| Genre | Music, chat, news |
|---|---|
| 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 2 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 is now 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 9:15 am, 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]