Radio 2 Christmas Schedule 2013

[Deleted User] · 02/12/13 - 14:16

Anyone know the full Christmas schedule for Radio 2 this year? Is Richard Allinson on breakfast?

davelovesleeds · 02/12/13 - 15:42

I'm sure Junior Choice will be on on Christmas Day.

occy · 02/12/13 - 18:20

The stuff which is happening over Christmas is on the BBC media Centre site.

FM Lover · 02/12/13 - 18:44

davelovesleeds wrote: »

I'm sure Junior Choice will be on on Christmas Day.

I'd imagine, and this is a complete guess that Christmas Day morning will be :-

7am - Good Morning Christmas
9am - Junior Choice
11am - Paul O'Grady

Chris Evans last show before the break is Friday 20th so here's hoping Richard covers for breakfast from 23rd right thru' to January 3rd (except Xmas Day)

[Deleted User] · 02/12/13 - 22:53

According to Digiguide.

Monday 23rd December 2013:
3:00am - Alex Lester
6:30am - Richard Allinson
9:30am - Claudia Winkleman
12:00pm - At the BBC
2:00pm - Jon and Miranda at Christmas: Presented by Jon Holmes and Miranda Hart
5:05pm - Simon Mayo
7:00pm - Paul Jones
8:00pm - The Sounds of 20th Century Christmas
10:00pm - Jingle Bell Joe: Radio 2 House Party
11:00pm - Russell Davies with..
12:00am - Nicki Chapman

Tuesday 24th December 2013:
3:00am - Alex Lester
6:30am - Richard Allinson
9:30am - Claudia Winkleman
12:00pm - French and Saunders
2:00pm - Craig Charles Sweet Soul Christmas
5:05pm - Simon Mayo
7:00pm - Leo Green: Hollywood Special
8:00pm - Christmas with Cliff
10:00pm - Slade Versus Wizzard - The Battle for Christmas!
11:00pm - Big Bang Christmas
12:00am - Nicki Chapman

Wednesday 25th Decemeber 2013:
3:00am - Roger Royle
6:00am - A Celebration of Christmas Carols
8:00am - Good Morning Christmas with Clare Balding
10:00am - Junior Choice with Ed Stewart
12:00pm - Paul O'Grady
4:00pm - Bill Kenwright's Magnificent Seven
6:00pm - When I Get My Name In Lights
8:00pm - Bryan Ferry - For Your Pleasure
10:00pm - Oh Yes it is - Barbara Windsor on Panto
11:00pm - Robbie Williams in Concert
12:00am - Nicki Chapman

Thursday 26th December 2013:
3:00am - Alex Lester
6:30am - Richard Allinson
10:00am - Dame Edna's Christmas Leftovers
12:00pm - French and Saunders
2:00pm - Rhod Gilbert
5:00pm - Step Inside the Musical World of Cilla Black
7:00pm - Leo Green: Hollywood Special
8:00pm - Len Goodman
10:00pm - Who is The Doctor?
11:00pm - The Organist Entertains
11:30pm - Listen to the Band
12:00am - Nicki Chapman

Friday 27th December 2013:
3:00am - Alex Lester
6:30am - Richard Allinson
9:30am - Claudia Winkleman
12:00pm - Vanessa Feltz's Review of the Year
2:00pm - Rhod Gilbert
5:05pm - Johnnie Walker Meets Annie Lennox
7:00pm - Desmond Carrington: The Music Goes Round
8:00pm - Friday Night is Music Night
10:00pm - Katie Puckrik
12:00am - Huey Morgan

Saturday 28th December 2013:
3:00am - Richard Allinson
6:00am - Anneka Rice
8:05am - Sounds of the Sixties
10:00am - Graham Norton
1:00pm - Pick of the Pops
3:00pm - The Elton John Show
5:00pm - Elton John @BBC
6:00pm - The Liza Tarbuck Show
8:00pm - Michael Sheen's Eighties
10:00pm - Sounds of the 80's
12:00am - Bob Harris

Sunday 29th December 2013:
3:00am - Richard Allinson
6:00am - The Sunday Hour
7:00am - Good Morning Sunday with Clare Balding
9:05am - Steve Wright's Sunday Love Songs
11:00am - Madeley on Sunday
1:00pm - Elaine Paige on Sunday
3:00pm - Johnnie Walker's Sounds of the 70s
5:00pm - Paul O'Grady
7:00pm - Sunday Night with Michael Ball
9:00pm - Clare Teal
11:00pm - Don Black
12:00am - Nicki Chapman

Monday 30th December 2013:
3:00am - Alex Lester
6:30am - Richard Allinson
9:30am - Ken Bruce
12:00pm - Jeremy Vine
2:00pm - Craig Charles
5:05pm - Vanessa Feltz
7:00pm - Paul Jones
8:00pm - Country Music Live 2013
10:00pm - 12 Hours to Please Me - Revisited
11:00pm - Russell Davies with..
12:00am - Nicki Chapman

Tuesday 31st December 2013:
3:00am - Alex Lester
6:30am - Richard Allinson
9:30am - Ken Bruce
12:00pm - Jeremy Vine
2:00pm - Craig Charles
5:05pm - Vanessa Feltz
8:00pm - A Night to Remember
10:00pm - Tony Blackburn
1:00am - Nicki Chapman
3:00am - Alex Lester

All that's up at the moment.

FM Lover · 03/12/13 - 01:38

Loving Richard at Breakfast and Craig in the afternoons especially his Sweet Soul Christmas on Christmas Eve

occy · 03/12/13 - 01:43

I can't see Richard doing his shows at the weekend as well as breakfast. Vanessa Is covering drive:eek:

Marksw76 · 03/12/13 - 03:05

Shame no Goodier this year, I guess it falls slightly differently so less weekday mornings/afternoons to cover during the 27-31

FM Lover · 03/12/13 - 12:26

occy wrote: »

I can't see Richard doing his shows at the weekend as well as breakfast. Vanessa Is covering drive:eek:

I believe that 5-8pm show on NY Eve for Vanessa is her review of the year that's featured in Radio 2's Christmas highlights press release.

I would say what's been posted is pretty accurate but not yet finalised.

[Deleted User] · 03/12/13 - 13:41

Katie Puckrick!!!! Her from the word. Where has she been for the last 20 years

RadioJohn · 03/12/13 - 14:34

The Highlight for is on New Years Eve, with the Craig Charles show, and of course Tony Blackburn's Soul Show always a good listen!!

[Deleted User] · 04/12/13 - 00:28

It's quite a good schedule this year, lots of live stuff in the early mornings with Alex and Richard A which will be a hoot, a couple of pre-records that I'd put in the bin but other than that, it's all good. Enjoy!

Shrewn · 04/12/13 - 18:06

Pardon my ignorance, has Tony Blackburn done the NYE show before?

Lee Morris · 04/12/13 - 22:10

Yes!, Tony did New Year's Eve last year at the same time and I think the year before he did 7 - 10pm although I might be wrong.

Andy Walmsley · 04/12/13 - 22:52

Shrewn wrote: »

Pardon my ignorance, has Tony Blackburn done the NYE show before?

Yes, last year 10 pm to 1 am

Peace100 · 05/12/13 - 00:41

So Chris Evans has weeks off yet again; amazing how the R1 and R2 Brekky presenters seem to be able to have so much time off.

abertom · 08/12/13 - 21:39

Peace100 wrote: »

So Chris Evans has weeks off yet again; amazing how the R1 and R2 Brekky presenters seem to be able to have so much time off.

Grimmy is having 2 weeks off same as Chris Evans - doesnt seem ages to me and remember their all freelance!

Chris does seem to have quite a bit of time off but this could because of other projects within the BBC

Greg James incidentally is having 3 weeks off!

elcraig · 10/12/13 - 18:42

abertom wrote: »

Grimmy is having 2 weeks off same as Chris Evans - doesnt seem ages to me and remember their all freelance!

Chris does seem to have quite a bit of time off but this could because of other projects within the BBC

Greg James incidentally is having 3 weeks off!

Got copy of Radio Times yesterday and notice other presenters having the full two weeks off.

Radio 2
Steve Wright Jo Whiley Janice Long

Five Live
Nicky Campbell Richard Bacon

Absolute Radio
Christain O Connell Geoff Lloyd Pete Donaldson

Classic Fm
Tim Lihoreau

occy · 10/12/13 - 21:12

Steve Wright always takes two weeks off.

[Deleted User] · 10/12/13 - 22:07

It's not really a holiday if they are working doing something else for the BBC or anyone really. A holiday is two weeks, go function Starfish on a beach in the sun.

Mall · 11/12/13 - 13:51

elcraig wrote: »

Got copy of Radio Times yesterday and notice other presenters having the full two weeks off.

Radio 2
Steve Wright Jo Whiley Janice Long

Five Live
Nicky Campbell Richard Bacon

Absolute Radio
Christain O Connell Geoff Lloyd Pete Donaldson

Classic Fm
Tim Lihoreau

Appalling the number who who are absent over Christmas. Surely, freelance or not, there should be some requirement over Christmas and the New Year. As the above ehws, some stations are hardly recognizable from usual.

FM Lover · 11/12/13 - 14:19

Mall wrote: »

Appalling the number who who are absent over Christmas. Surely, freelance or not, there should be some requirement over Christmas and the New Year. As the above ehws, some stations are hardly recognizable from usual.

As there are no RAJAR figures accumulated over the Christmas and NY periods I would say it was ideal time for the main presenters to take a two week break.

For me it will make a refreshing change to hear some different voices on Radio 2. As much as I enjoy Chris Evans it will be a pleasant change to have Richard covering. Could do without Claudia though in for ken (Michael Ball must be in Panto). I can even stomach Jon and Miranda in for Steve for one afternoon and Craig Charles in for Steve is always a pleasure, especially his Christmas Eve show.

[Deleted User] · 11/12/13 - 14:28

I think they should all get a full two weeks off at chrimbo and just play a tape of carols and Christmas tunes on a loop for two weeks, close all the shops too, have a proper Christmas at home with their families. Roast an Ox on the villiage green with their neighbours, make snowmen together and put on impromptu pantos in bus shelters. Those were the days...

Black Crow · 11/12/13 - 16:02

To all the people who are complaining about all these presenters have time off, I take it you are working all though the Christmas and New Year period and not having any time off.

Mall · 11/12/13 - 19:23

Black Crow wrote: »

To all the people who are complaining about all these presenters have time off, I take it you are working all though the Christmas and New Year period and not having any time off.

Sounds good on the face of it, but if you choose to work in the entertainment industry surely you must expect to be entertaining people during their holidays.

What next, waiters in cafes having the dinner hour off or hotel staff shutting down to go home a 5pm in the evening.

I've never heard such rubbish.

[Deleted User] · 11/12/13 - 20:24

Mall wrote: »

Sounds good on the face of it, but if you choose to work in the entertainment industry surely you must expect to be entertaining people during their holidays.

What next, waiters in cafes having the dinner hour off or hotel staff shutting down to go home a 5pm in the evening.

I've never heard such rubbish.

I've never heard such rubbish.
Lots of industries have temporary workers and stand-ins over the Christmas period so their regular staff can have a holiday. Post. Parcel deliveries, shops, bars, restaurants, security, call centres, plumbers even on line shopping. The idea that Radio 2 should provide their regular presenters over the holiday period is as rubbish and stupid as demanding that you don't get a stand-in postman to deliver your Christmas cards. Radio 2 will still provide entertainment 24/7, if you don't like the entertainment, you can always make a song and dance about it yourself.

Hey there!

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