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Your national radio listening (BBC Radios 1-4) 40 years ago on Christmas Day 1984

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All 58 Christmas mornings on BBC Radio 2, including 25 festive editions of #JuniorChoice, firstly with Ed Stewart, then Anneka Rice took up the challenge from 2017. The Rev Kate Bottley is up early to say Good Morning Christmas for the 7th time.

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Marking 60 years of Jazz Record Requests, starting on 12 December 1964 on the BBC Third Programme with Humphrey Lyttelton - and now a Sunday afternoon fixture on BBC Radio 3. 52 years of requests have been played by just three presenters: Peter Clayton, Geoffrey Smith and now Alyn Shipton.

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Scott Mills has presented afternoons on BBC Radio 2 since 31 October 2022, filling the big shoes of Steve Wright's Big Show. With Scott's final programme before moving to breakfast coming up tomorrow, here is how 57 years' worth of Radio 2 in the afternoon looks.

submitted 96 days ago • 0 comments

All the breakfast shows on BBC Radio 2 from 1967 to 2024, including 30 years of Terry Wogan, 9 years of Chris Evans, 6 years of Derek Jameson and (since 14 January 2019) the last 6 years of Zoe Ball

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Always a joy to see Broadcasting House, with a bus kindly covering up some unsightly building work

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Michael Parkinson's Sunday Supplement ran on @BBCRadio2 from 31 March 1996 to 2 December 2007. He first presented shows on Radio 2 in 1971.

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Good luck to @vernonkay, the new voice for @BBCRadio2 from 9.30 to 12:00, promising to bring big tunes, big names and big laughs to weekday mornings. Here's the lineup on Radio 2 in this timeslot for each year since the station started.

submitted 665 days ago • 0 comments

Here's BBC Radio's (domestic) schedule for three coronations, as described in the contemporary editions of the @RadioTimes. For 2023, @Marthakearney and @EllyOldroyd are leading the coverage, bringing the historic events to life for millions of listeners #Coronation

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For 50+ years You and Yours has championed consumer affairs on @BBCRadio4. Here's the schedule between 12 and 1 on Wednesdays in April since Radio 4 started, including a selection of past #youandyours presenters and the guaranteed long-lasting @wrobinson101 & Peter White

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As @BBCRadio2 announce @Rylan + @scott_mills as commentators for the Eurovision 2023 grand final (and @bbcpaddy for the semis), here are all the Eurovision commentators on Radio 2 since Cliff Richard sang Congratulations #eurovision2023

submitted 690 days ago • 0 comments

Happy silver anniversary to Broadcasting House, @BBCRadio4's flagship Sunday morning news programme, since 19 April 1998 - courteously presented by @bbcpaddy since 2006. Here's the 9-10am Sunday schedule since the start of Radio 4 (no.2 in a series of Radio 4 timelines) #BBCBH

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Fridays from 7pm, @michellevisage brings the party to you on @BBCRadio2 with a handpicked playlist of bangers! Here's the schedule in this slot every year since the start of Radio 2 in 1967, featuring just a few decades of Friday Night is Music Night

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25 years of @BBCFrontRow, @BBCRadio4's showcase of creativity since 6 April 1998, now presented by @tds153 & @SamiraAhmedUK. Here's the Thursday schedule 7-8pm in April since the start of Radio 4, including of course @BBCTheArchers (no.1 in a series of Radio 4 timelines)

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Since 4 April 2011 (12 years today) @jowhiley has been handpicking music from across the musical spectrum for the discerning @BBCRadio2 audience, now Mon-Thu 7-9pm. Here's how the Tuesday evening schedule has looked in April over time. (no.30 in a series on Radio 2 timelines)

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On Saturday evenings between 8 and 10 @djgarydavies leads @BBCRadio2's celebration of the Sounds of the 80s. Here's the Saturday evening schedule in this slot for all the decades back to the launch of Radio 2. #SOT80s #soundsofthe80s (no.30 in a series of Radio 2 timelines)

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RIP Paul O'Grady. From 5 April 2009 to 14 August 2022, Paul O'Grady provided the perfect company for Sunday teatimes on @BBCRadio2. Here's how he fitted into the Sunday schedule from 5-7pm on Radio 2 since the station launched.

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Friday night is @DJSpoony night on @BBCRadio2, with his non-stop party of dance floor fillers. Here's the Radio 2 schedule on Fridays 9-11pm since 1967, featuring brass bands, books and the BBC Concert Orchestra, @BBCCO. (No.29 in a series of Radio 2 timelines)

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Friday's late night schedule on @BBCRadio2 each year since 1967 - now rocking with @piratejw from 11 then hip hopping with Romesh after midnight. There's been arts, jazz and a host of radio greats in this slot. (No.28 in a series of Radio 2 timelines)

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Saturday nights on @BBCRadio2 since 1967 - now @Fearnecotton leads a nostalgia-drenched celebration of the 90s. Previous highlights between 10 and midnight include @martinkelner, @WhisperingBob and @CCfunkandsoul. (no.27 in a series of Radio 2 timelines) #SoundsOfThe90s

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Here's how @BBCRadio2 has been unwinding on Sunday nights since 1967. @Angela_Griffin continues the tradition in a slot that has featured jazz, swing and many years of David Jacobs with "our kind of music" (no.26 in a series of Radio 2 timelines) #unwinds

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Here are Sundays between 3 and 5 on @BBCRadio2 since 1967. @piratejw Johnnie Walker has been playing the Sounds of the 70s since 5 April 2009, which is 40% longer than the 1970s lasted. #SOT70s (no.25 in a series of Radio 2 timelines)

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It's a new dawn, a new day for @BBCRadio2 and @OwainWynEvans, with the launch of a refreshed early breakfast, live from Cardiff each morning. Here's the Radio 2 weekday schedule from 4am each year since 1967. (no.24 in a series of Radio 2 timelines)

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Saturdays from 1 until 3 on @BBCRadio2 since 1967. Paul Gambaccini plays the Pick of the Pops, where once sport and comedy, including 24 years of the News Huddlines, filled the airwaves. #PickOfThePops (no.23 - down 1 place from last week - in a series of Radio 2 timelines)

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On @tonyblackburn's 80th birthday, the mid-evening schedule on Sundays on @BBCRadio2 since 1967. Now home to Tony B's Golden Hour and Sunday Night is Music Night (which is on a break), this slot also featured 45 years of Sunday Half Hour and 37 years of Your Hundred Best Tunes.

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Sunday mornings from 9 to 11 on @BBCRadio2 since 1967. Steve Wright's Sunday Love Songs have been bringing romance to Sunday mornings since 31 March 1996. (no.21 in a series of Radio 2 timelines)

submitted 778 days ago • 0 comments

The after-midnight schedule on @BBCRadio since 1967, with @OJBorg from the Salford Riviera since 14 May 2018 (and now early Mondays with @PhilWilliams). Janice Long's 17 years in this slot are certainly worth a special mention! (no.20 in a series of Radio 2 timelines)

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Marking four years of @sarajcox brightening up teatimes on @BBCRadio2, since 14 January 2019 - with 50% extra giggles since 31 October 2022 - here's an updated graphic of the 4-7pm schedule since 1967 (no.19 in a series of Radio 2 timelines)

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The Saturday late afternoon schedule on @BBCRadio2 since 1967, with two decades of sport, 13 years of @radioleary and now @Rylan ruling the airwaves since 19 January 2019. (part 18 in a series on Radio 2 timelines)

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Every new year's eve on @BBCRadio2 since 1967, 13 of them with Ray Moore. Where else could you find Bob Holness, Thora Hird and Boy George in the same timeslot? From 10 until 1 tonight, @michellevisage is back to provide the fabulous soundtrack for Radio 2's 66th Hogmanay.

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Christmas Day lunchtimes on @BBCRadio2 since 1967, including Family Favourites, 6 pantomimes and a feast of comedy classics and celebrities! This year @djgarydavies helps the nation prepare lunch with his selection box of festive tunes. (second of two Radio 2 Christmas schedules)

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All 56 Christmas mornings on @BBCRadio2, including 23 festive editions of #JuniorChoice, firstly with Ed Stewart, then @AnnekaRice took up the challenge from 2017. @revkatebottley is up early to say Good Morning Christmas for the 5th time. (1st of 2 festive schedules today)

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Saturday evenings between 6 and 8 on @BBCRadio2 since 1967. The home of Liza Tarbuck, hilarity and whimsy since 12 May 2012, this slot has also featured Alan Carr, Paul Gambaccini and an ever-changing array of shows until the late 1990s. (part 14 in a series on Radio 2 timelines)

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Early Saturday mornings on @BBCRadio2 for the last 55 years - currently in the capable hands of some new guy, @tonyblackburn, following in the illustrious footsteps of Mo Dutta, @ZoeTheBall and @AnnekaRice. (part 13 in a series on Radio 2 timelines)

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The late evening slot on @BBCRadio2 for the last 55 years - from Bob Holness (among others) in 1967 to @DJTrevorNelson, setting the rhythm of the nation today. Via such other greats as Brian Matthew, @richardallinson and @themarkrad. (part 12 in a series on Radio 2 timelines)

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The Sunday afternoon schedule from 1 until 3 on @BBCRadio2 since 1967. Having made her début on 5 September 2004, @elaine_paige has been centre stage for 18 years, equalling Desmond Carrington's long run in this slot.

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Here are all 55 years of breakfast on @BBCRadio2, 30 of them with the incomparable Sir Terry Wogan. Now it's @ZoeTheBall who gets the nation going from 6.30 to 9.30 on weekdays. (part 10 in a series on Radio 2 timelines)

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Sunday breakfast on @BBCRadio2 since 1967. Good Morning Sunday first aired on 29 May 1983 and has been in the capable hands of @revkatebottley and @jasonmohammad since February 2018. Don Maclean's 16 years is the record to beat! (part 9 in a series on Radio 2 timelines)

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Mid-mornings on @BBCRadio2 since 1967, including the legendary handovers from Terry Wogan to Jimmy Young. @RealKenBruce has been at the helm for 36 of those years, and even #popmaster will be 25 in early 2023. #BBC100 (part 8 in a series on Radio 2 timelines)

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The lunchtime schedule at @BBCRadio2 since the station's launch in 1967 - including Jimmy Young for a quarter of a century and @theJeremyVine, who reaches the milestone of 20 years in the hot seat on 6 January 2023. #BBC100 (part 7 in a series on Radio 2 timelines)

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From Michael Aspel to @mrmichaelball via Desmond Carrington, Michael Parkinson and Sir Terry Wogan - the all-time greats and family favourites on @BBCRadio2 on Sundays from 11 to 1 since Radio 2's launch in 1967

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Remarkably, there have been just 4 different shows on @BBCRadio2 on Saturday mornings at 9 in the last 55 years. From Junior Choice to @radioleary via David Jacobs and Sounds of the 60s. Dermot O'Leary only has another 22 years to go to equal Brian Matthew's epic run.

submitted 856 days ago • 0 comments

From 'Marching & Waltzing' in 1967 to today's @ClaudiaWinkle - 55 years of star-studded Saturdays from 10-1 on @BBCRadio2. Past favourites include Kenny Everett, Anne Robinson, Jonathan Ross & Graham Norton (and I have fond memories of Gerald Harper's show).

submitted 863 days ago • 0 comments

All the Sunday teatime greats on @BBCRadio2 since the beginning of time, including: Alan Freeman, Charlie Chester, @PamAyres, Ed Stewart, Johnnie Walker, Paul O'Grady & @robbeckettcomic

submitted 875 days ago • 0 comments

The evolution of drivetime on @bbcradio2 each year from the beginning of time to @sarajcox. Some great names following in the footsteps of John Dunn's 20+ years entertaining the nation at teatime on Radio 2.

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