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Vernon Brings The Big Tunes

Comedian and presenter Leigh Francis - AKA Keith Lemon - chooses his Tracks of My Years. Plus the Album and Record Of The Week and another round of Ten To The Top.

Comedian Leigh Francis - AKA Keith Lemon and the man behind Bo' Selecta! – chooses another two songs for his Tracks Of My Years this week.

His first break came on Paramount Television in 1996 when Davina McCall encouraged him to do some telly after seeing him in a comedy club. He went on to play characters on Channel 4’s β€˜Popworld’ and featured what would become his Bo' Selecta! characters.

From there there’s been numerous shows, including β€˜Keith Lemon’s Very Brilliant World Tour’ β€˜Celebrity Juice’, 'The Keith Lemon Sketch Show’, The Keith & Paddy Picture Show and β€˜Shopping with Keith Lemon’. Leigh has also hosted Sing If You Can’ alongside Stacey Solomon, β€˜Keith Lemon’s LemonAid’ and a reboot of β€˜Through the Keyhole.'

Now he's embarking on his first ever live tour, β€˜My First Time’, covering 24 dates between March and April, and concluding with a run of three shows in Leigh’s hometown of Leeds.

Leigh’s two tracks today are from Simply Red and Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes

There'll also be more audio nuggets from the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Archive in Vernon's Vault; 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

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Thu 18 Jan 2024 09:30
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Music Played

  • Prince & The Revolution

    Kiss

    • 4Ever.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Soft Cell

    Tainted Love

    • Hits & Pieces - The Best of Marc Almond & Soft Cell.
    • UMC.

  • Noah Kahan

    Stick Season

    • Stick Season.
    • Mercury.

  • Sydney Youngblood

    If Only I Could

    • Club Classics From The 80's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • Dua Lipa

    Houdini

    • Radical Optimism.
    • Warner Records.

  • Ian Dury & the Blockheads

    Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

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

  • ²Ήβ€h²Ή

    The Sun Always Shines on TV

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Record of The Week

    • Jennifer Lopez

      Can't Get Enough

      • This Is Me... Now.
      • BMG Rights Management (US).

  • Shalamar

    Take That To The Bank

    • Soul Weekender (Various Artists).
    • Crimson.

  • Teddy Swims

    Lose Control

    • I've Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1).
    • Warner Records.

  • Peggy Gou

    (It Goes Like) Nanana

    • (CD Single).
    • XL Recordings.

  • The Weeknd

    Sacrifice

    • Dawn FM.
    • XO/Republic Records.

  • Donna Summer

    This Time I Know It's For Real

    • Best Of Donna Summer.
    • Warner Bros..

  • X‐Press 2

    Lazy (feat. David Byrne)

    • (CD Single).
    • Skint.

  • Lewis Capaldi

    Strangers

    • Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent (Deluxe Edition).
    • Vertigo.

  • Alicia Keys

    Lifeline

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

  • Vernon's Vault

    • Olivia Rodrigo

      drivers license (Radio 1 Live Lounge, 2nd October 2023)

  • Album of The Week

    • The Vaccines

      Sunkissed

      • Pick-Up Full Of Pink Carnations.
      • Thirty Tigers.

  • Carly Simon

    Why

    • The Very Best Of Carly Simon.
    • Global Television.

  • Far From Saints

    The Weather Left To Go

    • Far From Saints.
    • Ignition Records.

  • Tracks of My Years

    • Supertramp

      Breakfast In America

      • The Very Best Of Supertramp.
      • Polygram Tv.

  • Rebecca Ferguson

    Diamonds In Her Shoes

    • Heaven Part II.
    • Minerva Oto.

Broadcast

  • Thu 18 Jan 2024 09:30
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

Ten To The Top

Ten To The Top

Get all the details of how to enter and listen to Vernon's daily music quiz.