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Who's Up For Ten to the Top?

National treasure Joanna Lumley goes on a ten-song musical journey this week in Tracks of My Years. Plus, there's Vernon's music quiz Ten to the Top and a new Album of the Week.

National treasure Joanna Lumley goes on a ten-song musical journey this week in Tracks of My Years.

With over 60 years in showbusiness, Joanna has created many memorable screen characters over the years, most notably Purdey in The Avengers and Patsy in Absolutely Fabulous. But Joanna's also been a successful model, humanitarian and documentarian, and in recent years she's garnered acclaim for a series of travelogues on ITV1.

Her latest series - which starts in July - is Joanna Lumley’s Spice Trail Adventure, a four-part series which sees her explore the world’s greatest spice continents, discovering the insights of the centuries-old spice trade and its lasting impacts on the world. The series also acknowledges the dark side of the spices industry rooted in colonialism and its lasting impacts.

Joanna's next two tracks are by Roy Orbison and The Everly Brothers.

There are also more audio nuggets from the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Archive in Vernon's Vault, plus the mid-morning music quiz Ten to the Top and a brand new Record and Album of the Week.

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 tentothetop@bbc.co.uk.

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Tue 27 Jun 2023 09:30
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Music Played

  • Yazz & The Plastic Population

    The Only Way Is Up

    • Wanted (Deluxe Edition).
    • Cherry Pop.
    • 010.

  • George Ezra

    Dance All Over Me

    • Gold Rush Kid.
    • Columbia.

  • Beverley Knight

    Last One On My Mind

    • The Fifth Chapter.
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • John Paul Young

    Love Is In The Air

    • 20 Songs Of Love From The 70's (Vario.
    • MFP.

  • The Pretenders

    Let The Sun Come In

    • Relentless.
    • Parlophone.

  • The Beatles

    Come Together

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 025.

  • Black Box

    Ride On Time

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Record of The Week

    • ³’±πΎ±²΅³σ‐A²Τ²Τ±π

      Don't Say Love

      • (CD Single).
      • Warner Music.

  • Jimmy Dean

    Big Bad John

    • Rediscover The 50's - Here Comes Summ.
    • Old Gold.

  • P!nk

    Runaway

    • TRUSTFALL.
    • RCA.

  • The Isley Brothers

    Behind A Painted Smile

    • Isley Brothers - Greatest Motown Hits.
    • Motown.

  • Primal Scream

    Rocks

    • Dirty Hits.
    • Columbia.

  • Miley Cyrus

    Jaded

    • Endless Summer Vacation.
    • Columbia.

  • Robert Miles

    Children

    • New Pure Moods (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • OneRepublic

    RUNAWAY

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.

  • Album of The Week

    • Kelly Clarkson

      rock hudson

      • chemistry.
      • Atlantic.

  • Elton John

    Pinball Wizard (Glastonbury 2023)

  • Jason Mraz

    You Might Like It

    • Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride.
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • Tracks of My Years

    • Julie Driscoll & Brian Auger & the Trinity

      This Wheel's On Fire

      • The Greatest Hits Of 1968.
      • Premier.

    • Roy Orbison

      Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)

      • The Best Of Roy Orbison.
      • Columbia.
      • 2.

    • The Everly Brothers

      Cathy's Clown

      • Acuff-Rose Opryland Music: 50th Anniv.
      • Acuff-Rose Opryland.

  • Idina Menzel

    Move

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG Rights Management.

Broadcast

  • Tue 27 Jun 2023 09:30
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

Ten To The Top

Ten To The Top

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