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We're incredibly saddened to hear about the sudden passing of Paul O'Grady.
Paul was a brilliant broadcaster and incredible comedian.
Our thoughts are with his family and friends. We’ll miss you Paul. 🧡
N'aww, we love these snaps of
@radioleary
and
@NiallOfficial
from a few months back! 😊🧡
For today's
#PhoneInFriday
, Niall told us what he's been up to during lockdown and gave us a gorgeous performance from his home! 📞🎶
Listen on
@BBCSounds
:
We have some news…
After 31 years of presenting the 9:30am-midday weekday show Ken Bruce has decided to leave.
We’re going to miss you lots Ken and want to congratulate you on a fantastic career at the BBC. 🧡
Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green has died aged 73.
Solicitors acting on behalf of his family said in a statement: "It is with great sadness that the family of Peter Green announce his death this weekend, peacefully in his sleep.”
Set your alarms now! 🚨
@Harry_Styles
' new single 'As It Was' is released tomorrow and he'll be on the Breakfast show with
@ZoeTheBall
to tell us all about it just after 8am.
We can't wait! 🧡
Listen live on
@BBCSounds
.
Second place at the
#Eurovision
Song Contest! We're all so incredibly proud of you
@SamRyderMusic
, you did amazing! 👏
Congratulations to Ukraine, very worthy winners. 🏆
What a fab morning. 🚕🚖
Thanks for the excellent live music,
@Harry_Styles
!
You can now watch his full cover of Big Yellow Taxi on our YouTube channel 👉
📻 Radio 2 has a new sound for 2019! 📻
We are delighted to announce that
@sarajcox
will be the new presenter of Drivetime from the New Year. ✨
She will be live every weekday from 5-7pm with fun-filled chat, brilliant music, and all of your stories from the day.
“What a goal! The crowd roars… Look at her dramatic celebration!" 🥅⚽️💭
Congrats Shachar Applebaum-Khan - you’re our 5-9 Gold winner! 🏆
Here’s
@DUALIPA
reading their powerful story ‘The Winning Goal’.
Listen to the
#500Words
Final on
@bbcsounds
🔊
"
@amywinehouse
is one of my favourite artists ever."
Here's what we've learned from
@littlemix
's Jade Thirlwall picking her Tracks Of My Years this week for
@Scott_Mills
🧡 🎶
"Aww, thank you miss!…I can’t believe this.”
This morning
@zoetheball
surprised
@stormzy
with a call from his primary school teacher Miss Wheeler! 📞 😲
🔊 You NEED to hear this... 🔊
You may have heard the news today that Moira Stuart is leaving Radio 2 after nine fantastic years.
Thank you Moira for being a much loved part of the Radio 2 Breakfast Show team. We wish you the very best of luck for the future. ❤️
We're still not over this performance... 😩❤️
If you haven't yet seen
@coldplay
's In Concert session (or fancy reliving it!), head to
@BBCiPlayer
and
@BBCSounds
now ✨
This week,
@LittleMix
's Jade Thirlwall will be chatting to
@scott_mills
about the songs that've shaped her life 🧡
Listen out all week on Radio 2 or catch up on the
@BBCSounds
app:
Radio 2's In Concert is back! 🙌
Two spectacular concerts from
@coldplay
and
@duranduran
will be taking place - and you could be there!
For you chance to enter the ballot for tickets head to:
🤞
Registration closes on Monday November 15th at 11.59pm
Gillian Anderson's on-set selfies make us so happy... 😆
This morning, the award-winning actor joined
@zoetheball
to talk about the new season of
@netflix
's 'Sex Education' 🍑
Remember you can always rewind back and listen to the full show on
@BBCSounds
! 🧡
🎉
@captaintommoore
has just raised nine million pounds. Tomorrow he will complete his 100th garden length live on
#BBCBreakfast
. Is it possible his original target of £1k could reach £10 million pounds?
This is Tom's Story ⤵️
The superhuman Joe Wicks has completed his 24 hour PE challenge and thanks to your generosity, he has raised £1,520,020 for
@BBCCiN
🎉
Well done
@thebodycoach
- you should be so proud ❤️
#ChildrenInNeed
Today's show is dedicated to
@achrisevans
and his family! ♡
Today's show is entitled: "So keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling because life’s a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about."
Today we remember legendary broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan who passed 6 years ago today. 🧡
“My whole life has been about making it up as I go along”
Search ‘Terry Wogan’ on
@BBCSounds
to listen back to his Desert Island Discs from 2012 and remember one of radio's greats!
We'll definitely be stopping for you today,
@RealKenBruce
! ☕️🎈
Happy 70th Birthday to our PopMaster king 👑 Here's a look at some old but gold pics of Ken through the years...👇
"I want to thank everybody for giving me the opportunity. This has been really special..."
We are SO proud of you,
@sophieEB
- you've done it AND you've now reached an incredible £1,009,317! ❤️✨😮
#R2KitchenDisco
After nine fantastic years, tomorrow is
@achrisevans
' final Radio 2 Breakfast Show.
Make sure you're listening, bright and early from 6.30am as he says farewell!
📸 Here are some photos of our favourite moments over the years. What have been your highlights?
You and a pal could meet
@Harry_Styles
,
@stephenfry
, and Steve Coogan, and watch Harry performing live! 😲
This would be the ULTIMATE Valentine’s treat. 💕
Make sure you're listening to
@zoetheball
at 8am on Tuesday for your chance to join us this
#FriendsRoundFriday
!
We have some news... 🍂
Changes are coming to weekdays from the Autumn 🍂
We are bidding farewell to Steve Wright in the Afternoon.
@Scott_Mills
is joining to present an all-new Mon-Fri show from 2-4pm.
@sarajcox
is bringing you an extra hour of fun from 4-7pm.
Reverend Ruth Scott was much loved amongst the Radio 2 family. Working with both Sir Terry Wogan and Chris Evans, her Pause for Thought reflections were enjoyed by millions of listeners to the Breakfast Show over the years. Our thoughts are with Ruth’s family at this sad time.