BBC R2 50s showcases the best music and nostalgia from the 1950s. Show more
Steve's favourite love songs of the 1950s, with dedications and real-life romance stories.
Leo Green celebrates the lives and work of the founders of Rock & Roll; artists who gave us so many of the musical foundations upon which pop music has been built.
Michael Ball celebrates the career of Doris Day, hearing from some of her leading men and the whip-crack-away girl herself, who chats to Michael from her Californian home. Show more
Classic R&B sounds from the 1950's - the decade when the blues found a new mass audience. Including Muddy Waters, BB King, Etta James, Ray Charles, Jimmy Reed and Bo Diddley. Show more
Singer Gary Williams explores the voices, styles and repertoire of the 50s crooners. Show more
Leo Green tells the story of Frank Sinatra's unsuccessful 1953 UK tour. Those who saw the shows remember half-empty houses but some brilliant live performances. Show more
Hollywood star and Rock 'n' Roll performer Suzi remembers the cream of female singing stars of the 1950s including music from Rosemary Clooney, Dinah Washington and the Poni-Tails. Show more
Music industry veteran Nick Stewart looks at the business of the music industry in the 1950s, a decade which saw the launch of the first UK singles chart Show more
Joe Brown presents a tribute to Eddie Cochran, one of rock 'n' roll's founding fathers. Show more
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