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Bee Gees three-hour special on Bank Holiday Monday BBC radio 2

 april 25th 2017


Radio 2 will be paying homage to The Bee Gees in a three-hour special on Bank Holiday Monday May 1st to mark the 50th anniversary of their first single.
Tony Blackburn will present The Songs Of The Bee Gees as well as a selection of the best cover versions of their songs from artists including Barbra Streisand, Take That and Diana Ross.

 Monday 1 May 2017 - 14:00 ( europe time ) / 2 pm

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