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Vernon Plays the Big Tunes

Comedian, writer, actor Babatunde AlΓ©shΓ© goes on a ten-song musical journey in Tracks of My Years. Plus, there's the music quiz Ten to the Top and the Album of the Week.

Award-winning comedian, writer, actor and podcaster Babatunde AlΓ©shΓ© starts his musical journey, choosing some of his favourite songs in Tracks of My Years.

One of the fastest rising stars in British Comedy, he came to widespread attention in series 22 of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here, being eliminated fifth in the series won by Jill Scott.

But he's been appearing on TV long before heading to the jungle, with acting appearances in the likes of Waking the Dead, Doctor Who and EastEnders. He's also starred alongside his friend Mo Gilligan in Celebrity Gogglebox, and last year Babatunde’s Mission Imagination podcast won a prestigious ARIA Award.

Babatunde's recently added more dates to his debut tour, titled Babatunde AlΓ©shΓ©: Babahood, with gigs from December right through to February.

His next two tracks are from Skee-Lo and Mark Morrison

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

Last on

Tue 31 Oct 2023 09:30
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Rolling Stones

    Sympathy For The Devil

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.

  • P!nk, Marshmello & Sting

    Dreaming

    • TRUSTFALL - Tour Deluxe Edition.
    • RCA.

  • The Killers

    Mr Brightside

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • The Trammps

    Disco Inferno

    • NOW Boogie Nights - Disco Classics (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Record of The Week

    • Beverley Knight

      I'm On Fire (feat. London Community Gospel Choir)

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

  • Alice Cooper

    Poison

    • Free Spirit (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
    • 7.

  • Ultra NatΓ©

    UNBREAKABLE

    • ULTRA Deluxe.
    • BluFire / Peace Bisquit.

  • Rockwell

    Somebody's Watching Me

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Candi Staton

    Young Hearts Run Free

  • Johnny Marr

    Somewhere

    • Spirit Power.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • The Cranberries

    Zombie

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • S. J. Hawkins

    I Put A Spell On You

    • Halloween Hits (Various Artists).
    • Rhino.

  • Bobby β€œBoris” Pickett

    Monster Mash

    • Decca.

  • Shakira

    She Wolf

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.

  • OMC

    How Bizarre

    • Now 34 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Kane Brown

    I Can Feel It

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA Nashville.

  • Jackie Wilson

    Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Want To Meet)

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Blue Γ–yster Cult

    Don't Fear The Reaper

    • Columbia.

  • Paloma Faith

    How You Leave A Man

    • The Glorification Of Sadness.
    • RCA.

  • Vernon's Vault

    • Florence + The Machine

      Halo (ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 1 Live Lounge, June 2009)

      • Various Artists - Rediscovery (2CD Set).
      • 11.

  • Album of the week

    • James Blunt

      All The Love That I Ever Needed

      • Who We Used To Be.
      • Atlantic.

  • Revival

    Best Of My Love (feat. Imaani)

    • (CD Single).
    • Revival Records.

  • Tracks of My Years

    • ³§°μ±π±π‐L΄Η

      I Wish

      • (CD Single).
      • Polygram TV.

    • The System

      Coming To America

      • The Original Soundtrack - Coming To America.
      • Atlantic.
      • 10.

    • Mark Morrison

      Return Of The Mack

  • Mark Morrison

    Return Of The Mack

    • (CD Single).
    • WEA.

  • Madness

    C'est La Vie

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

Broadcast

  • Tue 31 Oct 2023 09:30
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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