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Zoe Ball, Tony Blackburn & Rylan join Dermot O'Leary

To celebrate the amazing on-air talent at Radio 2, Dermot invites Zoe Ball, Tony Blackburn & Rylan Clark to chat about their broadcasting careers at the BBC.

Dermot O'Leary brings together his Radio 2 colleagues to chat about their broadcasting careers. Spanning the generations, Tony Blackburn, Zoe Ball and Rylan Clark chat about life on air at the BBC, including memorable outside broadcasts, favourite guests and their first songs played.

Tony Blackburn tells us about life on Radio Caroline and his movie to Radio 1, his producer who never listened to his show and a roadshow where the tide came in and everyone ended up in the sea.

Zoe Ball reminisces about Radio 1 in Ibiza where she first met Fatboy Slim, a 13-hour round trip in a van to see a Super Furry Animals gig the night before a breakfast show - and being in the BBC bar with her dad and the Two Ronnies.

Rylan Clark talks about being shocked when approached by Radio 2, his new found love of radio - something that he never listened to when growing up - his love of Mr Blobby, and getting to do karaoke on air with Craig David.

First broadcast in 2022.

10 days left to listen

57 minutes

Music Played

  • Love Unlimited Orchestra

    Satin Soul

    • Double Gold.
  • The Move

    Flowers In The Rain

    • Esoteric Recordings.
  • Tony Blackburn

    Blessed Are the Lonely

    • Cherry Red Records.
  • Super Furry Animals

    Something 4 The Weekend

    • Creation Records.
  • Ultra Naté

    Free

    • Huge Hits 1997 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • Charlene

    I've Never Been To Me

    • Motown.
  • Craig David

    Fill Me In

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 45 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 15 Oct 202201:00
  • Boxing Day 202221:00
  • Sat 4 Feb 202303:00
  • Sun 29 Dec 202402:00
  • Tue 23 Dec 202521:00

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