Bob is "proud and honoured" to take over “Sounds Of The 70s” from his great friend Johnnie Walker as of 3rd November 2024.

“This is such good fun and so special - spending this amazing time with the @bbcradio2 family. Swipe to see some of the pics from a really wonderful day”

Bob hosted a special edition of The Country Show on BBC Radio 2 on 11th April to mark 25 years at the helm.

It’s just over a week since he compered the annual C2C country music festival and Bob Harris chuckles when Total TV Guide asks him about how hard liquor and a US singer-songwriter led to him getting his first ever tattoo, aged 77.

Encouraged by a 23-year-old country musician Jackson Dean, the broadcaster now sports new ink on his right wrist.

Bob hosted this year’s C2C Festival at the O2 along with Alana Springsteen - take a look at the pictures!

Bob’s “Country Show” has again been voted Radio Show of the Year in the The Americana UK Readers’ Poll for 2023.

Danny Wallace and George Egg are joined by Alexandra Burke, Danielle de Niese, Bob Harris and Kéllé Bryan for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from The Teskey Brothers and Angeline Morrison.

Listen in right now to the BBC Radio 2 show - due to be broadcast on 28th December - when Dermot brings together his Radio 2 colleagues to chat about their life on air at the BBC.

This Christmas Bob will be as busy as Santa - presenting and guesting on BBC Radio 2 & 4.

On 16th November 2022 Bob joined his BBC radio 2 colleagues in support of the extraordinary efforts made by afternoon DJ Scott Mills to raise funds foe “Children in Need”.

Legendary broadcaster 'Whispering Bob' Harris speaks to Headliner about the 2022 C2C (Country 2 Country) music festival at the O2 in London, the genre's 21st century boom and his new BBC Radio 2 series celebrating its most exciting new talent.

In March, Radio 2 Celebrates Country offers listeners a feast of country music. As the official broadcast partner of C2C Country to Country, the biggest country music festival in Europe, the network broadcasts from backstage at the festival in London’s O2 Arena with two shows. On Saturday 12 March (3pm-6pm), host of Radio 2’s The Country Show (Thursdays, 9pm), Bob Harris, introduces highlights from the festival.

Bob will be sitting in on BBC Radio 2 for his great friend Johnnie Walker on ‘Sounds of the 70’s’ on 16th and 23rd January.

Radio 1 Breakfast presenter Greg James grew up with Bob’s famous whispering voice coming out of the radios at home, as his father Alan has been a fan from Bob’s first broadcast on Radio 1 on August 19th 1970 and his television career on The Old Grey Whistle Test, right through to Bob’s current work on Radio 2. They are firm friends through a love of cricket and music and have often attended gigs together with their families.

Greg talks in depth to Bob about his life, influences and passions and constant search for the next big thing.