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Ruby Wax OBE

Gary Davies sits in for Vernon Kay, his Tracks of My Years guest is comedian, author, actor and television presenter Ruby Wax.

Gary Davies sits in for Vernon Kay and welcomes comedian, author, actor and television personality Ruby Wax OBE as she chooses the soundtrack to her life all this week on Tracks Of My Years.

She was born in Illinois, America but moved to the UK to study acting in Glasgow. Ruby began her career on stage as a straight actress, using her classical training in the five years she spent with the Royal Shakespeare Company. She then came to prominence on our tv screens when she starred in the sitcom β€œGirls On Top” with Tracey Ullman, Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders.

We learn all about her work in the 90s and early 00s fronting a variety of interview and talk shows including β€œThe Full Wax”, β€œRuby” and β€œThe Ruby Wax Show”. Since then, Ruby has performed multiple stand up shows, gained a Masters degree in cognitive therapy, published multiple books and how she became an ardent mental health campaigner.

Ruby’s just about to publish the paperback of her latest book β€œI’m Not As Well as I Thought I Was”, which follows her struggles with mental health. She'll also be heading out across the nation with her one woman show of the same name which starts on 1st May.

57 minutes

Last on

Sun 31 Mar 2024 05:00
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Doors

    Light My Fire

    • (CD Single).
    • Elektra.

  • The 5th Dimension

    Aquarius / Let The Sun Shine In (SOTS Version)

  • David Bowie

    Space Oddity

    • Space Oddity.
    • RCA.

  • The Beatles

    Let It Be

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 026.

  • Queen

    Bohemian Rhapsody

    • Greatest Hits I II & III (The Platinum Collection).
    • Parlophone.
    • 11.

  • Kate Bush

    Wuthering Heights

  • Pink Floyd

    Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2

    • Pink Floyd.
    • Harvest.

  • Radiohead

    Creep

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Lady Gaga

    Born This Way

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.
    • 11.

  • Sia

    Chandelier

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 88 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Sun 31 Mar 2024 05:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2