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Love Songs and David Harewood

David Harewood - actor, director, author and activist - chooses his Tracks of My Years. Plus, Radio 2’s new mid-morning music quiz Ten to the Top is back at 10:30.

David Harewood - actor, director, author and activist - chooses his Tracks of My Years.

One of the most acclaimed and in-demand actors this country has produced, David's starred in work as diverse as Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔland, The Vice and Supergirl on the small screen, while in theatre he’s portrayed Martin Luther King, Othello and the roman general Marc Anthony.

His best-known roles are probably that of CIA counterterrorism director David Estes in Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔland and J'onn J'onzz/Martian Manhunter and Hank Henshaw/Cyborg Superman in Supergirl, the show where he made his directorial debut in 2021.

As a mental health ambassador, David has highlighted his own battle with mental health in work such as the Bafta-nominated documentary David Harewood: Psychosis and Me. Having published his first book in 2021 called Maybe I Don’t Belong Here: A Memoir of Race, David's also continued to explore issues around race in documentaries such as Black is the New Black, Will Britain Ever Have a Black Prime Minister? and Why Is Covid Killing People of Colour?

In his latest two-part documentary, Get On Up: The Triumph of Black America, David journeys across the US to meet his heroes and discover some of the true stories behind the incredible artists who shaped his life and changed the world. Smokey Robinson, Bond girl Gloria Hendry and disco pioneer Nile Rogers are just some of the names to feature.

His next two choices are from The Beat and Bob Marley.

Plus, Gary's got another edition of Radio 2’s new mid-morning music quiz Ten to the Top as well as The Love Song messages and the Record and Album of the Week.

If you’d like to apply to take part in Ten to the Top, email tentothetop@bbc.co.uk, and to the contact the show, just email gary.davies@bbc.co.uk.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Wed 29 Mar 2023 09:30

Music Played

  • Mark Ronson

    Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 001.
  • Jason Mraz

    I Feel Like Dancing

    • Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride.
    • BMG Rights Management (US).
  • Madonna

    Express Yourself

    • (Single).
    • Sire.
  • Jamiroquai

    Virtual Insanity

    • Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
    • Columbia.
  • Olly Murs

    I Found Her

    • Marry Me.
    • EMI.
  • Boz Scaggs

    Lido Shuffle

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1977 (Various).
    • Premier.
  • Billy Ocean

    Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)

    • Billy Ocean - Love Is For Ever (L.I.F.
    • Jive.
  • Jessie Ware

    Pearls

    • That! Feels Good!.
    • EMI.
  • The Chainsmokers & Coldplay

    Something Just Like This

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • Lionel Richie

    Hello

    • Lionel Richie: Truly - The Love Song.
    • Motown.
  • Record Of The Week

    • Ed Sheeran

      Eyes Closed

      • - (Subtract).
      • Atlantic.
  • Girls Aloud

    The Promise

    • (CD Single).
    • Fascination.
    • 1.
  • Miami Sound Machine & Gloria Estefan

    Rhythm Is Gonna Get You

    • Gloria Estefan - Greatest Hits.
    • Epic.
  • Simply Red

    Better With You

    • Time.
    • Simplyred.com.
  • Cher

    Love & Understanding

    • (CD Single).
    • Geffen.
  • Niall Horan

    Heaven

    • The Show.
    • Capitol Records.
  • The Lotus Eaters

    First Picture Of You

    • New Frontiers (Various Artists).
    • Temple Records.
  • Bruce Hornsby & the Range

    The Way It Is

    • Life In The Fast Lane (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.
  • Album Of The Week

    • Depeche Mode

      Soul With Me

      • Memento Mori.
      • Columbia.
  • Katie Melua

    Quiet Moves

    • Love & Money.
    • BMG Rights Management.
  • Tracks Of My Years

    • The Beat

      Mirror In The Bathroom

      • The Beat - Beat This!.
      • Sire.
    • Bob Marley & The Wailers

      Satisfy My Soul

      • B Is For Bob.
      • Island Records.
      • 9.
  • The Script

    Hall Of Fame (feat. will.i.am)

    • #3 (Deluxe Edition).
    • Sony.
  • Shanice

    I Love Your Smile

    • Now Yearbook '92 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music.

Broadcast

  • Wed 29 Mar 2023 09:30