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Tony Blackburn takes over BBC Radio 2 breakfast to celebrate 60 years of the pirates
Tony Blackburn has taken over the breakfast show on BBC Radio 2 in a stunt to celebrate 60 years since the launch of Radio Caroline. He interrupted the music and started playing Caroline by The Fortunes, and said his pirate colleague Johnnie Walker would have been with him but he’s slept in(!Publication date: 28.03.2024
Bob Harris to celebrate 25 years presenting Radio 2’s Country Show
Bob Harris will host a special edition of The Country Show on BBC Radio 2 to mark 25 years of presenting it.Publication date: 25.03.2024
Cludia Winkleman gives emotional farewell to Radio 2 listeners
Claudia Winkleman told her BBC Radio 2 listeners that she’s allergic to goodbyes as she came to an end of her last show on the station yesterday.Publication date: 24.03.2024
Mark Radcliffe to take time off radio work for April and May
Mark Radcliffe has said he’s pausing his radio work for a couple of months and Shaun Keaveny will cover his BBC Radio 2 Folk Show while he’s away.Publication date: 22.03.2024
BBC Radio 2 to mark ABBA’s 50th anniversary with special programmes
This April the BBC will celebrate the 50th anniversary of ABBA winning Eurovision in 1974 with a range of programmes, including on BBC Radio 2.Publication date: 18.03.2024
Johnnie Walker to recollect his “colourful life” in special programme
As BBC Radio 2 marks the 60th anniversary of pirate radio, Johnnie Walker opens up about his life in a special programme.Publication date: 17.03.2024
Shania Twain speaks to Radio 2 on taking this year’s Glasto Legend slot
Following this morning’s announcement that Shania Twain will perform in the Glastonbury Legends slot at this year’s festival, Gaby Roslin spoke to her on today’s Radio 2 Breakfast Show.Publication date: 14.03.2024
BBC Radio 2 to broadcast from multiple locations for the Country to Country festival
BBC Radio 2 is going all-out once again this year for the Country to Country festival including a country countdown hosted by Scott Mills.Publication date: 04.03.2024
Scott Mill to present The UK’s Official Country Countdown on Radio 2
Scott Mills will count down the Top 30 most streamed Country songs of all time on BBC Radio 2, in a chart compiled by the Official Charts Company.Publication date: 04.03.2024
BBC Radio 2 switches to back-up during Vernon Kay show
A technical fault caused Vernon Kay’s Radio 2 show to go off air this morning, with the station switching to a back-up.Publication date: 28.02.2024
