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Author and food writer Sophie Dahl goes on a ten-song musical journey this week in Tracks of My Years. Plus, there's the music quiz Ten to the Top and a new Album of the Week.

Author, columnist and food writer Sophie Dahl starts her musical journey, choosing some of her favourite songs in Tracks of My Years.

First becoming widely known as a model - who also happened to be Roald Dahl's grand-daughter - Sophie's writing debut, an illustrated novella called The Man With the Dancing Eyes, was published in 2003.

Also a devoted home-cook, her cookbook Miss Dahl鈥檚 Voluptuous Delights was published in 2009, and a spin-off 麻豆约拍 Two series, The Delicious Miss Dahl, aired the following year. In 2011, Sophie wrote and presented a 麻豆约拍 Two social history documentary about the Victorian domestic advisor Isabella Beeton, and her second cookbook, From Season to Season, was published.

Sophie鈥檚 first book for children, Madame Badobedah, was published in October 2019, and this week she will be on the show talking about the sequel, titled Madame Badobedah and the Old Bones, out this week!

She lives in the country with her husband and two daughters, rescue dog, cats and tortoise.

Plus, there's the mid-morning music quiz Ten to the Top, a brand new Record and Album of the Week, and we go diving into the archives for Vernon's Vault.

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

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Mon 2 Oct 2023 09:30
麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Jacksons

    Blame It On The Boogie

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Swedish House Mafia

    Don't You Worry Child (feat. John Martin)

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 83 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Duran Duran

    Black Moonlight

    • Danse Macabre.
    • BMG Rights Management (US).

  • The Four Seasons

    Who Loves You

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 1.

  • David Guetta

    When Love Takes Over (feat. Kelly Rowland)

    • (CD Single).
    • Positiva.

  • BRELAND

    Cowboy Don't

    • Cross Country (Deluxe Edition).
    • Atlantic.

  • Yazz & The Plastic Population

    The Only Way Is Up

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

  • Sophie Ellis鈥怋extor

    Beyond The Universe

    • Hana.
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • Kraftwerk

    The Model

    • Into The Eighties (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Kylie Minogue

    Tension

    • Tension.
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • David Gray

    Babylon

    • (CD Single).
    • Iht Records.

  • Sia

    Gimme Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • The Doors

    Touch Me

    • The Best Of The Doors.
    • Elektra.

  • David Bowie

    Starman

  • Record of The Week

    • U2

      Atomic City

      • (CD Single).
      • Island.

  • Elvis Presley vs Junkie XL

    A Little Less Conversation

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG/RCA.

  • One Direction

    What Makes You Beautiful

    • (CD Single).
    • Syco Music.

  • Vernon's Vault

    • Robbie Williams

      Feel (Simon Mayo's Drivetime Live Session)

      • Simon Mayo鈥檚 Drivetime.
      • UMOD (Universal Music On Demand).
      • 19.

  • Album of The Week

    • Beverley Knight

      Queen Of Everything

      • The Fifth Chapter.
      • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Billie Eilish

    bad guy

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 103 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 2.

  • Busted

    Good One

    • Greatest Hits 2.0.
    • Busted Live.

  • Tracks of My Years

    • Buggles

      Video Killed The Radio Star

      • Our Friends Electric (Various Artist.
      • Telstar.

    • Alicia Keys

      Empire State of Mind

      • Single.
      • EMI.
      • 1.

    • Madonna

      Dress You Up

      • Celebration.
      • Warner Bros.
      • 1.

    • Elkie Brooks

      Pearl's A Singer

      • The Very Best Of.
      • Virgin EMI Records.
      • 001.

  • Agnetha F盲ltskog

    Where Do We Go From Here?

    • A+.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • The Bangles

    Manic Monday

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

Broadcast

  • Mon 2 Oct 2023 09:30
    麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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