BBC Radio 2 Schedule Sunday 18 January 2026

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Beverley Knight's Gospel Revue—Preaching To The Choir
  Revisiting Gospel greats: from Mahalia Jackson to Reverend James Cleveland
2. 01:00
  Dance Sounds of the 90s with Vernon Kay—Move Your Body
  Fight the January blues and get moving & grooving with Vernon's mix of 90s dance classics.
3. 02:00
  Radio 2's Piano Room—Kim Wilde - Full Set
  Kim Wilde performs her 1988 classic You Came and covers Crowded House's Weather With You.
4. 02:15
  Radio 2's Piano Room—Robbie Williams - Full Set
  Featuring Something Beautiful, plus Human from Robbie's forthcoming album, Britpop.(R)
5. 02:30
  Radio 2's Piano Room—Olivia Dean - Full Set
  BBC Music Introducing Artist of the Year 2023, Olivia Dean in Radio 2's Piano Room.(R)
6. 02:45
  Radio 2's Piano Room—Deacon Blue - Full Set
  Deacon Blue perform their classic hit Dignity and Beyonce's Texas Hold 'Em.(R)
7. 03:00
  Sounds of the 70s with Bob Harris—Hugh Jackman presents Neil Diamond at the BBC
  Hugh Jackman introduces classic interviews with one of the biggest artists in the world.(R)
8. 04:00
  Radio 2 In Concert—Joe Jackson (1995)
  Joe Jackson performing at Birmingham's Symphony Hall in 1995.
9. 05:00
  Tracks Of My Years—Cast's John Power
  Musician John Power joins Vernon to choose his Tracks Of My Years.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Good Morning Sunday—Dolly Parton at 80
  The Reverend Kate Bottley and Jason Mohammad celebrate Dolly Parton's 80th Birthday.
2. 09:00
  Love Songs with Michael Ball—Took this love and I took it down...
  Your stories, dedications and classic love songs with Michael... easy like Sunday morning.
3. 11:00
  Paddy McGuinness—Your Sunday routines
  Paddy's live from Salford asking about your Sunday routines.
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Afternoon
1. 13:00
  Elaine Paige on Sunday—The Kiss, Marry, Avoid Trilogy - "AVOID!"
  The musical theatre and film characters who Dame Elaine thinks we should run a mile from!
2. 15:00
  Sounds of the 70s with Bob Harris—Happy Birthday Dolly!
  Bob's got your 70s music vibes covered, and he's marking Dolly Parton's 80th birthday.
3. 17:00
  Pick of the Pops—1969
  Mark Goodier counts down the chart from this day in 1969.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Pick of the Pops—1977
  Mark Goodier counts down the chart from this day in 1977.
2. 19:00
  Tony Blackburn's Golden Hour—Oh Lori
  Tony Blackburn spins his personal pick of the hits from across the decades.
3. 20:00
  The Paul Gambaccini Collection—#93 - Pride & Birds
  Paul has collections about ‘birds’ and ‘pride’, and we celebrate ‘Bad Company’.
4. 22:00
  Radio 2 Unwinds with Angela Griffin—Winter Walks with Wham, Tom Walker and Fleetwood Mac
  Wrap up warm, and get a breath of fresh air, with Angela Griffin.
5. 23:00
  Radio 2 Unwinds with Angela Griffin—The Winter Walk Unwinds Mix with Carole King, Massive Attack and Laura Marling
  Angela Griffin takes you on a long winter walk.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Richie Anderson—Let’s start the week right!
  Richie brings you Monday Motivation, getting you ready for a brand new week.
2. 03:00
  Alternative Sounds of the 90s with Dermot O'Leary—Road To The Superbowl
  Bands from the 14 American Cities which made the Superbowl Play Offs. Dermot is in heaven.
3. 04:00
  Owain Wyn Evans—Here we go again!
  It's Early Breakfast with Owain Wyn Evans, featuring Step Back in Time and Airdrum Anthems

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