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The Radio 2 Breakfast Show refers to a range of programming on weekday mornings on BBC Radio 2 since the station's inception on 30 September 1967. The show's longest serving host to date was Sir Terry Wogan, who worked on the programme for 28 years in 2 separate stints, from 3 April 1972 until 28 December 1984, and again from 4 January 1993 until 18 December 2009. The show's shortest serving host to date was Brian Hayes, who hosted the show from 6 January to 23 December 1992. Since 14 January 2019, the show is now hosted by Zoe Ball.
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- ↑ Marshall, Michelle (16 April 2019). "Mark Tully: BBC Radio 4 host speaks out on shock programme axe 'I feel sad for myself'". Daily Express . London. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ↑ Herbert, George. "Prayer (I)". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
Prayer the church's banquet, angel's age, God's breath in man returning to his birth, ... Church-bells beyond the stars heard, the soul's blood, The land of spices; something understood.
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