BBC Radio 2 Schedule Friday 9 October 2026

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  OJ Borg—Why are you up late?
  We know why Sabrina Carpenter is up late, but OJ wants to know why you are.
2. 03:00
  Alternative Sounds of the 90s with Dermot O'Leary—90s Song Songs
  90s Song Songs from the likes of The Cure, Belle and Sebastian & Weezer.(R)
3. 04:00
  Owain Wyn Evans—Weekend Warm Up!
  Welcome! It's Early Breakfast with Owain, featuring Airdrum Anthems.
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Morning
1. 06:30
  The Sara Cox Breakfast Show—Chris and Rosie Ramsey are here for Fri-YAY!
  It's Fri-YAY and Chris and Rosie Ramsey are here!
2. 09:30
  Vernon Kay—Two final songs in this week’s Tracks Of My Years.
  Kiefer Sutherland selects his two final songs in Tracks Of My Years
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Jeremy Vine—Holborn by-election and bedtime stories
  Jeremy discusses the Holborn by-election, school photographs, ADHD, and bedtime stories.
2. 14:00
  Trevor Nelson—Funky Friday!
  Trevor plays great music from across the decades to get you through the afternoon.
3. 16:00
  Radio 2 Drivetime—with Mark Goodier
  Mark Goodier is opening the phones for you to pick the tunes on All Request Friday.
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Evening
1. 19:00
  Michelle Visage—Party #214...I'm coming out, I want the world to know!
  Why don't you come on over to Michelle's Fabulous Friday party for nonstop bops?
2. 20:30
  Michelle Visage—Michelle Visage's Handbag Hits, Michelle's Mood is...DO THE MOVES! Hits from Kylie, Village People, Whigfield, PSY, Los Del Rio and more
  Michelle's Mood is...DO THE MOVES! You know all the routines for this 30 minutes of bops.
3. 21:00
  Sophie Ellis-Bextor's Kitchen Disco—Dancing into the Weekend!
  Sophie throws another top-notch Kitchen Disco with two hours of dancefloor fillers...
4. 23:00
  The Rock Show with Shaun Keaveny—Royal Blood drummer Ben Thatcher reveals his Rock God!
  Royal Blood's Ben Thatcher is on Rock God duty...
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Late
1. 00:00
  Romesh Ranganathan: For the Love of Hip-Hop—Rom In The Park
  Rom presses play on his very own mix, recorded live at this year's Radio 2 In The Park!
2. 01:00
  Tony Blackburn's Sounds of Soul—Beautiful People
  Tony is back with a stunning selection of soul-soaked tracks from across the decades.
3. 02:00
  Radio 2 in the Park—Live Sets, Texas (2026)
  Texas get Stirling 2026 off to a flying start!
4. 02:30
  Radio 2 in the Park—Live Sets, Deacon Blue (2026)
  Scottish superstars Deacon Blue live from Stirling 2026!
5. 03:00
  Radio 2 in the Park—Live Sets, Simple Minds (2026)
  One of our most successful bands, with six number one albums, live from Stirling 2026!
6. 04:15
  Radio 2 Unwinds with Angela Griffin—Autumnal Unwinds Mix with Etta James, Van Morrison and Amy Winehouse
  Angela Griffin gets you Autumn ready with Etta James, Van Morrison and Amy Winehouse.(R)
7. 05:00
  Tracks of My Years—Marc Almond (Soft Cell)
  Soft Cell's Marc Almond joins Vernon Kay to choose ten songs from his life.(R)

Saturday 10 October 2026