Schedule
Early
00:00
OJ Borg—Voice Note Roulette and a Ravio 2
OJ is playing roulette with your voice notes. Send your impressions, jokes... anything.
03:00
Dance Sounds of the 90s with Vernon Kay—Gonna Make You Sweat
Sweatbands at the ready for a 90s workout-inspired show with Vernon Kay!(R)
04:00
Owain Wyn Evans—Let's get ready for the weekend!
Welcome! It's Early Breakfast with Owain Wyn Evans, featuring Airdrum Anthems.
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Morning
06:30
The Sara Cox Breakfast Show—Fri-Yay with Matt and Emma Willis!
Power couple Matt and Emma Willis help us get ready for the weekend!
09:30
Vernon Kay—DJ Spoony sits in
DJ Spoony rounds off the week with two new contestants playing Ten To The Top.
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Afternoon
12:00
Jeremy Vine—Stolen bikes and family rifts
Jeremy discusses John Swinney, stolen bikes, family rifts and tourists leaving coins.
14:00
Trevor Nelson—DJ Spoony sits in: Funky Friday!
DJ Spoony with great music from across the decades to get you through the afternoon.
16:00
Radio 2 Drivetime—All Request Friday
Jason Manford is opening the phones for you to pick the tunes on All Request Friday.
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Evening
19:00
Michelle Visage—Party #207... this is the rhythm of the night
All rise and dance to the rhythm of the night at Michelle's Fabulous Friday party.
20:30
Michelle Visage—Michelle Visage's Handbag Hits, Michelle's Mood is... ON THE BEACH! Sunny bops from Wham!, DNCE, Atomic Kitten, Darude and more
Michelle's Mood is...ON THE BEACH! Your weekly 30 minutes of sunny nonstop bops right here
21:00
Sophie Ellis-Bextor's Kitchen Disco—Sharleen Spiteri from Texas is on the decks!
The Kitchen Disco is back open for business with another two-hour fix of FEEL GOOD!
23:00
The Rock Show with Shaun Keaveny—21/08/2026
Shaun curates an hour of the best rock ever heard on Radio 2.
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Late
00:00
Romesh Ranganathan: For the Love of Hip-Hop—Digable Planets
Philadelphia's Digable Planets join Romesh on the show.(R)
01:00
Tony Blackburn's Sounds of Soul—Glow love
Tony has another super soulful selection including Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight and MFSB.
02:00
Pick of the Pops—1980
Mark Goodier counts down the chart from this day in 1980.(R)
03:00
Pick of the Pops—1992
Mark Goodier counts down the chart from this day in 1992.(R)
04:00
Radio 2 In Concert—Kool and the Gang (1981)
Kool and the Gang performing at the Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park, in 1981.(R)
05:00
Tracks of My Years—Sue Johnston
Actress Sue Johnston joins Vernon to choose ten songs that have soundtracked her life.(R)
