BBC Radio 2 50s

Radio station
  • DAB: 12B
ProgrammingLanguage(s)EnglishFormat1950sOwnershipOwnerBBC
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BBC Radio 2History
First air date
14 April 2016; 8 years ago (2016-04-14)
Last air date
17 April 2016; 8 years ago (2016-04-17)LinksWebsitewww.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03lsql7

BBC Radio 2 50s was a short-lived pop-up DAB service from the BBC, that broadcast from 14:00 on Thursday 14 April 2016 until Sunday 17 April 2016. It played music from the 1950s, which had received much less airplay on Radio 2 since the 1990s.

Presenters

  • Don Black
  • Desmond Carrington
  • Jamie Cullum
  • Russell Davies
  • Chris Evans
  • Len Goodman
  • Leo Green
  • Sheila Hancock
  • Bob Harris
  • Richard Hawley
  • Paul Jones
  • Bill Kenwright
  • Stuart Maconie
  • Imelda May
  • Huey Morgan
  • Iggy Pop
  • Suzi Quatro
  • Mark Radcliffe
  • Clare Teal
  • Marty Wilde
  • Gary Williams
  • Steve Wright

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  • BBC Radio 2 50s on Facebook
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