At 3pm Dermot O’Leary brings listeners an hour of musical entertainment with the support of Radio 2 hero Bob Harris OBE. Popstar Will Young will be popping into the studio to perform an acoustic set of old and new tracks

 

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BBC Radio 2 will be “turning its schedule upside down” for 12 hours once more as a celebration of the station’s range of programming.

 

Branded ‘2DAY’, the first schedule shake-up of its kind happened on June 22 last year and received a positive response. The next one is set for Thursday May 10.

 

“Last year we worried that dismissing our daily 12 hour schedule was a crazy move – but we took the chance, and our audience appreciated hearing a variety of different programmes for one day only,” said controller of Radio 2 and 6 Music Bob Shennan.

 

“A massive 81% of the audience enjoyed 2Day 2011 and we saw a 98% increase in listeners going online throughout the day to explore the Radio 2 website. With 2Day 2012 promising to be even bigger and better, they won’t be left disappointed.”

 

Head of Radio 2 programming Lewis Carnie added: “Our audience’s listening habits mean they tend to tune in at the same times every day so they’re only exposed to a small amount of what Radio 2 has to offer.

 

“The feedback we had from listeners about last year is that they thoroughly enjoyed the day, with 6 in 10 listeners wanted more of the same so this year, we’re giving them exactly what we want.”

 

 

 

Radio 2 gave the following rundown of proceedings:

 

Graham Norton kicks off the proceedings at 7am, with British roots pop band The Musgraves and The Organist Entertains host Nigel Ogden will be performing one of Graham’s favourite songs on a Wurlitzer. And a special guest will be taking part in Tune With a Tale - sharing the story behind a song that has a special place in their heart.

 

Zoe Ball takes over at 8am for a show celebrating all things Big Band. She will be joined by presenter and jazz aficionado Clare Teal who will be giving a very special acoustic performance.

 

At 9am, Pick of the Pops presenter Tony Blackburn will be broadcasting in front of a live audience in The Empire Theatre in Blackburn. Fellow presenters Janice Long and Mark Radcliffe will be keeping him company, and there’s local insight from Blackburn-born comedian Lee Mack.

 

Tony hands over to Jo Whiley at 10am, who will be showcasing some of the best in live music and hosting a very special pop quiz.

 

Jo hands the baton to Steve Wright at 11am who will be presenting an hour of the very best in soul music, plus he will be speaking to some special guests along the way.

 

Vanessa Feltz takes to the airwaves at midday, welcoming David Rodigan MBE, whose reggae series returns in 2012.Plus there will be live music from rockabilly sensation JD McPherson.

 

Ken Bruce is heading North, taking his show to the Orkney Islands. Broadcasting live from 1pm his show will feature live music from Scottish singer Amy Macdonald, local folk outfit called Saltfishforty and Kris Drever - a former nominee for Folk singer of the Year 2011 at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

 

At 2pm Simon Mayo explores the country music genre, with special guests live from Nashville. Throughout the show, he will build his own country band from scratch, using some of Nashville’s finest musicians who will be live in a studio in Music City. Each player will showcase their instrument, pick an inspirational tune and talk to Simon about their colourful careers. At the end of the programme, the super group will come together to perform a couple of country classics, exclusively for Radio 2.

 

At 3pm Dermot O’Leary brings listeners an hour of musical entertainment with the support of Radio 2 hero Bob Harris OBE. Popstar Will Young will be popping into the studio to perform an acoustic set of old and new tracks and Dermot will be speaking to Paul Gambaccini who will introduce a unique collaboration between the BBC Concert Orchestra and British soul musician Michael Kiwanuka at the Watford Coliseum.

 

Dermot hands over to legendary broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan at 4pm where he’ll joined by nocturnal DJ Richard Allinson and Radio 2 newcomer Anneka Rice.??At 5pm Claudia Winkleman will be letting her hair down with lots of 80’s music, chat about films and banter with performance poet Murray Lachlan Young. ??

 

And bringing the day to a close, Breakfast host Chris Evans fronts a live music extravaganza from a venue in Central London at 6pm with guests including the host of the Radio 2 Jazz show Jamie Cullum, folk band Bellowhead, the cast of the hit West End show The Jersey Boys and Chris

Edited March 30, 201213 yr by Sunday

:yahoo: Thanks Sunday.

 

Now we know why the earlier session didn't take place.

 

I hope he'll be starting to promote a 4th single around that time.

Ooh thanks Sunday, that's really good news. :cheer: I was beginning to have a bit of a slump as it's gone quietish again.

 

Wondering now how many songs make a set. :D

Thanks Sunday, :cheer: that's something good to look forward to, although we'll probably just get two songs from Will as the DJ's only get an hour long show each. :D

are we getting a 4th single ? hope so

are we getting a 4th single ? hope so

 

Nothing has been confirmed. Fingers crossed.

Nice! thanks Sunday..new single then one of his covers..i wonder what he will choose this time.? :)

It's good to know that more promo is on the cards until Summer.

4th single for me I JUST WANT A LOVER quality track

4th single for me I JUST WANT A LOVER quality track

 

I agree but I still think it'll be Runaway or Hearts On Fire or even Good Things over IJWAL. :D

IJWAL in my opinion will be the only single remaining to break the top 40 at least again and will definitely get more of Echoes shifted