Latest news about BBC Radio 2

Radio 2’s biggest ever live music event outside London revealed

Radio 2 in the Park, the station’s annual live music event, will be at Victoria Park in Leicester on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 September. The news of BBC Radio 2’s biggest ever live music event outside London was announced in Zoe Ball’s Breakfast Show this morning...

Vernon Kay to host first celebrity Ten To The Top on Radio 2

Hollywood stars Jennifer Lawrence and Andrew Barth Feldman are to take part in Vernon Kay’s first ever celebrity edition of Ten To The Top. Jennifer will take on Andrew, her co-star in the new film No Hard Feelings, in the quiz on Vernon’s BBC Radio 2 morning show on Wednesday 21 June...

Radio 2 to mark 40th anniversary of Wham!’s debut album

BBC Radio 2 is to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the release of Wham!’s debut album and what would have been George Michael’s 60th birthday. George would have been 60 on 25 June and Wham!’s debut album, Fantastic was released on 9 July 1983...

BBC Radio 2 gets a Rocky Horror show from Made in Manchester

Radio indie Made in Manchester has brought together some of the stars of musical Rocky Horror for a special programme celebrating 50 years of the stage show on BBC Radio 2...

BFBS Esports Live returns for a second series with OJ Borg

BFBS is launching the second series of BFBS Esports Live hosted by BBC Radio 2 presenter OJ Borg. The 30-minute weekly show, starting on BFBS Radio tonight at 6.30pm, will once again be dedicated to the Forces’ favourite esports games and online communities and will be available to military audiences worldwide...

Boom Radio hires Paul O’Grady for Christmas Day show

After 13 years at BBC Radio 2, Paul O’Grady is joining Boom Radio to host a special show on Christmas Day. He’ll be on-air at midday from his home joined by his former producer Malcolm Price. Paul commented: “Looking forward to being back on the wireless for Christmas Day lunch with the usual unpredictable mayhem! Malcolm and I have been missing you all so I hope you will find us in our latest radio home at Boom.”...

Radio 1 and Radio 2 work together on BBC Children in Need single

BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2 are joining forces to work with Niall Horan and Anne-Marie to create the BBC Children in Need single this year. The charity single, Everywhere by Fleetwood Mac, is available for pre-order now, will be released by Atlantic Records on the day of the charity’s fundraising spectacular, Friday 19 November...

Adele, Ed Sheeran and Gary Barlow among those in Radio 2 Celebrates Songwriting

BBC Radio 2 Celebrates Songwriting is a series programmes that will explore the art and craft of the world’s songwriters. Running from Saturday 20 November to Sunday 12 December, each programme will hear from some of the most famous names and their well-known fans to discover how their extraordinary skills with words and music connects with people and makes them feel...

Sophie Ellis-Bextor to dance for 24 hours with BBC Radio 2

Sophie Ellis-Bextor will attempt to dance for 24 hours for Radio 2’s BBC Children in Need Challenge this year. The Kitchen Disco Danceathon was announced by Zoe Ball on her breakfast show this morning. It launches at 9.25am on Tuesday 16 November, finishing the following day at 9.25am on Wednesday 17 November at the BBC Radio Theatre in London.

Rylan puts the record straight by saying he’s ok

There have been reports in the press that Rylan was being advised to take a year off after apparently “breaking down during his BBC Radio 2 show”. It was reported that the presenter had started crying off-air during a song last month, so producers called a meeting, with one of them suggesting he take a year off to focus on himself...