BBC Radio 2 Schedule Saturday 11 March 2023

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Romesh Ranganathan: For the Love of Hip Hop—Nish Kumar talks hip hop on film
  A movie-themed Ten Minute Mixtape ahead of the 2023 Oscars.
2. 01:00
  Remembering Quincy Jones—Quincy Jones: Forty Thousand Years of Funk - Episode 1
  DJ Spoony explores the origins and legacy of Quincy Jones.
3. 02:00
  Radio 2 Unwinds with Angela Griffin—The Motivational Unwinds Mix
  Kickstart your year with this Motivational Unwinds Mix with Angela Griffin.
4. 03:00
  The Country Show with Bob Harris—Ten Years of C2C - A Celebration
  Join Bob Harris as he looks back over a decade of the UK's biggest country festival!
5. 04:00
  Sophie Ellis-Bextor's Kitchen Disco—Happy Disco Vibes!
  Fight the blues with Sophie's special Happy Hour of uplifting, positive tunes!
6. 05:00
  Radio 2 In Concert—Manic Street Preachers (1996)
  Manic Street Preachers performing live at the Shepherd's Bush Empire in December 1996.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Sounds of the 60s with Tony Blackburn—Tony Blackburn - Celebrating 60 Years In Radio, Happy Birthday Tony Blackburn: 80 Poptastic Years, Part 1 - The Man & His Music
  1/3Dermot O'Leary and Tony Blackburn in conversation on the occasion of Tony's 80th Birthday!
2. 07:00
  Sounds of the 60s with Tony Blackburn—Tony Blackburn - Celebrating 60 Years In Radio, Happy Birthday Tony Blackburn: 80 Poptastic Years, Part 2 - The Radio Pioneer
  2/3Dermot O'Leary and Tony Blackburn in conversation on the occasion of Tony's 80th Birthday!
3. 08:00
  Dermot O'Leary—Arctic Circle swimming with Nick Knowles (Lynn, write that down), plus Rachael Stirling and Laura Carmichael
  Nick Knowles chats about his Amazing Railway Adventures through Norway, Peru and Alaska.
4. 10:00
  Claudia Winkleman—With Mark Gatiss and Susie Dent
  Claudia Winkleman celebrates the weekend being here with some special guests...
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Afternoon
1. 13:00
  Pick of the Pops—1986
  Paul Gambaccini counts down the charts.
2. 14:00
  Pick of the Pops—1996
  Paul Gambaccini presents the chart from today in 1996.
3. 15:00
  Radio 2 Celebrates Country—C2C Live - the Country 2 Country Festival is in town!
  Bob Harris and Breland present coverage of the C2C Festival - live backstage at the O2!
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Liza Tarbuck—Smell that puffin cheese
  Pets in windows, with music from The Beach Boys, First Aid Kit and Shirley Bassey.
2. 20:00
  Sounds of the 80s with Gary Davies—Rock With Q
  Gary celebrates the legendary Quincy Jones' 90th birthday with an 80s Quincy Mastermix.
3. 22:00
  Sounds of the 90s with Fearne Cotton—Got, Got, Got, Need! Remembering those 90s collectibles
  We're remembering those iconic 90s collectibles, plus tunes from Corona, MN8 and Eminem.
4. 23:00
  Sounds of the 90s with Fearne Cotton—90s Movie Mixtape
  Featuring tunes from the soundtracks of Romeo + Juliet, Notting Hill, Clueless and more!
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Late
1. 00:00
  Remembering Quincy Jones—Quincy Jones: Forty Thousand Years of Funk - Episode 2
  DJ Spoony explore the origins and legacy of music industry heavyweight Quincy Jones.
2. 01:00
  Dance Sounds of the 90s with Vernon Kay—Vernon's Chilled Out After Party
  Vernon hosts a 90s dance after party with hits from Air, Leftfield and Prodigy.
3. 02:00
  Radio 2's Piano Room—Jessie Ware
  Award-winning singer and podcaster Jessie Ware performs live at Maida Vale.
4. 02:14
  Radio 2's Piano Room—Suede
  Suede perform live at Maida Vale with the BBC Concert Orchestra.
5. 02:25
  Radio 2's Piano Room—Sophie Ellis-Bextor
  Radio 2's Queen of the Kitchen Disco, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, performs live at Maida Vale
6. 02:37
  Radio 2's Piano Room—Jake Shears with special guest Pet Shop Boys’ Neil Tennant
  Singer-songwriter and Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears performs live at Maida Vale.
7. 02:48
  Radio 2's Piano Room—Stormzy
  Rap superstar Stormzy performs live at Maida Vale with the BBC Concert Orchestra.
8. 03:00
  Things You Didn't Know About Pop—13/03/2023
  Scott Mills explores the careers of artists through the objects that helped shape them.
9. 04:00
  Radio 2 In Concert—Paolo Nutini (2014)
  Paolo Nutini performing an exclusive live set at the BBC Radio Theatre in December 2014.
10. 05:00
  Tracks Of My Years—Lucy Beaumont
  Gary Davies talks to comedian and writer Lucy Beaumont in Tracks of My Years.

Sunday 12 March 2023