BBC Radio 2 Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe 9:00 Wednesday then BBC Sounds

4 December Ralph McTell - then and now 29 days left to listen
This week, much-loved songwriter and guitarist Ralph McTell joins Mark, the day after Ralph turned 80. Mark looks back at Ralph's early days on stage and on the BBC. There's also a chance to hear Ralph's newest work.

11 December

Saturday 14 December 02:00 Festive fireside folk Available for 39 days
Mark plays O Tannenbaum by The Unthanks to lead us into a winter wonderland. The show also includes two Sheffield pub carols, a snapshot of Christmas in prison, and a pre-dawn Welsh plygain song. Paul Brady and Andy Irvine sing a classic song set on a Christmas morning. Mark also hears a poem read by John Tams.

8 January Shaun Keaveny sits in