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Radio 2's new Saturday mid-morning presenter Romesh Ranganathan chooses his Tracks Of My Years all this week. Plus there’s 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 ‘Asian Provocateur’ or taking up the mantle of presenter of the iconic ‘The Weakest Link’. He also writes and stars in the sitcom ‘Avoidance’, 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 – 1am, he’s also taking over from Claudia Winkleman on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 2 from 10am-1pm on Saturdays from April.

Romesh's next two tracks come from De La Soul and Metallica.

There'll also be more audio nuggets from the ´óÏó´«Ã½ 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

Wed 17 Apr 2024 09:30

Music Played

  • Barry White

    Let The Music Play

    • Barry White - The Collection.
    • Mercury.
  • Record Of The Week

    • The Strokes

      Last Nite

      • The Strokes - Is This It.
      • Rough Trade Records.
  • Take That

    You And Me

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.
  • Feargal Sharkey

    A Good Heart

    • The Love Album (CD 2) (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.
  • Dua Lipa

    Illusion

    • Radical Optimism.
    • Warner Music.
  • Spice Girls

    Stop

    • Spice Girls - Spiceworld.
    • Virgin.
  • Wham!

    I'm Your Man

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

    Forget About Us

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony Music.
  • Meat Loaf

    Bat Out Of Hell

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.
  • Dasha

    Austin (Boots Stop Workin')

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Music.
  • Jackie Wilson

    I Get the Sweetest Feeling

    • Time For Love (Various Artists).
    • Truetrax.
  • Neil Diamond

    Sweet Caroline

    • Neil Diamond - The Ultimate Collectio.
    • Columbia/Mca.
  • µþ±ð²â´Ç²Ô³¦Ã©

    II MOST WANTED (feat. Miley Cyrus)

    • ACT II: COWBOY CARTER.
    • Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia.
  • Bruce Hornsby & the Range

    The Way It Is

    • Life In The Fast Lane (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.
  • Madonna

    Vogue

    • Finally Enough Love (Deluxe Edition).
    • Rhino.
  • Liam Gallagher & John Squire

    Raise Your Hands

    • Liam Gallagher, John Gallgher.
    • Warner Music.
  • Michael Jackson

    Black Or White

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
  • Album Of The Week

    • James

      Is This Love

      • Yummy.
      • Nothing But Love Music.
  • Olly Murs

    Heart Skips A Beat (feat. Rizzle Kicks)

    • In Case You Didnt Know.
    • Epic.
    • 1/1.
  • Declan J Donovan

    Hungry Heart

    • (CD Single).
    • Better Records.
  • Tracks Of My Years

    • De La Soul

      Me, Myself and I

      • The Hits Album 10 (Various Artists).
      • Hits Album.
    • Metallica

      Nothing Else Matters

      • (CD Single).
      • Vertigo.
  • Shed Seven

    Let's Go Dancing

    • A Matter Of Time.
    • Cooking Vinyl.

Broadcast

  • Wed 17 Apr 2024 09:30

Ten To The Top

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