaine Paige On Sunday

Elaine Paige on Sunday: 27/12/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Elaine Paige on Sunday, 27/12/2009

It's the annual Best Of The Guests show as Elaine remembers her big name visitors in 2009.

Elaine remembers the guests who visited the show in 2009 including Benny Andersson, Marvin Hamlisch, Barbara Windsor, Alan Cumming, Liz Robertson and Whoopi Goldberg.

It's the annual Best Of The Guests show as Elaine remembers some of the big names who've stopped by during 2009 including Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, Marvin Hamlisch, Barbara Windsor, Alan Cumming, Liz Robertson and Whoopi Goldberg. Plus, Malcolm's Big One which this week comes from Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'South Pacific'.

Show tunes and film music, today with highlights of the year's shows. Expect entertaining snippets of interviews with Benny Anderson and Bjorn Ulvaeus (ex-Abba), songwriter Marvin Hamlisch, actors Whoopi Goldberg, Barbara Windsor, Alan Cumming and Liz Robertson, and others. Plus a golden oldie from South Pacific as chosen specially by the programme's occasionally on-air producer Malcolm Prince.

Pirate Johnnie Walker

Pirate Johnnie Walker: 27/12/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Pirate Johnnie Walker, 27/12/2009

Pirate Johnnie Walker takes over the airwaves. His guest is pioneering pirate DJ Dave Cash

Johnnie Walker recreates the bygone era of pirate radio with a mix of classic hits. He goes back to the year 1966 and his special guest is pioneering pirate DJ Dave Cash.

Pirate Johnnie Walker takes over the airwaves once again, recreating the sounds of a bygone pirate era with a selection of classic hits.

Johnnie travels back to December 1966, and plays some pivotal tracks from that year, while The 4 O'Clock Turn On sees two soul records played back-to-back. The show also sees the return of some of the characters featured in the last series including the Captain, the posh woman from Frinton and the chefs! His special guest is the pioneering pirate DJ Dave Cash.

Requests and dedications should be emailed to walker@bbc.co.uk or sent by post to Johnnie Walkers Sounds of The Seventies, BBC Radio 2, London W1A 1AA.

Johnnie plays tracks from 1955-'75 and jingles to capture the vintage pirate radio sound

Johnnie recreates the sounds of a bygone era, with classic tracks from 1955-'75 and jingles capturing the vintage pirate radio sound

Nostalgic show featuring oldies and jingles from the pirate radio era, today re-creating December 1966.

Paul O'Grady

There's not another radio programme like it... the incomparable Paul O'Grady.

Paul O'Grady: 27/12/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Paul O'Grady, 27/12/2009

His early New Year's Eve party, with Motown hits, Northern Soul songs and the Cocktail Hour track. Plus, listeners' Thank You messages.

Paul O'Grady hosts his early New Year's Eve party with his weekly dose of Motown classics, northern soul favourites and a whole host of songs that you have probably forgotten. There are also more of your Thank You messages to the people in your life who have made a difference. Take part in the programme by post or email: paulogrady@bbc.co.uk.

Popular, warm-hearted show with listener tributes and music from Motown, northern soul and beyond.

Alan Titchmarsh with Melodies for You

Alan Titchmarsh plays a mixture of popular and classical music

Alan Titchmarsh with Melodies for You: 27/12/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Alan Titchmarsh with Melodies for You, 27/12/2009

With Melodies for You. An eclectic mix of classical, musicals, films, brass bands and jazz

With Melodies for You. Alan Titchmarsh presents an eclectic mix of tunes from the worlds of classical, opera, operetta, musicals, films, brass and military bands and jazz.

Alan Titchmarsh presents Melodies for You - a selection of favourite light classical music.

Alan Titchmarsh

Radio, stage and film recordings, plus light classical works.

The Sunday Hour

Rev Kate Bottley presents your favourite hymns and spiritual sounds

Rev Kate Bottley presents your favourite hymns and spiritual sounds with reflections, dedications and a wide range of inspirational music

Sunday Half Hour

The Sunday Hour: 27/12/2009

BBC Radio 2 - The Sunday Hour, 27/12/2009

Music comes from the Swansea Bach Choir and the music director is John Hugh Thomas.

Brian D'Arcy presents hymns, prayers and reflections. Music comes from the Swansea Bach Choir and the music director is John Hugh Thomas.

Focusing on a new year of new promises and new beginnings, music comes from this week's featured choir, the Swansea Bach Choir. The music director is John Hugh Thomas and the organist is Glen Crooks. Hymns this week include Go Forth Into The World and Morning Has Broken.

Sunday Half-Hour

Brian DArcy introduces hymns and reflections for the last Sunday of 2009, featuring the Swansea Bach Choir, directed by John Hugh Thomas.

Russell Davies

Russell Davies celebrates the art, craft and inspiration of the popular song

Russell Davies: 27/12/2009

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Russell Davies, 27/12/2009

Russell Davies celebrates the art, craft and inspiration of the popular song.

Every Sunday Russell Davies presents the history of popular song, spotlighting its greatest exponents.

He focuses on top songwriters and composers like the Gershwins, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern and Johnny Mercer, as well as some lesser-known names such as Roy Turk and Fred Ahlert; Ted Koehler, Walter Donaldson, Jack Lawrence and Peter Tinturin.

Russell features the artists who gave their songs wings: Fred Astaire, Ella, Bing, Peggy Lee, Sinatra, Julie London, The Mills Brothers, Boswell Sisters and many more. He pays birthday and centennial tributes, marks important deaths, and finds topical items that illuminate the subject in a variety of entertaining ways, with the occasional star interview.

The Swing & Big Band Show with Clare Teal

Clare Teal presents the best in swinging big band sounds

Clare Teal

The Swing & Big Band Show with Clare Teal: 27/12/2009

BBC Radio 2 - The Swing & Big Band Show with Clare Teal, 27/12/2009

Clare Teal presents the best in swinging big band sounds.

Clare Teal presents the best in British dance bands including Bert Firman, Lew Stone and Ray Noble, and the sparkling tones of Anne Lenner, Dan Donovan and Al Bowlly.

You're cordially invited to the ball; Clare Teal requests the pleasure of your company for the final Sunday Night at 10 of 2009. Join her for a golden hour of the best in British Dance bands including Bert Firman, Lew Stone and Ray Noble, and the sparkling tones of Anne Lenner, Dan Donovan and Al Bowlly.

The David Jacobs Collection

David Jacobs presents a relaxed programme of easy-listening music and anecdotes

David Jacobs presents a relaxed programme of easy-listening music, anecdotes and the ever-popular Common Denominator

The David Jacobs Collection: 27/12/2009

BBC Radio 2 - The David Jacobs Collection, 27/12/2009

The greatest songs and performances from Hollywood, Broadway and Tin Pan Alley.

The greatest songs and performances from Hollywood, Broadway and Tin Pan Alley. Plus the Weekly Common Denominator.

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: 28/12/2009

28/12/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Janice Long, 28/12/2009

Craig Charles sits in for Janice Long with music and chat.

Craig Charles

Alex Lester

Weekday morning music and entertainment with Alex Lester

Alex Lester: 28/12/2009

BBC Radio 2 - Alex Lester, 28/12/2009

An extended Best Time of the Day Show, with the Lester's and Listeners' Library features and Pause for Thought.

The start of a special week of, longer-lasting, later-ending Best Time of the Day Shows. Expect the usual features, including Pause for Thought, and Lester's and Listener's Library music selections.

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