702: BBC Radio 2

Fri May 08
Sophie Ellis-Bextor's Kitchen Disco

Friday 21:00 - 23:00

Sophie's ready with two hours of feelgood for the weekend. This week she celebrates Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday with a wildlife-themed Disco Wonderland!

The Rock Show with Shaun Keaveny

Friday 23:00 - 00:00

Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden joins Shaun to chat about the band's 50th anniversary and their new documentary, Burning Ambition.

Sat May 09
Romesh Ranganathan: For the Love of Hip Hop

Today 00:00 - 01:00

Rom is joined by RUBII, an artist from Birmingham. She selects 3 tracks that have influenced her, and a pick from her EP Feeluh. Plus, music from 50 Cent, Ben DSP, and Ludacris.

Tony Blackburn's Sounds of Soul

Today 01:00 - 02:00

Tony delivers another super Soul selection with classics from Billy Ocean, Shalamar, Gloria Gaynor, Marvin Gaye, Natalie Cole & more. He also celebrates Phil Bailey's special day.

Pick of the Pops

Today 02:00 - 03:00

Mark Goodier counts down the chart from this day in 1977.

Pick of the Pops

Today 03:00 - 04:00

Mark Goodier counts down the chart from this day in 1984.

Radio 2 In Concert

Today 04:00 - 05:00

Stereo MC's performing live at London's Town & Country Club in 1993. Featuring Fade Away, Elevate My Mind, Ground Level, Step It Up, Creation and Connected.

The Unwinds Mix with Angela Griffin

Today 05:00 - 06:00

Angela Griffin supplies a Deep Focus mix to help you to get your head down, whether you're studying, working, revising or tidying!

Sounds of the 60s with Tony Blackburn

Today 06:00 - 08:00

Tony brings you two hours of music from the best decade ever, with hits from Glen Campbell, Sandie Shaw and Dinah Washington. This week, the top three comes from 1967.

Dermot O'Leary

Today 08:00 - 10:00

Daredevil Guy Martin chats about his new book All the Medals Have Been Handed Out. It's Grandstand v BBC Cricket in World Cup of Great Sports Theme Tunes. Plus, The Mystery Voice.

Josh Widdicombe

Today 10:00 - 13:00

Sir Gary Oldman is live in the studio and is joined by collaborator 19-year-old playwright Leo Simpe-Asante.

Emma WIllis

Today 13:00 - 15:00

Spend Saturday lunchtime with Emma. Whether you're out and about or chilling at home; Emma is standing-by to speak to you and hit shuffle on all your favourite music.

Owain Wyn Evans

Today 15:00 - 18:00

While Rylan takes a break, Owain Wyn Evans hosts Couch Potatoes, the film and TV quiz, plus gets you involved with his epic Air Drum Anthems.

Shaun Keaveny

Today 18:00 - 20:00

Shaun Keaveny with fabulous teatime tunes and your tales of the extraordinary and the everyday.

Sounds of the 80s with Gary Davies

Today 20:00 - 22:00

Celebrating Janet Jackson at 60 on the Mastermix, Vicki Fuzzbox guests on My 80s and Gary warms up for next week's Eurovision Song Contest with a selection of 80s Euro classics.

Sounds of the 90s with Fearne Cotton

Today 22:00 - 00:00

90s legend Goldie joins Fearne in the studio to share his 90s memories and to chat about taking part in podcast series Hit That Perfect Beat: The London Records Story.

Sun May 10
Andy Kershaw at the BBC

Tomorrow 00:00 - 01:00

Radio 2 looks back at the programmes made by an incredible broadcaster who travelled the world and introduced a UK audience to a vast range of music.

Dance Sounds of the 90s with Vernon Kay

Tomorrow 01:00 - 02:00

Put a spring in your step with Vernon's mix of sunshine-filled 90s dance hits. Tunes incoming from Cathy Dennis, Manix, The Shamen and more!

ABBA at the BBC

Tomorrow 02:00 - 03:00

ABBA are interviewed, by BBC radio presenters, about their lives and huge success in Britain.

Radio 2 Unwinds with Angela Griffin

Tomorrow 03:00 - 04:00

Angela Griffin invites you to slow down and switch off with the Meditative Unwinds Mix. Featuring music from Newton Faulkner, Jose Gonzalez, Lana Del Rey and more.

Radio 2 In Concert

Tomorrow 04:00 - 05:00

Karl Wallinger's World Party performing live in concert at Brixton Academy in 1993. Featuring Is It Like Today?, Put The Message In The Box, Way Down Now and Sweet Soul Dream.

Tracks of My Years

Tomorrow 05:00 - 06:00

Grammy Award-winning country music singer Ashley McBryde joins Vernon Kay for an in-depth conversation about her life, choosing ten songs which have soundtracked that time so far.

Good Morning Sunday

Tomorrow 06:00 - 09:00

Jason celebrates one of our greatest storytellers, with a special live track from Sigur Ros, recorded at a concert marking the 100th birthday of Sir David Attenborough.

Love Songs with Michael Ball

Tomorrow 09:00 - 11:00

Your true stories and favourite love songs with Michael... easy like Sunday morning.

Paddy McGuinness

Tomorrow 11:00 - 13:00

Paddy's back, live from Salford from 11am asking Paddy's Big Question and with another Time Warp for you.

Elaine Paige on Sunday

Tomorrow 13:00 - 15:00

Dame Elaine's got all your favourite show tunes and movie songs, plus the latest stage and screen news, your Break A Leg messages, and a look ahead to the 2026 Tony Awards.

Sounds of the 70s with Shaun Keaveny

Tomorrow 15:00 - 17:00

More great 70s picks from Shaun, and Rock Date Diary highlights include Led Zeppelin's Elvis experience and Patti Smith's London debut.

Pick of the Pops

Tomorrow 17:00 - 18:00

Mark Goodier counts down the chart from this day in 1980.

Pick of the Pops

Tomorrow 18:00 - 19:00

Mark Goodier counts down the chart from this day in 1990.

Tony Blackburn's Golden Hour

Tomorrow 19:00 - 20:00

Tony Blackburn spins his personal pick of the hits from across the decades. To listen on most smart speakers just 'ask BBC Sounds to play Tony Blackburn's Golden Hour'.

David Attenborough at 100

Tomorrow 20:00 - 22:00

Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, a concert marking the 100th birthday of Sir David Attenborough.

Radio 2 Unwinds with Angela Griffin

Tomorrow 22:00 - 23:00

Press Pause with The Carpenters, Eternal and Otis Redding, ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week.

Radio 2 Unwinds Mix with Angela Griffin

Tomorrow 23:00 - 00:00

Calm and relaxing sounds from the likes of Sade, Al Green and Aretha Franklin.

Mon May 11
Richie Anderson

Monday 00:00 - 03:00

Richie Anderson is live from Salford with your Monday Motivation to kick start a brand new week, plus Secret Star and This Week in Songs.

Alternative Sounds of the 90s with Dermot O'Leary

Monday 03:00 - 04:00

Dermot goes raving with The Propellerheads, Faithless and Orbital. Plus, James frontman Tim Booth picks his AA side!

Owain Wyn Evans

Monday 04:00 - 06:30

Welcome! It's Early Breakfast with Owain Wyn Evans, featuring Airdrum Anthems.

The Gary Davies Breakfast Show

Monday 06:30 - 09:30

Delta Goodrem calls Gary from Vienna, ahead of representing Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest.

Vernon Kay

Monday 09:30 - 12:00

Country music singer Ashley McBryde is Vernon's guest this week, choosing ten songs which have soundtracked her life. Plus, two contestants take on Ten to the Top.

Jeremy Vine

Monday 12:00 - 14:00

Jeremy and guests discuss the news headlines and talk to the people making them.

DJ Spoony

Monday 14:00 - 16:00

DJ Spoony sits in, bringing you some of the best music from across the decades to get you through the afternoon.

Sara Cox

Monday 16:00 - 18:30

Sara gets you through teatime with giggles and some fab music. Plus, she reveals the phrase for Totally Teavoted and a listener plays Jukebox Jam.

Sara Cox's Half Wower

Monday 18:30 - 19:00

Sara plays the biggest and best tunes to get you up dancing!

Jo Whiley's Shiny Happy Playlist

Monday 19:00 - 19:30

Jo brings her Shiny Happy Playlist, 30 minutes of feel-good music from 7-7.30pm to soundtrack listeners' weekday evening.

Jo Whiley

Monday 19:30 - 21:00

Emma Bullimore reviews all the latest TV you don't want to miss!

The Blues Show with Cerys Matthews

Monday 21:00 - 22:00

Cerys brings you blues titan Joe Bonamassa live in session.

The Good Groove with Melvin Odoom

Monday 22:00 - 00:00

Melvin sits in with feelgood tunes to make you groove. 'Dr. Beat' is also on hand to prescribe a perfect tune for a listener whose week hasn't got off to the best start!

Tue May 12
OJ Borg

Tuesday 00:00 - 02:30

OJ is live through the night from the Salford Riviera with Midnight Mastermind, Wish You Were There and the first Midnight Caller of the week.

One Hit Wonders with OJ Borg

Tuesday 02:30 - 03:00

OJ's heading back to 1973 and 1974 with tracks from Sunny, Jimmy Helms, who was part of Londonbeat, and the theme from Van der Valk from The Simon Park Orchestra.

Dance Sounds of the 90s with Vernon Kay

Tuesday 03:00 - 04:00

Vernon takes you on a musical journey of Ibiza throughout the day and into the early morning, starting off nice and chilled by Café Mambo and ending up going nuts in Space!

Owain Wyn Evans

Tuesday 04:00 - 06:30

It's Early Breakfast with Owain Wyn Evans, featuring Airdrum Anthems and Step Back in Time.

The Gary Davies Breakfast Show

Tuesday 06:30 - 09:30

Gary chats to Antigoni, who is representing Cyprus at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.

Vernon Kay

Tuesday 09:30 - 12:00

Two listeners take on Vernon's mid-morning music quiz Ten To The Top. Plus, Grammy-Award winning country star Ashley McBryde joins Vernon Kay to choose two more songs from her life.

Jeremy Vine

Tuesday 12:00 - 14:00

Jeremy and guests discuss the news headlines and talk to the people making them.

DJ Spoony

Tuesday 14:00 - 16:00

DJ Spoony sits in, bringing you some of the best music from across the decades to get you through the afternoon.

Sara Cox

Tuesday 16:00 - 19:30

Sara gets you through teatime with plenty of giggles and some fab music. Plus, Totally Teavoted, the SARA Awards, Lost Four Five Words and Hatched, Matched and Dispatched.

Sara Cox's Half Wower

Tuesday 19:30 - 20:00

Sara plays the biggest and best tunes to get you up dancing!

Eurovision 2026

Tuesday 20:00 - 22:30

Live from Vienna, Austria, it's Eurovision 2026!

OJ Borg

Tuesday 22:30 - 03:00

OJ is live through the night from the Salford Riviera and he needs your celebrity puns to build a new team. Plus, Midnight Mastermind, Wish You Were There and Shiftfaced.

Wed May 13
Sounds of the 90s with Fearne Cotton

Wednesday 03:00 - 04:00

Sounds Of The 90s listeners have put together an hour of tunes taking them back to their favourite gigs, featuring the likes of Oasis, The Prodigy, The Corrs and Bryan Adams.

Owain Wyn Evans

Wednesday 04:00 - 06:30

Welcome! It's Early Breakfast with Owain Wyn Evans, featuring Step Back in Time and 'MAY' themed Airdrum Anthems. On today's show Owain asks all about your recent random purchases.

The Gary Davies Breakfast Show

Wednesday 06:30 - 09:30

Sal Di Vinci calls Gary from Vienna, ahead of representing Italy at this year's Eurovision Song Contest.

Vernon Kay

Wednesday 09:30 - 12:00

Vernon hears about what's making you smile on Good News Wednesday, plus more from country music star Ashley McBryde who is our guest all this week on Tracks Of My Years.

Jeremy Vine

Wednesday 12:00 - 14:00

Jeremy and guests discuss the news headlines and talk to the people making them.

DJ Spoony

Wednesday 14:00 - 16:00

DJ Spoony sits in, bringing you some of the best music from across the decades to get you through the afternoon.

Sara Cox

Wednesday 16:00 - 18:30

Sara gets you through teatime with plenty of giggles and some fab music. Plus, Totally Teavoted, the SARA Awards, Bunch of 5s and Hatched, Matched and Dispatched.

Sara Cox's Half Wower

Wednesday 18:30 - 19:00

Sara plays the biggest and best tunes to get you up dancing!

Jo Whiley's Shiny Happy Playlist

Wednesday 19:00 - 19:30

Jo brings her Shiny Happy Playlist, 30 minutes of feel-good music from 7-7.30pm to soundtrack listeners' weekday evening.

Jo Whiley

Wednesday 19:30 - 21:00

Jo handpicks her favourite new music from all genres of the musical spectrum and quality vintage songs too.

The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe

Wednesday 21:00 - 22:00

The best in folk and acoustic music from Britain and beyond.

The Good Groove with Melvin Odoom

Wednesday 22:00 - 00:00

Melvin sits in with feelgood tunes to make you groove, from soulful house to RnB, disco to doo-wop and everything else in-between.

Thu May 14
OJ Borg

Thursday 00:00 - 03:00

OJ is live through the night from the Salford Riviera with Midnight Mastermind, Wish You Were There and another dial of the Midnight Caller phone.

Alternative Sounds of the 90s with Dermot O'Leary

Thursday 03:00 - 04:00

Dermot looks at classics from the 90s which didn't chart - including REM, Blur & The Verve. Also, Mark Goodier picks his AA side.

Owain Wyn Evans

Thursday 04:00 - 06:30

Welcome! It's Early Breakfast with Owain Wyn Evans, featuring Airdrum Anthems.

The Gary Davies Breakfast Show

Thursday 06:30 - 09:30

Gary chats to Austria's Eurovision entry Cosmo.

Vernon Kay

Thursday 09:30 - 12:00

Vernon's mid-morning fun includes delving into the BBC archive in Vernon's Vault, but where and when are we going to today?

Jeremy Vine

Thursday 12:00 - 14:00

Jeremy and guests discuss the news headlines and talk to the people making them.

DJ Spoony

Thursday 14:00 - 16:00

DJ Spoony sits in, bringing you some of the best music from across the decades to get you through the afternoon.

Sara Cox

Thursday 16:00 - 19:30

Sara gets you through teatime with plenty of giggles and some fab music. Plus, Totally Teavoted, the SARA Awards, Alphabest and Hatched, Matched and Dispatched.

Sara Cox's Half Wower

Thursday 19:30 - 20:00

Sara plays the biggest and best tunes to get you up dancing!

Eurovision 2026

Thursday 20:00 - 22:30

Live from Vienna, Austria, it's Eurovision 2026!

OJ Borg

Thursday 22:30 - 03:00

OJ is live through the night from the Salford Riviera with Midnight Mastermind, Wish You Were There, Midnight Caller and a huge Ravio 2 to end the week.

Fri May 15
Dance Sounds of the 90s with Vernon Kay

Friday 03:00 - 04:00

Vernon celebrates the iconic and dynamic dance duos of the 90s. Including Groove Armada, Daft Punk, Madison Avenue, Underworld and more.

Owain Wyn Evans

Friday 04:00 - 06:30

Welcome! It's Early Breakfast with Owain Wyn Evans, featuring Airdrum Anthems.

The Gary Davies Breakfast Show

Friday 06:30 - 09:30

Graham Norton and Rylan chat to Gary live from Vienna about the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final this weekend.

Vernon Kay

Friday 09:30 - 12:00

Country music singer Ashley McBryde joins Vernon to pick her final two Tracks of My Years. Plus, two listeners take on the mid-morning music quiz Ten To The Top.

Tina Daheley

Friday 12:00 - 14:00

Tina Daheley and guests discuss the news headlines and talk to the people making them.

DJ Spoony

Friday 14:00 - 16:00

DJ Spoony sits in, bringing you some of the best music from across the decades to get you through the afternoon.

Richie Anderson

Friday 16:00 - 19:00

It's All Request Friday and Richie Anderson wants to hear from you on 88291 or sara.cox@bbc.co.uk.

Michelle Visage

Friday 19:00 - 20:30

It's the night before the Eurovision final... time for a Fabulous Friday with Michelle!

Michelle Visage's Handbag Hits

Friday 20:30 - 21:00

Michelle's Mood is... CHER! Non-stop Cher-fire smashes to celebrate her 80th birthday.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor's Kitchen Disco

Friday 21:00 - 23:00

Get ready for the sounds, colour, excitement and sheer energy of Sophie's annual Eurovision Disco special! Expect a ton of Europop, plus loads of previous winners and near misses.

The Rock Show with Shaun Keaveny

Friday 23:00 - 00:00

Shaun curates an hour of the best rock ever heard on Radio 2.

Sat May 16
Romesh Ranganathan: For the Love of Hip Hop

Saturday 00:00 - 01:00

Romesh with an hour of classic and new Hip Hop.