The eight songs which featured in the semi-final were previewed on the Radio 2 shows "Wake Up to Wogan" and "The Ken Bruce Show" between 2 and 5 February 1998, with two songs being played each day on both programmes. The semi-final was then held on 6 February, hosted by Ken Bruce and Terry Wogan. Once all songs had been played, listeners were invited to phone in and vote for their favourites from 9-10am. The result was announced at the end of the broadcast; the qualifying songs were announced in alphabetical order by title.