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Ten to the Top - who'll win the smart speaker today?!

Suggs from Madness chooses two more Tracks of My Years, Vernon has something new from the Album of the Week, and the mid-morning music quiz Ten to the Top is back at 10:30.

Making your mid-mornings memorable, Vernon's bringing big tunes, big names and big laughs to weekdays.

Joining Vernon all week as his Tracks of My Years guest is Suggs from Madness, who'll be taking us on a ten-song journey through his colourful life. Suggs' choices today come from Stevie Wonder and Prince.

As well as mid-morning favourites such as Tracks of My Years, Ten to the Top and the Record and Album of the Week, Vernon will also have a few new surprises of his own!

Plus, in the first few weeks of his new show Vernon will welcome two new Radio 2 Piano Room performances. Def Leppard will perform on Thursday 18 May and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds on Thursday 1 June, both accompanied by the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra.

Already familiar to Radio 2 listeners in recent years covering for The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show, Steve Wright in the Afternoon, Rylan on Saturday and Dermot O’Leary, Vernon also presents Dance Sounds of the 90s on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Sounds and Radio 2. Vernon kicked off his radio career at Radio 1 from 2004–2012, where he presented Saturday and Sunday mid-morning shows. From 2015–2017, Vernon presented the mid-morning show on Radio X.

A regular face on TV for the past 20 years, Vernon has presented a variety of programmes including All Star Family Fortunes (ITV) Formula E coverage (C4) T4 (C4) This Morning (ITV) and numerous game shows for ITV including Vernon Kay’s Gameshow Marathon, Drive and Splash! He also came third when a contestant on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here in 2020.

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 TTTT@bbc.co.uk.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Wed 17 May 2023 09:30

Music Played

  • Lionel Richie

    Dancing on the Ceiling

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.
  • Everything but the Girl

    Missing (Todd Terry Remix)

    Remix Artist: Todd Terry.
    • Passion (Various Artists).
    • Universal.
  • Sam Smith

    Lose You

    • Gloria.
    • EMI.
  • Level 42

    Something About You

    • The Complete Polydor Years: Volume 2 (1985-1989).
    • Cherry Red Records.
  • Barry White

    You See The Trouble With Me

    • Barry White - The Collection.
    • Mercury.
    • 2.
  • Record Of The Week

    • Tom Grennan

      How Does It Feel

      • What Ifs & Maybes.
      • Sony.
  • Yazz & The Plastic Population

    The Only Way Is Up

    • Wanted (Deluxe Edition).
    • Cherry Pop.
    • 010.
  • Simply Red

    Just Like You

    • Time.
    • Simplyred.com.
  • Michael Jackson

    Off The Wall

    • Michael Jackson - Off The Wall.
    • Epic.
  • Mary Mary

    Shackles (Praise You)

    • Huge Hits 2000 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • Rita Ora

    Praising You (feat. Fatboy Slim)

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG Rights Management UK.
  • The Cardigans

    Lovefool

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.
  • Dusty Springfield

    Son Of A Preacher Man

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.
  • Jonas Brothers

    Waffle House

    • (CD Single).
    • Republic Records.
  • Bryan Ferry

    Let's Stick Together

    • Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - Street Life.
    • Eg.
  • Sister Sledge

    We Are Family

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • Jake Shears

    I Used To Be In Love

    • Last Man Dancing.
    • Mute.
  • The Rolling Stones

    It's All Over Now

    • On Air.
    • Polydor Records.
    • 6.
  • Album Of The Week

    • Def Leppard

      When Love And Hate Collide (Drastic Symphonies Version) (feat. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)

      • Drastic Symphonies.
      • Mercury.
  • M People

    One Night In Heaven

    • The Best Of M People.
    • BMG.
  • Lemar

    Dust

    • Page In My Heart.
    • Angelic Media.
  • Eurythmics

    Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

    • Our Friends Electric (Various Artists.
    • Telstar.
  • Blur

    Song 2

    • Parlophone.
  • Whitney Houston

    I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)

    • Arista.
  • ABBA

    Voulez-Vous

    • Abba Gold.
    • Polydor.
    • 013.
  • Tracks Of My Years

    • Stevie Wonder

      You Haven't Done Nothin'

      • Stevie Wonder - The Definitive Collec.
      • Universal.
    • Prince

      Sign 'O' The Times

      • 4Ever.
      • Warner Bros.
  • Michael Bolton

    Just The Beginning

    • Spark Of Light.
    • Androver Music.
  • Supergrass

    Grace

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

Broadcast

  • Wed 17 May 2023 09:30

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