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Suggs from Madness chooses his Tracks of My Years

Making your mid-mornings memorable, Vernon's back with more big tunes, plus he's joined by Suggs with two more Tracks of My Years. And don't forget: Ten to the Top is back at 10:30.

Making your mid-mornings memorable, Vernon's bringing big tunes, big names and big laughs to weekdays.

Joining Vernon all week as his Tracks of My Years guest is Suggs from Madness, who'll be taking us on a ten-song journey through his colourful life. His two selections today come from Ian Dury and The Specials.

As well as mid-morning favourites such as Tracks of My Years, Ten to the Top and the Record and Album of the Week, Vernon will also have a few new surprises of his own!

Plus, in the first few weeks of his new show Vernon will welcome two new Radio 2 Piano Room performances. Def Leppard will perform on Thursday 18 May and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds on Thursday 1 June, both accompanied by the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra.

Already familiar to Radio 2 listeners in recent years covering for The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show, Steve Wright in the Afternoon, Rylan on Saturday and Dermot O’Leary, Vernon also presents Dance Sounds of the 90s on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Sounds and Radio 2. Vernon kicked off his radio career at Radio 1 from 2004–2012, where he presented Saturday and Sunday mid-morning shows. From 2015–2017, Vernon presented the mid-morning show on Radio X.

A regular face on TV for the past 20 years, Vernon has presented a variety of programmes including All Star Family Fortunes (ITV) Formula E coverage (C4) T4 (C4) This Morning (ITV) and numerous game shows for ITV including Vernon Kay’s Gameshow Marathon, Drive and Splash! He also came third when a contestant on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here in 2020.

Whatever you're up to, Vern wants to hear from you: email vernon@bbc.co.uk - and if you’d like to apply to take part in Ten to the Top, the address you need is TTTT@bbc.co.uk.

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Tue 16 May 2023 09:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Elton John

    I'm Still Standing

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Daft Punk

    Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Billy Porter

    Baby Was A Dancer

    • (CD Single).
    • Republic Records.

  • Sheila & B. Devotion

    Spacer

    • Best Disco Album In The World...Ever!.
    • Virgin.

  • Edwyn Collins

    A Girl Like You

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.

  • Mae Muller

    I Wrote A Song

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.

  • Luther Vandross & Janet Jackson

    The Best Things In Life Are Free

    • (CD Single).
    • DEF JAM.

  • Lewis Capaldi

    Wish You The Best

    • Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent.
    • Vertigo/Capitol.

  • A Flock of Seagulls

    Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)

    • Electric Dreams (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
    • 6.

  • Record Of The Week

    • Tom Grennan

      How Does It Feel

      • What Ifs & Maybes.
      • Sony.

  • Dina Carroll

    Ain't No Man

    • The Love Album II (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Blue Γ–yster Cult

    (Don't Fear) The Reaper

    • Chart Show Ultimate Rock - Various.
    • Hit.

  • Cat Burns

    live more & love more

    • (CD Single).
    • Since 93.

  • Blondie

    Atomic

    • Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
    • EMI.

  • Jessie Ware

    Begin Again

    • That! Feels Good!.
    • EMI.

  • Coldplay

    Adventure Of A Lifetime

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • U2's Bono & The Edge & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Vertigo (Radio 2 Piano Room, 16 March 2023)

  • Album Of The Week

    • Def Leppard

      Animal (Drastic Symphonies Version) (feat. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)

      • Drastic Symphonies.
      • UMC.

  • The Four Seasons

    December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 11.

  • Peter Gabriel

    i/o

    • i/o.
    • Real World.

  • Eurythmics

    Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

    • Our Friends Electric (Various Artists.
    • Telstar.

  • Blur

    Song 2

    • Parlophone.

  • Whitney Houston

    I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)

    • Arista.

  • ABBA

    Voulez-Vous

    • Abba Gold.
    • Polydor.
    • 013.

  • Tracks Of My Years

    • Ian Dury & the Blockheads

      Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

      • The Best Of Ian Dury.
      • Repertoire.

    • Madness

      One Step Beyond

      • Greatest Hits Of The 70's (Various).
      • EMI.
      • 5.

    • The Specials

      Do Nothing

      • Too Much Too Young.
      • BMG.
      • 15.

  • Deacon Blue

    Fergus Sings The Blues

    • Deacon Blue- Our Town (Greatest Hits).
    • Columbia.

Broadcast

  • Tue 16 May 2023 09:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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