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Mark Hamill - best known for playing Luke Skywalker in Star Wars - chooses two more songs on this weeks Tracks Of My Years. Plus more archive gems in Vernon's Vault.

Star Wars icon Mark Hamill chooses two more songs on this week Tracks Of My Years.

Best known for playing Luke Skywalker across six films and several Star Wars TV series, Mark is also an acclaimed Broadway actor and one of the most highly regarded voice actors in Hollywood.

He's appeared on stage in The Elephant Man and Room Service, has won awards for his portrayal of Batman nemesis The Joker in several animated movies, and he's appeared in several of the popular Wing Commander video games.

Notable non-Star Wars roles include the films Kingsman: The Secret Service, Slipstream and Sleepwalkers, and now he's starring with Tom Hiddleston in the adaptation of the Stephen King novella 'The Life Of Chuck'.

Plus the mid-morning music quiz Ten To The Top, a trip in to the BBC Archive with Vernon's Vault, and the Record and Album Of The Week.

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Thu 28 Aug 202509:30
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Music Played

  • Status Quo

    Down Down

    • Whatever You Want - V.Best Of Status.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

    I Love Rock 'n' Roll

    • Joan Jett - I Love Rock 'n' Roll.
    • Blackheart.

  • Alex Warren

    Eternity

    • You'll Be Alright, Kid.
    • Atlantic Records.
    • 1.

  • Mary J. Blige

    Family Affair

    • Now 50 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Bryan Adams

    A Little More Understanding

    • Roll With The Punches.
    • BAD Records.

  • Millie

    My Boy Lollipop

    • Young Gifted & Black (Various).
    • Trojan.

  • The Cure

    Close To Me

    • The Cure - Staring At The Sea.
    • Fiction.

  • Louise

    Only Dancer

    • Lil Lou Records.

  • The O’Jays

    For the Love of Money

    • Philadelphia Years: Volume 1 1971-1976 (Various Artists).
    • Knight Records.
    • 10.

  • Olly Murs

    Wrapped Up (feat. Travie McCoy)

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.

  • Womack & Womack

    Teardrops

    • And They Danced All Night.
    • Debutante.

  • Marti Pellow

    Tattoo My Heart

    • The Game.
    • Marti Pellow Records.

  • Sam Ryder

    Go Steady (feat. BBC Symphony Orchestra)

    • (CD Single).
    • Artist Theory.

  • Elvis Presley

    Jailhouse Rock

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

  • Charlotte OC

    Romeo

    • Seriously Love, Go Home E.P..
    • Embassy Of Music.

  • Ultra Naté

    Free

    • Global Television.

  • Belinda Carlisle

    Anyone Who Had A Heart

    • Once Upon A Time In California.
    • Edsel.

  • Pink Floyd

    Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2

    • Pink Floyd.
    • Harvest.

  • The Beach Boys

    God Only Knows

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
    • EMI.
    • 4.

  • Chappell Roan

    The Subway

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Neal Hefti And Orchestra

    THE ODD COUPLE THEME TUNE

    • The Mad Mad World of Film Soundtracks #2.
    • Universal.
    • 1.

  • Big Brother & the Holding Company & Janis Joplin

    (Take A Little) Piece Of My Heart

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

  • Reverend and the Makers

    Haircut (feat. Vicky McClure)

    • Is This How Happiness Feels?.
    • Distiller Records.

Broadcast

  • Thu 28 Aug 202509:30
    BBC Radio 2

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