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What's on Â鶹ԼÅÄ Red Button: 14-21 April 2013

Tess Foster

Assistant Content Producer

Get ready for a packed week of sport on Red Button with coverage of the Chinese Grand Prix from Shanghai and the Masters Golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia. Sit back and enjoy the dulcet tones of jazz singer Caro Emerald who was live in concert for and test your antiques expertise with our popular Antiques Roadshow play along.


Radio 2 In Concert – Caro Emerald

Dutch singer Caro Emerald will delight fans on the Red Button this week


Caro is a stylish Dutch singer whose debut album sold more copies in Holland than Michael Jackson’s Thriller. She performedÌýlive at the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio Theatre on Thursday 11 April and you can continue to watch highlights from the show on Red Button.

Both Caro and her band are great, charismatic performers – previously seen on Red Button atÌýRadio 2ÌýLive in Hyde Park 2011 - so we are delighted to welcome her back.

Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 2 made Caro’s Riviera Life the Single of the Week and Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room FloorÌýwas Album of The Week too. She’s visiting Radio 2 ahead of a UK tour later this year so we are lucky to have this early look.

Available on Freesat/Sky/Virgin Media/Freeview

Monday 15 April, 7am-11am, 6pm-9pm
Tuesday 16 April, 7am-11am, 3pm-6pm, 10.45pm-6am
Wednesday 17 April, 6am-7pm, 10pm-6am
Thursday 18 April – all day
Friday 19 April 6am-7.30pm, 9.30pm – 11.30pmÌý


Antiques Roadshow Play Along

Antiques buff? Test your valuation prowess with Fiona Bruce

Fiona Bruce and the experts make a return visit to Cheltenham Town Hall as visitors arrive for another busy day of evaluations on this week'sÌý. Featured family treasures include a valuable silver fruit bowl damaged when thrownÌýduring a domestic tiff,Ìýartefacts fromÌýCaptain Scott's last expedition to the South Pole and a humble house brick with an important story.

You can join in with the programme by pressing red to guess the valuations in real time. Your score is ranked and you’ll discover whether you’re an antiques armchair expert.

You can now also play along on a mobile or tablet byÌý. Find out more and read the step-by-step instructions toÌý. Don't forget to tweet your scores to #antiquesroadshow.

NB: Please note that there will be no Red Button play along on the 21 or 28 April. However, you can put your feet up and play along using the app which you’ve already downloaded on your phone or tablet.

Available on Sky and Freeview

Sunday 7 April, 7.55pm-9pm


Sport highlights

It’s an exciting week for sport on the Red Button with the promise of a thrilling Chinese Grand Prix and continued coverage of the highly anticipatedÌýMasters Golf tournament.

After the high-drama of the Malaysian Grand Prix will Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel put team interests first in Shanghai? We’llÌýbe showing pit lane action from the qualifiers followed byÌýa repeat of the race itself and all the post-race analysis. See whether Jenson Button can revive his title challenge hopes after a poor start to 2013. It’s going to be unmissable viewing.

Turning to golf, you can watch highlights of the second round of the from the world-famous Augusta National course in Georgia. Rory McIlroy has set his sights on glory but will he edge closer to aÌýthird major title win? ÌýAnd if that’s not enough you can get your fix with the Masters Amen Corner on Sunday evening.

Later on in the week look out for the Triathlon World Series event in San Diego. Jonny Brownlee is out of the competition due to injury but his gold-medal winning brother Alistair will be hoping to add to the family’s trophy cabinet.

For the latest information, refer to theÌý.

Please note all Red Button times are subject to change at short notice.