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Dr Beat is in the house!

Feelgood tunes to groove and soothe your soul. Dr Beat is also on hand to prescribe a perfect tune for a listener whose week hasn’t got off to the best start!

Feelgood favourites, hidden gems and fresh new tunes to groove and soothe you. DJ Spoony serves up a brilliant selection of classic soul, disco, soulful house, R&B, funk, UK garage, reggae, hip-hop, doo-wop, yacht rock and more. Our genial host also unveils his New 2 Spoon record of the week.

Spoony’s alter-ego Dr Beat is also on hand to prescribe a musical pick-me-up for a lucky listener. Whether your Monday has gone spectacularly off the rails, you’re recovering from an eventful weekend, or you simply need a track to mark a special occasion, get in touch for a 'telephone consultation' in exchange for the perfect tune to match your situation! Text 88291, WhatsApp 08000 288 291 or e-mail spoony@bbc.co.uk.

The Midnight Feast track wraps up each show. Think big production, lush orchestration and the best voices in the business!

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Monday 22:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Otis Clay

    The Only Way Is Up

    • Life:Styles Compiled By Coldcut (V).
    • Harmless.

  • 2Pac

    California Love (feat. Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman)

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 34 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • James Brown

    Papa's Got a Brand New Bag

    • Originals 2 (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Stevie Wonder

    That Girl

    • Number Ones.
    • Motown.

  • Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr.

    You Don't Have To be A Star (To Be In My Show)

    • I Hope We Get To Love In Time.
    • Razor And Tie.

  • Whitney Houston

    Fine

    • Whitney The Greatest Hits.
    • Arista/Legacy.
    • 1.

  • Four Tops

    When She Was My Girl

    • The Four Tops - The Singles Collectio.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • The Shapeshifters & Sharlene Hector

    Everything's Changing

  • K.P. & Envyi

    Swing My Way

  • Jeffrey Osborne

    I Really Don't Need No Light

    • Jeffrey Osborne.
    • A&M.
    • 3.

  • Natanya

    Show Me Right!

  • Amy Winehouse

    Wake Up Alone

    • Back To Black.
    • Universal-Island Records Ltd..
    • 8.

  • Brian McKnight

    Anytime

    • Motown Records.

  • Calvin Harris

    Acceptable In The 80s

    • Now 66 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • The Chi‐Lites

    Too Good To Be Forgotten

    • The Best Of The Chi-Lites.
    • BMG.

  • Lionel Richie

    Stuck on You

    • Soul (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Wretch 32

    Doing OK (feat. Jacob Banks)

    • Ministry Of Sound/Levels.

  • Gwen McCrae

    Keep the Fire Burning

    • On My Way.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 3.

  • Danielle Ponder

    Open Windows

  • Macy Gray

    I Try

    • The 2000 Brit Awards (Various Artist.
    • Columbia.

  • UB40

    Food For Thought

    • The Very Best Of UB40 1980-2000.
    • Virgin.

  • Steely Dan

    I got the news

    • Aja.
    • Geffen*.
    • 6.

  • Moon Rocket

    Be The One You Are

  • Maxwell

    Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Chris Malinchak

    So Good To Me

    • Ministry Of Sound.

  • Side Effect

    Midnight Lover

    • Portraits.
    • Rhino/Elektra.
    • 5.

Broadcast

  • Monday 22:00
    BBC Radio 2