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Vernon brings the big tunes!

80s icon Toyah reveals another two songs in Tracks Of My Years. Plus more audio gold in Vernon's Vault, and music quizzing in Ten To The Top.

80s icon Toyah continues on her musical journey on this week’s Tracks Of My Years.

Performing on stage and screen for over 50 years, Toyah is an award-winning performer with hit singles like It's A Mystery, I Want to Be Free and Brave New World. She has amassed thirteen top 40 singles, recorded twenty-five albums, written two books, appeared in over forty stage plays, acted in over twenty feature films and presented many television programmes.

As well as her music and touring, Toyah hosts a very successful YouTube channel called Sunday Lunch. Her and her husband, Robert Fripp, started the channel during lockdown, with the videos featuring a mix of songs Robert has played on or that they’ve both been connected to over the years.

Last year, she played at Glastonbury with Robert, and she appeared on the 22nd series of 'Strictly Come Dancing', as first revealed on Vernon's show.

In 2018, Paul McCartney awarded Toyah a Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts Companionship for Outstanding Achievement in music, drama, performance and media.

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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2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Thu 4 Sep 202509:30
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Was (Not Was)

    Walk The Dinosaur

    • (Single).
    • Fontana.

  • Squeeze

    Cool For Cats

    • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Louise

    Only Dancer

    • Lil Lou Records.

  • The Corrs

    Dreams

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • The Supremes

    Baby Love

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Janet Jackson

    What Have You Done For Me Lately

    • Janet Jackson - Design Of A Decade.
    • A&M.
    • 6.

  • Olly Murs

    Save Me

    • Knees Up.
    • EMI.

  • Boney M.

    Daddy Cool

    • Million Sellers Vol.14 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • Olivia Dean

    Man I Need

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.

  • The Beach Boys

    Good Vibrations

    • Smiley Smile (Stereo Version).
    • EMI.

  • HUNTR/X

    Golden

    • K-Pop Demon Hunters O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Republic.

  • Katy Perry

    Part Of Me

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 82 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Supertramp

    Breakfast In America

    • The Very Best Of Supertramp.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Def Leppard

    Animal

    • Def Leppard - Hysteria.
    • Phonogram.

  • Ella Eyre

    space

    • everything, in time.
    • Play It Again Sam.

  • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

    Jimmy Mack

    • Leaders Of The Pack (Various Artists.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Rihanna

    Diamonds

    • (CD Single).
    • Def Jam.

  • Bryan Adams

    Love Is Stronger Than Hate

    • Roll With The Punches.
    • Bad Records.

  • Suede

    Dancing With The Europeans

    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Shakespears Sister

    Stay

    • Now 1992 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Marti Pellow

    Tattoo My Heart

    • The Game.
    • Marti Pellow Records.

Broadcast

  • Thu 4 Sep 202509:30
    BBC Radio 2

Ten To The Top

Ten To The Top

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