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Robert Carlyle chooses his final Tracks of My Years

Actor Robert Carlyle concludes his musical journey in Tracks of My Years. Plus, there's the music quiz Ten to the Top and Album of the Week.

Actor Robert Carlyle chooses his final Tracks Of My Years.

First coming to widespread attention with a memorable role in Cracker on ITV, Robert also lit up the small screen as the Highland policeman Hamish Macbeth, before two film roles in the mid-90s propelled him to superstardom.

Firstly, the part of Francis Begbie in Danny Boyle's Trainspotting brought widespread acclaim, and playing Gaz in The Full Monty helped land the film a Best Film Bafta.

Other notable film credits include The Beach, 28 Weeks Later and The World Is Not Enough, and he's continued to delight small screen fans with parts in Once Upon a Time, Stargate Universe and War of the Worlds.

Robert's latest TV project sees him return as Prime Minister Robert Sutherland in Cobra: Rebellion for Sky, where he stars alongside the likes of Victoria Hamilton, Jane Horrocks, David Haig and Marsha Thomason.

Plus, Vernon has 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’d 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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Fri 20 Oct 2023 09:30
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Music Played

  • The Jacksons

    Can You Feel It

    • Fantastic 80's Go For It! - Various.
    • Parlophone.

  • The Cardigans

    Lovefool

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

  • U2

    Atomic City

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • ²Ήβ€h²Ή

    Take On Me

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • The Foundations

    Build Me Up Buttercup

    • Million Sellers Vol.12 - The Sixties.
    • Disky.

  • Jalen Ngonda

    That's All I Wanted From You

    • Come Around And Love You.
    • Daptone.

  • Peter Gabriel

    Sledgehammer

    • Now 1986 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Duran Duran

    Black Moonlight

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

  • The Soup Dragons

    I'm Free (feat. Junior Reid)

    • Weekender - Various Artists.
    • Columbia.

  • Sugababes

    When The Rain Comes

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Londonbeat

    I've Been Thinking About You

  • New Radicals

    Get What You Give

    • (CD Single).
    • MCA.

  • Agnetha FΓ€ltskog

    Where Do We Go From Here?

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

  • Calvin Harris & Rag’n’Bone Man

    Giant

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Record of The Week

    • Paloma Faith

      How You Leave A Man

      • The Glorification Of Sadness.
      • RCA.

  • Vernon's Vault

    • Blondie

      Denis (Apollo Theatre, Glasgow, 31 Dec 1979)

  • Album of the week

    • Rick Astley

      Golden Hour

      • Are We There Yet?.
      • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Bryan Ferry

    Let's Stick Together

    • Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - Street Life.
    • Eg.

  • The Whispers

    And The Beat Goes On

    • Time For Love (Various Artists).
    • Truetrax.

  • *NSYNC & Justin Timberlake

    Better Place

    • TROLLS Band Together O.S.T..
    • RCA.

  • Tracks of My Years

    • Blur

      To The End

      • Glorious (Various Artists).
      • Columbia.

    • Blur

      Parklife

      • Blur The Best of.
      • Parlophone.
      • 6.

    • Iggy Pop

      Lust For Life

      • Single.
      • White Label.
      • 1.

    • Oasis

      Don't Look Back In Anger

      • This Year's Love (Various Artists) C.
      • Global Television.

  • Madness

    C'est La Vie

    • Theatre Of The Absurd Introduces E.P..
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

Broadcast

  • Fri 20 Oct 2023 09:30
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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