Genre | Music, chat, news |
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Running time | 210 mins (1968–72) 120 mins (1972–78, 1986–91, 1994–2009) 150 mins (1978–86, 1993, 2010) 180 mins (1967, 1992, 2010–present) |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Language(s) | English |
Home station | BBC Radio 2 |
Hosted by | Zoe Ball |
Starring | Richie Anderson Tina Daheley Mike Williams |
Produced by | Jordan Hemingway |
Recording studio | Broadcasting House, London (1967–2006, 2024-present) Wogan House, London (2006–2024) |
Original release | 30 September 1967 |
Audio format | Stereophonic sound |
Website | https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08h8z5t |
The Radio 2 Breakfast Show refers to a range of programming on weekday mornings on BBC Radio 2 since the station's inception on 30 September 1967. The show's longest serving host to date was Sir Terry Wogan, who worked on the programme for over 29 years in two separate stints, from 3 April 1972 until 28 December 1984, and again from 4 January 1993 until 18 December 2009. The show's shortest serving host to date was Brian Hayes, who hosted the show from 6 January to 23 December 1992. Since 14 January 2019, the show has been hosted by Zoe Ball.
One of the show's longest running features has been "Pause for Thought", a short interlude of religious-related opinion at around 7:15am or 9:15am, similar to "Thought for the Day" on BBC Radio 4's Today. In the 1960s-1970s, Rev. Frank Thewlis was a frequent "Pause for Thought" guest. He would later write a book Think Again, a compendium of his frequent talks given on the "Pause for Thought" segment.[1]