A country music radio show from the UK and presented by CMA member Ben Atkinson. Our show has been on the air for thirteen years and is broadcast on stations in the UK, Ireland and Australia. We feature the best in country, roots, Americana and bluegrass, plus there's News from Nashvill, This Week in Country Music History and the Billboard charts.

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Week of the 23rd December 2019 (Christmas Special)

Join Ben for the 2019 Christmas Special of Ben's Country Music Show. Expect to hear your favourite festive favourites performed by a wide range of country artists, plus a few special tracks you'll perhaps never heard of before! Ben even has his sleigh bells in the studio once again. Happy Christmas from all at Ben's Country Music Show!

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Week of the 16th December 2019

On this week's show, Ben has an album of the week from Lady Antebellum, the final album of the week for 2019 and it's their new record, Ocean. Plus there's plenty of News from Nashville, the Billboard Charts and This Week in Country Music History. There's also great music from George Strait, Shania Twain, Taylor Swift and more.

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Week of the 9th December 2019

Join Ben for this week's Ben's Country Music Show, featuring two hours of the very best in country, roots, americana and bluegrass. Opening up the show with a great track from Ashley McBryde, Ben has the Billboard Charts, This Week in Country Music and full details of the special programmes that will be airing over the festive period. Plus, if that's not enough, Luke Combs' brand new album, What You See Is What You Get, is the album of the week.

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Week of the 2nd December 2019 (Ken Burns Country Music Special)

Join Ben for this very special programme, which airs in two parts. In the first hour you can hear a very special companion documentary to the Ken Burns documentary film, Country Music. There'll be interviews with Ken and the rest of the team who produced the show, plus some of the very best country music. Then, in hour two, Ben takes you through the changing British attitude to country music over the past 50 years, looking at how the genre's relationship with the UK has changed in that time.

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Week of the 25th November 2019

On this week's show, Ben is back in the studio after a few technical problems over the last few weeks. He's got some great music to play over the two hour programme including classics from Loretta Lynn, John Denver and Susie Bogguss, plus new music from Dierks Bentley and the Brothers Osbourne!

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Week of the 18th November 2019

Join Ben for this week's Ben's Country Music Show, featuring the best in country, roots, americana and bluegrass. It's CMA Week and CMA fever has hit Nashville. Ben will bring you all the details, plus there's the news from Nashville, This Week in Country Music History and an Album of the Week from Miranda Lambert, her new record, Wildcard!

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Week of the 11th November 2019

Join Ben for this week's Ben's Country Music Show, featuring two hours of the best in country, roots, americana and bluegrass. Plus, there's your News from Nashville, Billboard Charts and This Week in Country Music History.

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Week of the 4th November 2019

On this week's show, there's another chance to hear one of the special programmes recorded for the 10th anniversary of Ben's Country Music show in 2018. In this special show, Ben introduces some of his favourite interviews from across the last 10 years of the show.

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Week of the 28th October 2019

Join Ben for two hours of the very best in country, roots, americana and bluegrass. There's the news from Nashville, This Week in Country Music and your Billboard Charts. Plus, on this week's show you can hear Charles Esten in conversation, recorded at his Birmingham concert as part of his UK tour.

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Week of the 21st October 2019

This week there's another chance to hear Ben's CMA Awards Special 2019. The awards are taking place in November and on this week's show Ben takes you through all the nominees in each category and gives you a chance to pick your winners! Plus, Ben will make his predictions!

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