Pop-up radio station to celebrate Beatles anniversary
Radio 2 Beatles will broadcast from Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 September from London’s iconic Abbey Road Studios.
Radio 2 Beatles will broadcast from Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 September from London’s iconic Abbey Road Studios.
Sara Cox will host drivetime on BBC Radio 2 in the new year.
Broadcaster Chris Evans is leaving BBC Radio 2 to join Virgin Radio in the New Year.
BBC Radio 2 has announced several changes to its schedule, including a new drivetime programme.
A new look weekend schedule has been unveiled by BBC Radio 2, featuring Tony Blackburn, Dermot O’Leary, Zoe Ball and Anneka Rice.
Live overnight programmes on BBC Radio 2 will be replaced with repeats and curated playlists from the end of January.
A pop-up radio station celebrating the music and culture of the 1950s will launch on Thursday.
Bob Harris will launch pop-up station BBC Radio 2 Country as it returns for the Country to Country festival.
Plans have been unveiled for specialist music programmes on Radio 2 this year, beginning with a focus on folk music. The new Folk Show began earlier this month, and will feature live folk acts in the run up to the Folk Awards on 30th January. Future shows will feature Richard Thompson, Heidi Talbot and Jefferson Hamer. … Read more
As Mark Radcliffe takes up the reigns of the Folk Show on BBC Radio 2, its former host has launched a folk music podcast. New host Mark Radcliffe has presented several shows on Radio 2, and performs in his own band, The Shirehorses. More recently Mark Radcliffe has presented Sky Arts’ coverage of the Cambridge … Read more