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Anytime you need a friend I will be here...

Your stories, dedications and classic love songs with Michael... easy like Sunday morning.

Michael Ball brings the perfect soundtrack to your Sunday morning with two hours of your true stories, dedications and timeless love songs.

Michael wants to hear about your anniversaries, birthdays, graduations, retirements, any date which is special to you for Your Special Day. In Love Letters, tell that someone special in your life exactly what your heart wants to say in the form of a handwritten love letter.

Let Michael know about that special person in your life, be it a spouse, friend, partner, neighbour, sibling, parent, child, carer, workmate, or whoever it may be, and let’s fill this show with fun, happiness and love. It’s the big hug of a show we all need. Send your stories and dedications to Michael.ball@bbc.co.uk

To listen on most smart speakers, just say “ask BBC Sounds to play Love Songs with Michael Ball".

Produced by Mostest for BBC Radio 2

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1 hour, 55 minutes

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Sunday09:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Boyzone

    No Matter What

    • Love Songs - 39 All Time Love Classic.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Alicia Keys

    You Don't Know My Name

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.

  • MT Jones

    I Don't Understand

    • (CD Single).
    • EMDM Management.

  • Billy Ocean

    Love Really Hurts Without You

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1976 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Texas

    When We Are Together

    • Texas - The Hush.
    • Mercury.

  • Leona Lewis

    Better In Time

    • (CD Single).
    • Syco Music.

  • Stevie Wonder

    My Cherie Amour

    • Soul (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • JP Cooper

    Sad Song (feat. Gabrielle)

    • Just A Few Folk.
    • Island.

  • Westlife

    Flying Without Wings

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Lonestar

    Amazed

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.

  • Lionel Richie

    Stuck on You

    • Soul (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Curtis Stigers

    I Wonder Why

    • Now 1992 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Ella Langley

    Choosin' Texas

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Carole King

    It's Too Late

    • Carole King - Tapestry.
    • Epic.

  • Darius Rucker & BBC Concert Orchestra

    Come Fly With Me (Radio 2 Piano Room, 9 Feb 2026)

  • JLS

    Everybody In Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony Music.
    • 1.

  • Mariah Carey

    Anytime You Need a Friend

    • Music Box: 30th Anniversary Edition.
    • Columbia/Legacy.
    • 7.

  • Squeeze

    You Get The Feeling

    • Trixies.
    • Love Records.

  • Barbra Streisand

    Evergreen (Love Theme From "A Star Is Born")

    • Barbra Streisand Greatest Hits Vol.2.
    • CBS.

  • Andrew Rannells, Josh Gad, Rory O’Malley, Kevin Duda, Clark Johnsen, Justin Bohon, Brian Sears, Scott Barnhardt, Benjamin Schrader, Lewis Cleale & Jason Michael Snow

    Hello!

    • The Book Of Mormon (Original Broadway Cast Recording).
    • Ghostlight Records.
    • 1.

  • Rita Moreno, George Chakiris & The Sharks & Girls

    America

    • West Side Story: The Original Motion Picture Sound Track Recording.
    • Columbia.
    • 6.

  • Ben Platt

    Waving Through A Window

    • Dear Evan Hansen: Original Broadway Cast Recording.
    • Atlantic.
    • 2.

  • Dina Carroll

    Don't Be a Stranger

    • NOW - Yearbook 1993.
    • Now! Music.
    • 18.

  • Sam Cooke

    Cupid

    • Sam Cooke - The Man & His Music.
    • RCA.

Broadcast

  • Sunday09:00
    BBC Radio 2