BBC Radio 2 Schedule Saturday 18 July 2026

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Romesh Ranganathan: For the Love of Hip-Hop—Lioness hero Chloe Kelly’s Hip-Hop Selections
  The England and Arsenal star curates her 10-Minute Mixtape.(R)
2. 01:00
  Tony Blackburn's Sounds of Soul—Get Down Saturday Night
  Tony's back with more soulful feelgood vibes, grooves and classics to get you dancing.
3. 02:00
  Pick of the Pops—1986
  Mark Goodier counts down the chart from this day in 1986.(R)
4. 03:00
  Pick of the Pops—1994
  Mark Goodier counts down the chart from this day in 1994.(R)
5. 04:00
  Radio 2 In Concert—Def Leppard (1993)
  Def Leppard's triumphant homecoming concert at Sheffield's Don Valley Stadium in 1993.(R)
6. 05:00
  Tracks of My Years—Kelly Cates
  Sports presenter Kelly Cates chooses ten songs that have soundtracked her life.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Sounds of the 60s with Tony Blackburn—Help Yourself
  The fabulous sound of the 1960s with Tony Blackburn.
2. 07:00
  Sounds of the 60s with Tony Blackburn—Most Streamed Albums Chart: 1960 – 1969
  The fabulous sound of the 1960s with Tony Blackburn.
3. 08:00
  Dermot O'Leary—Tom Hiddleston joins Dermot
  Tom Hiddleston joins Dermot to chat about Pompeii: Out of Time. Plus Cricket v Ski Sunday.
4. 10:00
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  Romesh Ranganathan—With Ricky Gervais
  Ricky Gervais joins Romesh live in the studio.
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Afternoon
1. 13:00
  Emma Willis—18/07/2026
  Spend Saturday lunchtime with Emma and enjoy a menu full of your favourite music.
2. 15:00
  Rylan On Saturday—Comedian Diane Morgan
  Rylan is joined by Diane Morgan to talk about her brand new BBC comedy Ann Droid.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Sounds of the 80s with Gary Davies—Dancing in the Street
  'If you were there, you'd know'... and if you weren't, pay attention!
2. 19:00
  Sounds of the 80s with Gary Davies—Most Streamed Albums Chart: 1980 – 1989
  Celebrating 70 years of the UK Album Chart, Gary reveals the UK's most-streamed 80s albums
3. 20:00
  Sounds of the 90s with Fearne Cotton—Fearne's celebrating the great albums of the 90s
  Ahead of the Most Streamed Album Chart, Fearne's looking back at some of her faves.
4. 21:00
  Sounds of the 90s with Fearne Cotton—Most Streamed Albums Chart: 1990 – 1999
  Join Fearne for a nostalgia-drenched celebration of the best 90s music and pop culture.
5. 22:00
  Dance Sounds of the 90s with Vernon Kay—Sunset Anthems
  Sit back, relax and enjoy the sounds of 90s sunset anthems.(R)
6. 23:00
  Alternative Sounds of the 90s with Dermot O'Leary—Alternative 90s Rock Legends
  Dermot rocks out with Nirvana, Blur and more. Plus, Tim Burgess picks his favourite band.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Trevor Nelson—Trevor Nelson meets Chaka Khan
  Trevor Nelson meets Radio 2 in the Park's 2026 Saturday night headliner - Chaka Khan!(R)
2. 01:00
  Sounds of the 60s with Tony Blackburn—Ringo Starr at the BBC
  A look back at the life and times of Ringo Starr as he celebrates his birthday.(R)
3. 02:00
  Tony Blackburn's Sounds of Soul—Summer Soul special
  Tony turns up the heat and feelgood vibes with his Summer Soul special.(R)
4. 03:00
  Radio 2 Unwinds with Angela Griffin—The Orchestral Unwinds Mix with Aretha Franklin, Dolly Parton and The Spice Girls
  Angela Griffin’s Orchestral Unwinds Mix.(R)
5. 04:00
  Radio 2 In Concert—The Neville Brothers (1990)
  The Neville Brothers, Aaron, Art, Charles and Cyril, performing at Glastonbury in 1990.(R)
6. 05:00
  Tracks of My Years—Les Dennis
  Actor, presenter and comedian Les Dennis joins Vernon to choose ten songs from his life.