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Vernon Brings the Big Tunes!

Actor Luke Evans chooses his penultimate Tracks of My Years, and two more contestants battle it out for a smart speaker in the mid-morning music quiz Ten to the Top.

Actor Luke Evans chooses his Tracks Of My Years.

After winning a scholarship to the London Studio Centre theatre school and graduating in 2000, Luke began his career on the stage, performing in many of London's West End productions such as Rent, Miss Saigon, and Piaf. He made his film breakthrough in the Clash of the Titans 2010 remake.

He continued to take the film world by storm appearing in huge Hollywood blockbusters such as The Fast and The Furious, The Girl On The Train, The Hobbit and 3 Musketeers. Luke also starred in the live action remake of Disney's Beauty and the Beast alongside Emma Watson where he had the chance to show off his singing talents as 'Gaston'.

But Luke says music is his first love, and he's released two solo album and recorded a musical special for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ1.

Luke is currently appearing in 'Backstairs Billy' at the Duke of York's Theatre in London. The new comedy play centres around the relationship between the Queen Mother and William "Billy" Tallon, with Luke playing Billy and Penelope Wilton as the Queen Mother.

Luke's two tracks today are from Dire Straits & Roxy Music.

Plus there'll be more audio nuggets from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Archive in Vernon's Vault; the Record and Album Of The Week and the mid-morning music quiz, Ten To The Top.

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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Thu 11 Jan 2024 09:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Clean Bandit

    Rather Be (feat. Jess Glynne)

    • Now That's What I Call Music 88 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 4.

  • Madness

    Our House

    • Now 1983 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • The Vaccines

    Lunar Eclipse

    • Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations.
    • Super Easy.
    • 1.

  • Tom Chaplin & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Somewhere Only We Know (Radio 2 Piano Room, 07 Feb 2023)

  • Jalen Ngonda

    Rapture

    • Come Around And Love Me.
    • Daptone Records.

  • The Knack

    My Sharona

    • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • KC and the Sunshine Band

    Give It Up

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • Record of The Week

    • Alicia Keys

      Lifeline

      • The Color Purple (Music From & Inspired By).
      • Alicia Keys Records.

  • Alesha Dixon

    The Boy Does Nothing

    • (CD Single).
    • Asylum.
    • 1.

  • RAYE

    Worth It.

    • My 21st Century Blues.
    • RAYE.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Big Love

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 005.

  • David Guetta

    When Love Takes Over (feat. Kelly Rowland)

    • (CD Single).
    • Positiva.

  • Texas

    In Our Lifetime

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.

  • Finn Forster

    On My Mind

    • (CD Single).
    • Independent.

  • Belinda Carlisle

    We Want The Same Thing

    • A Place On Earth - Greatest Hits.
    • Virgin.

  • Ilsey Juber

    No California

    • (CD Single).
    • Elektra.

  • Vernon's Vault

    • Oasis

      Songbird (Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 1 Live Lounge, 2004)

  • Album of The Week

    • Shed Seven

      Throwaways (feat. Peter Doherty)

      • A Matter Of Time.
      • Cooking Vinyl.

  • Tracks of My Years

    • The Shapeshifters

      Lola's Theme

      • (CD Single).
      • Positiva.

    • Sophie B. Hawkins

      Right Beside You

      • (CD Single).
      • Columbia.

  • Rick Astley

    Forever & More

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

  • Rod Stewart & Jools Holland

    Almost Like Being In Love

    • Swing Fever.
    • East West.

Broadcast

  • Thu 11 Jan 2024 09:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Ten To The Top

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