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Stephen Tompkinson picks the Tracks of My Years

Stephen Tompkinson, the actor who has starred in ITV鈥檚 Torvill & Dean, 成人快手鈥檚 The Split, and seven series of Wild at Heart, picks the Tracks of My Years.

Stephen Tompkinson, the actor who has starred in ITV鈥檚 Torvill & Dean, 成人快手鈥檚 The Split, and seven series of Wild at Heart picks the Tracks of My Years with songs from U2 and Shirley Bassey. Stephen is now playing the role of Frank in the UK tour of Willy Russell's Educating Rita. The hugely successful play tells the story of married hairdresser Rita, who enrols on an Open University course to expand her horizons, and her meetings with university tutor Frank. Frank is a frustrated poet, brilliant academic and dedicated drinker, who is less than enthusiastic about teaching Rita. However, he soon finds that his passion for literature is reignited by Rita, whose technical ability for the subject is limited by her lack of education, but whose enthusiasm Frank finds refreshing. The two soon realise how much they have to learn from each other. Stephen has previously starred in hit TV comedy Drop The Dead Donkey, for which he won a British Comedy Award for Best TV Comedy Actor. He's also well known for playing the role of Father Peter Clifford in three series of the hit 成人快手 One series Ballykissangel in the 1990s and for starring in the hit British film Brassed Off. His theatre work includes roles in Spamalot, A Christmas Carol and Art.

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2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 6 May 2019 09:30

Music Played

  • Bonnie Tyler

    Holding Out For A Hero

    • The No.1 Movies Album (Various Artist.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Naughty Boy

    Undo (feat. Calum Scott)

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin Records.
  • Bruce Hornsby & the Range

    The Way It Is

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

    24K Magic

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • Olivia Newton鈥怞ohn

    Physical

    • Physical.
    • Virgin EMI Records.
  • Record Of The Week

    • Taylor Swift

      ME! (feat. Brendon Urie)

      • (CD Single).
      • Republic Records.
  • Elvis Presley

    Way Down

    • Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.
  • Whitney Houston

    I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)

    • Whitney Houston - Whitney.
    • Arista.
  • John Legend

    Preach

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • Portugal. The Man

    Feel It Still

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • Brenda Russell

    Piano in the Dark

    • And Then She Kissed Me Vol.1 (Various.
    • Debutante.
  • Jack Savoretti

    Love Is On The Line

    • Singing To Strangers.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
  • Michael Bubl茅

    Haven't Met You Yet

    • Crazy Love.
    • Reprise.
    • 1.
  • John Miles

    Music

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1976 (Various).
    • Premier.
  • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

    Dancing In The Street

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.
  • Robbie Williams

    No Regrets

    • Now 1999 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.
  • Olly Murs

    Feel The Same

    • You Know I Know.
    • RCA.
  • Fleetwood Mac

    Big Love

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 005.
  • Kylie Minogue

    New York City

    • BMG.
  • Album Of The Week

    • Vampire Weekend

      Hold You Now

      • Father Of The Bride.
      • Columbia.
  • Jennifer Lopez

    Hold It Don't Drop It

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
  • Alec Benjamin

    Let Me Down Slowly (feat. Alessia Cara)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • Curtis Stigers

    I Wonder Why

    • Now 1992 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Tracks Of My Years

    • U2

      Beautiful Day

      • Now 47 (Various Artists).
      • Now.
    • Shirley Bassey

      Diamonds Are Forever

      • The Best Of James Bond 30th Anniversa.
      • EMI.
  • Lighthouse Family

    My Salvation

    • Blue Sky In Your Head.
    • Polydor.
  • Maxine Nightingale

    Right Back Where We Started From

    • The Soul Years 1975 (Disc 1).
    • Knight Records.

Broadcast

  • Mon 6 May 2019 09:30