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What's In Vernon's Vault Today?

Radio legends Mark and Lard - AKA Mark Radcliffe & Marc Riley - choose their Tracks Of My Years. Plus Album and Record Of The Week and more Ten To The Top.

Radio legends Mark and Lard - AKA Mark Radcliffe & Marc Riley - choose the songs that soundtrack their lives all this week on Tracks Of My Years.

Hailing from Bolton and Manchester respectively, Mark Radcliffe (Mark) and Marc Riley (Lard) met on Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 5 Live in the early 90s, when Radcliffe was presenting the show ‘Hit North’. Riley started as a researcher before moving up the ranks and eventually joining Radcliffe as co-presenter.

The duo became known for their various catchphrases, characters and comedy sketches when they transferred to Radio 1 in 1993, presenting the late-night weekday show before a stint on the Breakfast Show followed by years in the early-afternoon slot. The duo remained on afternoons till 2004, when they went their separate ways.

After two decades, Mark and Lard are reuniting for a special show live-streamed from The Bowden Rooms in Altrincham before bringing their ‘An Audience With Mark & Lard’ to venues in the UK this Autumn.

There'll also be more audio nuggets from the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Archive in Vernon's Vault; there's Record and Album Of The Week and two more contestants try their luck in 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 21 Mar 2024 09:30

Music Played

  • M People

    How Can I Love You More

    • The Best Of M People.
    • BMG.
  • Paul Simon

    You Can Call Me Al

    • The Paul Simon Anthology (Disc 2).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 4.
  • Jalen Ngonda

    Illusions

    • (CD Single).
    • Daptone Recordings.
  • Wham!

    Young Guns (Go For It)

    • Wham - The Best Of Wham!.
    • Epic.
  • The Libertines

    Oh

    • All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade.
    • EMI.
  • Britney Spears

    Toxic

    • (CD Single).
    • Zomba.
  • Queen

    A Kind Of Magic

    • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
    • Parlophone.
  • Ariana Grande

    we can't be friends (wait for your love)

    • Eternal Sunshine.
    • Republic Records.
  • The Verve

    Sonnet

    • Now 40 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Record Of The Week

    • James

      Our World

      • Yummy.
      • Nothing But Love Music.
  • Del Amitri

    Always The Last To Know

    • Now 1992 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Madonna

    Lucky Star

    • Celebration.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 5.
  • Portugal. The Man

    Feel It Still

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • Paloma Faith

    Sweatpants

    • The Glorification Of Sadness.
    • RCA.
  • Annie Lennox

    Walking On Broken Glass

    • Now 1992 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 2.
  • Calvin Harris & Rag’n’Bone Man

    Lovers In A Past Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • Blur

    Tender (Radio 2 In Concert, 18 July 2023)

  • Album Of The Week

    • Justin Timberlake & *NSYNC

      Paradise

  • Modjo

    Lady (Hear Me Tonight)

    • Now 47 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Jess Glynne

    Enough

    • JESS.
    • EMI.
  • Tracks Of My Years

    • Genesis

      I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)

      • Genesis - Turn It On Again.
      • Virgin.
    • Nick Drake

      Northern Sky

  • Galantis, David Guetta & 5 Seconds of Summer

    Lighter

    • (CD Single).
    • Big Beat Records.
  • Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

    The Tears Of A Clown

    • Motown: The Ultimate Hits Collection (Various Artists).
    • Motown.

Broadcast

  • Thu 21 Mar 2024 09:30

Ten To The Top

Ten To The Top

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