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Jon Holmes sits in for Graham Norton over the summer, with special guests, Jonny Saunders back to guide us through the sport, Bobbie Pryor on travel, and the KenBruceMaster quiz.

Jon Holmes sits in for Graham Norton over the summer, with Jonny Saunders back on Radio 2 to guide us through the sport, Bobbie Pryor's travel, and more hand-picked music for the discerning listener.

Each week there will be guests, with lady legends of sitcom including Nerys Hughes, Sue Pollard, Penelope Keith and Linda Robson, joining Jon to chat about their life and career.

Jon is showcasing brand new music talent on Radio 2 in a series of live sessions. So far, so usual. But in His Busker's Voice, the talent will quite literally be drawn from the streets, as Jon lines up Britain's best buskers to play live in the studio.

The Midday MashUp features two tunes that sound ridiculous on paper but make glorious sense when you hear them together. While Jon's KenBruceMaster quiz turns Ken Bruce's PopMaster quiz on its head. Instead of listeners answering questions about pop stars: on Saturdays, pop stars will answer (very surreal) questions about Ken Bruce.

In Toddler Pops, Jon invites listeners to identify the tune as played by a two year old on a toy glockenspiel (it could be anything from Coldplay, to the Rolling Stones by way of Iron Maiden). And a Radio 2 listener battles against Jon's studio guest in a game of names. They just have to correctly guess whether Elephant's Breath is the name of a band, or a paint colour, and similar conundrums in Band I Found On MySpace Or...

2 hours, 57 minutes

Last on

Sat 28 Jul 2012 10:00

Music Played

  • Aztec Camera

    Somewhere in My Heart

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
  • Simple Minds

    Sanctify Yourself

    • The Greatest Hits.
    • Virgin.
  • Status Quo

    The Winner

    • (CD Single).
    • Fourth Chord Records.
    • 1.
  • Michael Jackson

    Off The Wall

    • Michael Jackson - Off The Wall.
    • Epic.
  • Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

    AKA... What A Life!

  • Scissor Sisters

    Baby Come Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

    • Magic Hour.
    • Polydor.
    • 1.
  • Noisettes

    That Girl

    • Contact.
    • Absolute.
  • David Bowie & Mick Jagger

    Dancing In The Street

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.
  • Santana

    Smooth (feat. Rob Thomas)

    • (CD Single).
    • Arista.
  • R.E.M.

    Losing My Religion

    • R.E.M. - Out Of Time.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Paloma Faith

    30 Minute Love Affair

    • Fall To Grace.
    • RCA.
    • 2.
  • Queen

    Another One Bites The Dust

    • The Game.
    • Island.
    • 3.
  • Turin Brakes

    Pain Killer

    • (CD Single).
    • Source Records.
  • Jason Mraz

    I Won't Give Up

    • Love Is A Four Letter Word.
    • Atlantic.
    • 4.
  • The Coral

    In The Morning

    • (CD Single).
    • Deltasonic.
  • Keane

    Sovereign Light Cafe

    • Strangeland.
    • Island.
    • 1.
  • Elvis Costello

    A Good Year For The Roses

    • Ultimate Country (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.
  • Free

    My Brother Jake

    • Music Of The Year 1971.
    • Spectrum.
    • 9.
  • Paul Simon

    Late in the Evening

    • The Paul Simon Anthology (Disc 1).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 10.
  • Survivor

    Eye Of The Tiger

    • The No.1 Movies Album (Various Artist.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Led Zeppelin

    Whole Lotta Love

  • Lemar

    Invincible

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.
    • 1.
  • The Darkness

    Love Is Only A Feeling

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • Terry Fox

    Sangria Bottle

  • Terry Fox

    Tainted Love

  • Ren Harvieu

    Open Up Your Arms

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.
  • Snow Patrol

    Run

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
  • Simple Plan

    Summer Paradise

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • Wilson Pickett

    In The Midnight Hour

    • Soul (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

Broadcast

  • Sat 28 Jul 2012 10:00