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| country = [[United Kingdom]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| home_station = [[BBC Radio 2]] (
| presenter = [[Paul O'Grady]]
| producer = [[Malcolm Prince]]
| record_location = [[Wogan House]], [[London]] (
| first_aired = 5 April 2009
| last_aired = 25 December 2022
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On 21 November 2022, Prince announced that he and O'Grady would return to host the annual Christmas Day special on [[Boom Radio]], with O'Grady again broadcasting from home.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2022/11/boom-radio-hires-paul-ogrady-for-christmas-day-show/|title= Boom Radio hires Paul O'Grady for Christmas Day show - RadioToday|date= 21 November 2022}}</ref>
The show was to return for an Easter special on Boom Radio on 9 April 2023, and a regular slot in May but this was cancelled due to O'Grady's sudden death on 28 March, and was replaced by a specially adapted repeat of his 2022 Christmas show, including
Plus, 3 of the show's specials were made available to listen to again on [[BBC Sounds]] and
The series was never actually billed as '''''Paul O'Grady on the Wireless'''''; in the ''Radio Times'', it was simply listed as '''''Paul O'Grady'''''.
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==Format==
The show aired from 17:00 to 19:00 on Sundays and was often pre-recorded during the preceding week, although early in the show's run it had
*'''All-Star Triple''' – Three tracks, played in a row, from the same artist. This first replaced the Motown Triple in the second hour of the programme from October 2010. However, at the end of the year, the 'All Star Triple' replaced both the Northern Soul and Motown Triples and features in both hours.
*'''Thank You''' – A chance for listeners to say 'Thank You' to people that have made a positive difference to their lives. Each Thank You message read out by Paul on-air received a 'Certificate of Thanks', signed by Paul and the best letter or email of the week, as chosen by Paul, received a box of chocolates and a T-shirt.
*'''Cocktail Hour''' – An easy-listening track accompanied by a cocktail recommendation in the first hour of the programme.
*'''Lost TV Theme'''
*'''Wish You Were There''' – In the second hour of the programme, Paul played a relaxing piece of music, designed to 'whisk you away to your own piece of paradise'. 'Wish You Were There' did not feature in every edition of the programme.
*'''Hi-NRG Classic'''
*'''Dead Pets''' – Listeners were invited to pay tribute to their deceased pets. Paul read out these letters or emails to Just a Closer Walk With Thee.
*'''Lost Shops
*'''Lost Film''' – Occasionally, towards the end of the show, Paul read out a 'Lost Film' inquiry that had been sent by a listener who wanted to know the name of a particular film that they have seen but cannot remember. This film was revisited during a future programme, where listeners' responses were read out.
*'''Lost Friends''' – Listeners were invited to email the show if they wished to get in touch with a person that they had lost contact with.
*'''It's a Small World''' – Whenever Paul read out a letter from a listener not based in the UK, an extract from the song ''
*'''A
*'''Classy Classical Choice''' – Paul played a classical music track in the second hour of the show.
*'''Northern Soul Triple''' – In the first hour of the programme, three Northern Soul tracks were played in a row. This feature was axed at the end of 2010 and
*'''Motown Triple''' – In the second hour of the programme, three Motown tracks were played in a row. This feature was axed at the
*'''Competition''' – In the first few months of the programme, listeners were invited to enter a light-hearted monthly competition. The first competition was entitled "Tea For Two on 2" and ran in April, May, June and July 2009. In the first round, the winner was given the opportunity to have tea with Paul and the team at the studios. In the other three months, the winner would receive a luxury hamper filled with tea, scones, biscuits and cakes, or could have tea with Paul and the team as the 'booby prize'. The second competition was entitled "Pressing Paul" and ran in August, September and October 2009. In each of these months, a listener could win the opportunity to have their washing and ironing taken care of by the show, in order to give themselves a break on a Sunday. Paul did not take any of the competitions seriously at all, encouraging people "Please don't enter" and "You could win a luxury hamper filled with tea, scones, jams, biscuits, cakes and trifles...or you could opt for the booby prize and join me and the team for tea in the green room!". The competition feature was "rested" after the October 2009 competition but did not return.
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