Sara Cox sits in for Vanessa with a first peek at the newspapers, tunes and cheery chat, plus a listener dedicates a song with a story to a best friend in Sounds of the Mateys. Show more

Chris Evans presents the finale of 500 WORDS 2014, Radio 2's short story competition for children aged 13 and under, live from the Hay Festival. Show more

Paul Carrack chooses the final two tracks of his years, including a song from The Four Tops. Plus Michael has the Love Song and another round of PopMaster. Show more

Vanessa discusses Scottish independence and the country's economy, electric shocks in public, an appeal which lead to hundreds attending a war veteran's funeral and Terry Walton. Show more

Steve and the team chat to Brit award-winning singer Sam Smith. Plus there's amazing Factoids, the Non-Stop Oldies, and the latest lifestyle and entertainment news. Show more

Liza ushers in the weekend with another All Request Friday where you get to choose the tunes! Plus sport with Mike Williams and financial news with Pauline McCole. Show more

Desmond shares good tunes, some unexpected ones and a few you may never have heard before. This week his theme is 'Pictures and Painters' - music about the visual image. Show more

Ken Bruce introduces a selection of greatest hits from the pens of Sir William Schwenk Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan. Show more

Claudia interviews the stars of Miss Saigon, Eva Noblezada and Alistair Brammer, plus Seth Lakeman chats about performing in Radio 2's D-Day Concert. Show more

Huey Morgan from the Fun Lovin' Criminals raids his personal record collection.

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