BBC Radio 2 Schedule Saturday 3 January 2026

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Romesh Ranganathan: For the Love of Hip Hop—Homeboy Sandman
  The NY rapper curates his 10 Minute Mixtape.
2. 01:00
  Tony Blackburn's Sounds of Soul—Early Soul Classics
  Tony Blackburn celebrates the very best 'Early Soul Classics'.
3. 02:00
  Pick of the Pops—1984
  Mark Goodier counts down the chart from this day in 1984.(R)
4. 03:00
  Pick of the Pops—1997
  Mark Goodier counts down the chart from this day in 1997.(R)
5. 04:00
  Radio 2 Loves Stevie Wonder—Your Ultimate Stevie Wonder Song - The Extras
  Trevor with some songs that didn't make the Top 30 of Your Ultimate Stevie Wonder Song.
6. 05:00
  Radio 2 Unwinds with Angela Griffin—The Recovery Unwinds Mix with Annie Lennox, Joan Armatrading and Dido
  Angela Griffin has a Recovery Unwinds Mix with Annie Lennox, Joan Armatrading and Dido.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Sounds of the 60s with Tony Blackburn—Sounds of 1966 - 60 years on
  Tony Blackburn brings you two hours of jam-packed hits from the 1960s.
2. 08:00
  Dermot O'Leary—Richie Anderson is joined by Tom Hiddleston
  Richie Anderson sits in for Dermot and is joined by Hollywood star Tom Hiddleston.
3. 10:00
  Romesh Ranganathan—Bridget Christie
  Bridget Christie joins Romesh live in the studio.
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Afternoon
1. 13:00
  Zoe Ball—Zoe Ball Meets Sir Rod Stewart
  Zoe and Rod chat about Glastonbury, Vegas, songwriting, family and fitness.
2. 14:00
  Zoe Ball—Zoe Ball Meets Bryan Adams
  Zoe Ball in conversation with music legend Bryan Adams.
3. 15:00
  Rylan On Saturday—World Famous Hypnotherapist - Paul McKenna
  World famous hypnotherapist Paul McKenna pops in to chat to Joel about his new book.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Liza Tarbuck—Nigel’s Odyssey
  An epic journey, a numpty boyfriend, and the return of the lunging ex-lifeguard.
2. 20:00
  Sounds of the 80s with Gary Davies—Sounds of 1986 - 40 years on
  "If you were there, you'd know"... and if you weren't, pay attention!
3. 22:00
  Sounds of the 90s with Fearne Cotton—Sounds of 1996 - 30 years on
  Fearne's celebrating the year of Euro 96, Oasis at Knebworth, and the dawn of Girl Power!
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Late
1. 00:00
  Beverley Knight's Gospel Revue—Rebel Souls
  Revisiting Gospel greats: from Sister Rosetta Tharpe to The Staple Singers.
2. 01:00
  Dance Sounds of the 90s with Vernon Kay—Chilled January
  Plug in and press play on Vernon's chilled-out January mix of 90s dance classics.
3. 02:00
  Radio 2 Celebrates David Bowie—David Bowie at the BBC - Part 1
  A biography of David Bowie drawn entirely from BBC archive interviews and sessions.(R)
4. 03:00
  Radio 2 Celebrates David Bowie—David Bowie at the BBC - Part 2
  A biography of David Bowie drawn entirely from BBC archive interviews & sessions(R)
5. 04:00
  Radio 2 Celebrates David Bowie—David Bowie - Radio 2 In Concert (1990)
  David Bowie performing live at Milton Keynes National Bowl in 1990.(R)
6. 05:00
  Tracks Of My Years—Ronan Keating
  Boyzone's Ronan Keating joins Vernon to choose his Tracks Of My Years.

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