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Vernon Brings The Big Tunes!

Radio 2's new Saturday mid-morning presenter Romesh Ranganathan chooses his Tracks Of My Years all this week. Plus there鈥檚 Album and Record Of The Week and more Ten To The Top.

Radio 2's new Saturday mid-morning presenter - comedian and actor Romesh Ranganathan - chooses the songs that soundtrack his life all this week on Tracks Of My Years.

Having taught maths at the secondary school he went to as a kid, Romesh left his job to start doing comedy full-time in 2011.

Since then, Romesh has appeared on countless panel shows, embarked on sold out UK tours and presented a variety of different shows, whether off round the world with his mum in 鈥楢sian Provocateur鈥� or taking up the mantle of presenter of the iconic 鈥楾he Weakest Link鈥�. He also writes and stars in the sitcom 鈥楢voidance鈥�, a new series of which is on the way.

Romesh is currently on his nearly sold out UK tour, Hustle, which runs until the start of June. As well as presenting For The Love Of Hip Hop on Saturday mornings midnight 鈥� 1am, he鈥檚 also taking over from Claudia Winkleman on 大象传媒 Radio 2 from 10am-1pm on Saturdays from April.

Romesh's two penultimate tracks come from Eminem and Beyonce.

There'll also be more audio nuggets from the 大象传媒 Archive in Vernon's Vault; there's Record and Album Of The Week and 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鈥檇 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 18 Apr 2024 09:30
大象传媒 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Stereo MC鈥檚

    Step It Up

    • Stereo Mc's - Connected.
    • 4th And Broadway.

  • Blondie

    Atomic

    • Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
    • EMI.

  • Bon Jovi

    Legendary

    • Legendary.
    • Island.

  • Tom Jones

    Mama Told Me Not To Come (feat. Stereophonics)

    • (CD Single).
    • Gut Records.

  • Pet Shop Boys

    Dancing Star

    • nonetheless.
    • Parlophone.

  • Frankie Goes to Hollywood

    Relax

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

  • Olly Alexander

    Dizzy

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Leftfield & Lydon

    Open Up

    • (CD Single).
    • Hard Hands.

  • M|A|R|R|S

    Pump Up The Volume

    • Now 10, Part 1 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 4.

  • Liam Payne

    Teardrops

    • (CD Single).
    • Hampton Records.

  • Andreas Johnson

    Glorious

    • Glorious (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Record Of The Week

    • Perrie

      Forget About Us

      • (CD Single).
      • Sony Music.

  • Indeep

    Last Night A DJ Saved My Life

    • Soul Weekender (Various Artists).
    • Crimson.

  • The Jam

    That's Entertainment

    • The Jam: The Singles 1980-1982.
    • Polydor.

  • Hozier

    Too Sweet

    • Unheard E.P..
    • Rubyworks.

  • Rachel Stevens

    Sweet Dreams My LA Ex

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Album Of The Week

    • James

      Stay

      • Yummy.
      • Nothing But Love Music.

  • Archie Bell & the Drells

    Soul City Walk

    • Midnight Soul (Various Artists).
    • Music Club.

  • Muni Long

    Made For Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Muni Long PS/Def Jam.

  • Tracks Of My Years

    • Eminem

      Lose Yourself

    • 叠别测辞苍肠茅

      CUFF IT

      • RENAISSANCE.
      • Columbia.

  • Two Door Cinema Club

    Happy Customers

    • (CD Single).
    • Prolifica.

  • AC/DC

    You Shook Me All Night Long

    • AC/DC - Back In Black.
    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Thu 18 Apr 2024 09:30
    大象传媒 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.