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Karen Carney and Charlie Mackesy

Spend Saturday lunchtime with Zoe Ball and Oscar-winning author and illustrator Charlie Mackesy who is here to talk about his new book.

Spend Saturday lunchtime with Zoe Ball and enjoy a menu full of your favourite music, great conversation and a delicious dive into the BBC archives for dessert.

Zoe chats to Karen Carney ahead of the Strictly Come Dancing semi-finals.

Today is Dick Van Dyke's 100th birthday, Zoe celebrates one of the world's greatest showmen with West End star Charlie Stemp whose documentary; Dick Van Dyke: The Ultimate Song and Dance Man is on BBC Sounds now.

Oscar-winning author and illustrator Charlie Mackesy joins Zoe in studio for a festive chat about his new book Always Remember: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the horse and the Storm.

And listen out for a big announcement from Zoe Ball!

Produced by Biscuit Jim Ltd for BBC Radio 2

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1 hour, 57 minutes

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Sat 13 Dec 202513:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Darlene Love

    Marshmallow World

    • Phil Spector Int.

  • Bastille

    Save My Soul

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.

  • Daryl Hall & John Oates

    Sara Smile

    • Looking Back - The Best Of Hall & Oat.
    • BMG.

  • Mantronix & Wondress Hutchinson

    Got To Have Your Love

    • 100% Pure Groove (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.
    • 11.

  • Olivia Dean

    So Easy (To Fall In Love)

    • The Art Of Loving.
    • Capitol.

  • The Waitresses

    Christmas Wrapping

    • NOW That's What I Call Christmas (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Dick Van Dyke

    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

    • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang O.S.T..
    • Rykodisc.

  • Talking Heads

    And She Was

    • More Greatest Hits Of 80's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • Sabrina Carpenter

    Manchild

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • The La’s

    There She Goes

    • Love - 38 All Time Love Classics.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Shakin’ Stevens

    Merry Christmas Everyone

    • That's Christmas (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Jessie J

    H.A.P.P.Y

    • (CD Single).
    • Darco Partnerships.

  • The Soup Dragons

    I'm Free (feat. Junior Reid)

    • Weekender - Various Artists.
    • Columbia.

  • Frank Sinatra

    The Christmas Waltz

    • The Sinatra Christmas Album.
    • Capitol.

  • Izzy Escobar

    Vendetta

  • Madness

    My Girl (Radio 2 In Concert, 11 Dec 2025)

  • Joni Mitchell

    River

    • Joni Mitchell - Blue.
    • Reprise.

  • Stacy Lattisaw

    Jump To The Beat

    • Let Me Be Your Angel.
    • BBR.
    • 009.

Broadcast

  • Sat 13 Dec 202513:00
    BBC Radio 2