Richard Allinson eases you into the day with 90 minutes of great music from across the decades. Includes Pause For Thought. E-mail: richard@bbc.co.uk. Show more

American comedy legend Jerry Seinfeld chatted to Chris on the phone about his one night gig at the O2 arena next June. And Bruce Forsyth rang in to remind people to watch Strictly. Show more

Including two more of Cheryl Cole's Christmas 'Tracks of My Years'. Plus a round up of the week's music news, a love song and our record of the week. Show more

Jeremy discusses Aso Mohammed Ibrahim's human rights, whether mothers are pressurised into breastfeeding, how to have a cut-price Christmas and the allotment.

Steve and Tim chat to Hollywood actor Mark Strong, pop starlet Eliza Doolittle and panto stars Lesley Joseph and Joe Pasquale. Plus, more Factoids, Talkies and Non-Stop Oldies. Show more

It's All Request Friday and listeners tell Simon the song that will get them ready for the weekend. Matt has the sport, Rebecca has the money and Sally keeps an eye on the roads. Show more

Desmond sorts through his personal record collection, trying to beat off the cold, with songs and music related to the theme 'winter warmers'. Show more

A musical journey from the amphitheatres of Ancient Greece to the Italian Commedia dell'Arte, in celebration of masked men through the centuries. Show more

Arts magazine programme. Claudia speaks to Ben Barnes, who plays King Caspian in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Plus Christmas poems from Roger McGough. Show more

A melee of music from gospel to hillbilly blues with a bit of funk thrown in. Plus a great session from this week's band. Show more

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