Steve Wright in the Afternoon
| Other names | The Big Show |
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| Genre | Chat, music and comedy |
| Running time | 3 hours (2:00 pm – 5:00 pm) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 2 |
| Hosted by | Steve Wright |
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| Original release | 5 July 1999 – 30 September 2022 |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Website | Preview warning: No official website (P856) found in wikidata. Nothing will be displayed. |
| Podcast | Steve Wright in the Afternoon - The Big Podcast |
Steve Wright in the Afternoon is the name given to the English disc-jockey Steve Wright's radio shows. Wright's afternoon programme was known by that name from 1989.
Wright first presented the afternoon show on BBC Radio 1 regularly from 30 March 1981 to 24 December 1993, and then the breakfast show, named Steve Wright in the Morning, from 10 January 1994 to 21 April 1995. He presented the BBC Radio 2 afternoon show from 5 July 1999 to 30 September 2022.
The Radio 2 version, broadcast from 14:00 to 17:00 on weekdays, was frequently referred to on-air as The Big Show.