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Last broadcast on Sun, 25 Jul 2010, 11:00 on BBC Radio 2.
Synopsis
Sir Terry Wogan has the national treasure Tony Christie and American singer-songwriter Gretchen Peters performing live in the BBC Radio Theatre in London. Plus comedian and writer Barry Cryer and world renowned New Zealand soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa join Terry as his special guests.
The Elio Pace Houseband return with even more live music and John 'Boggy' drops by to join in with the weekly wit and aplomb of Weekend Wogan.
Music and featured items
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Chapter 1
Gretchen Peters
The Nashville singer-songwriter performs live and talks about writing for other artists including Bryan Adams.
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Chapter 2
Barry Cryer
The comedy stalwart tells Terry about his profile of his friend Bob Monkhouse, airing on Tuesday 27 July as part of Radio 2's comedy season.
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Chapter 3
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
Dame Kiri tells Sir Terry The Radio 2 Kiri Prize, an initiative to search for an opera star of the future, which can be heard on Friday Night Is Music Night starting on Friday 30 August.
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Chapter 4
Tony Christie
Tony performs live and talks about his long career, his post Comic Relief renaissance, and his West End debut in Dreamboats and Petticoats.
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House Band
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Elio Pace
— Yeh Yeh
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Deniece Williams
— Let's Hear It For The Boy -
The Lovin' Spoonful
— Summer In The City -
Gretchen Peters
— On A Bus To St Cloud -
Interview
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Gretchen Peters
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Gretchen Peters
— Sunday Morning -
The Radio 2 Janet & John Stories - Stories of the Marsh Family
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Janet & John Are Going Shopping In Uckfield
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The Stylistics
— Can't Give You Anything -
Interview
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Barry Cryer
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Morecambe & Wise
— Bring Me Sunshine -
Live Track
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Gretchen Peters
— When You Are Old
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House Band
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Elio Pace
— Sad Songs
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Lady Antebellum
— I Run To You -
Interview
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Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
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Queen
— You're My Best Friend -
Live Track
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Tony Christie
— Solitaire
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Interview
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Tony Christie
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Live Track
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Tony Christie
— Shop Around
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Amy Grant
— Baby Baby -
House Band - Elio's Aperitif
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Elio Pace
— Oh So Tight
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World Exclusive - New Track
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Sharon Corr
— Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime
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Live Track
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Tony Christie
— Avenues and Alleyways
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Broadcast
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Sun 25 Jul 201011:00