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Alternative Californian Road Trip

Dermot O'Leary takes us back to the 90s with a hand-picked selection of alternative bangers from his favourite decade in music.

First broadcast in 2022.

An Ora et Labora production for BBC Radio 2.

13 days left to listen

57 minutes

Last on

Wed 1 Jul 2026 03:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers

    Road Trippin'

    • Warner Bros.

  • Beck

    Loser

    • Geffen.

  • Blind Melon

    No Rain

    • Capitol.

  • No Doubt

    Don't Speak

    • Huge Hits 1997 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Smash Mouth

    Walkin' On The Sun

    • The Best Bands ...Ever! (Various).
    • Virgin.

  • Grandaddy

    A.M. 180

    • BIG CAT RECORDS.

  • 2Pac

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

    • DEATH ROW.

  • DJ Jazzy Jeff & Will Smith

    The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air

    • Sony Music Entertainment.

  • CAKE

    The Distance

    • Mercury.

  • L7

    Pretend We're Dead

    • Slash/London.

  • Weezer

    Undone - The Sweater Song

    • Geffen.

  • blink-182

    What's My Age Again?

    • Universal.

  • The Offspring

    Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)

    • Columbia.

  • Green Day

    Basket Case

    • Columbia.

  • Jane’s Addiction

    Been Caught Stealing

    • Warner Bros.

  • EELS

    Last Stop: This Town

    • Dreamworks.

  • Hole

    Malibu

    • DGC.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 20 Jun 2022 03:00
    BBC Radio 2
  • Sun 10 Jul 2022 01:00
    BBC Radio 2
  • Fri 12 Apr 2024 03:00
    BBC Radio 2
  • Fri 4 Jul 2025 03:00
    BBC Radio 2
  • Wed 1 Jul 2026 03:00
    BBC Radio 2