HISTORY OF RADIO 2

Delve into the history of the UK's most listened-to radio station. Hear the tunes that defined the decades. Read the big news of the day. Meet the presenters. Look in horror at the fashions. Just choose a decade and dive in!

    1960s
    1960s

    The new radio network - Radio 1, (the Popular Music Service), and Radio 2, (the Light Programme), started on 30 September 1967.

      1970s
      1970s

      The 1970s saw the emergence of Terry Wogan as one of Radio 2's key presenters with the Breakfast Programme.

        1980s
        1980s

        The 1980s saw some new arrivals to Radio 2. Many presenters who would become household names appeared for the first time.

          1990s
          1990s

          Radio 2 entered the 90s in glorious stereo, becoming the first national station to transmit entirely on FM.

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