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80s icon Toyah shares some of her favourite 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

Wed 3 Sep 202509:30
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Madonna

    Papa Don't Preach

    • Madonna - The Immaculate Collection.
    • Sire.
    • 4.

  • The Knack

    My Sharona

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

  • Reverend and the Makers

    Haircut (feat. Vicky McClure)

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

  • The Chiffons

    He's So Fine

    • 25 Years Of Rock'n'Roll 1963 (Vol 2).
    • Connoisseur.

  • Charlotte OC

    Romeo

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

  • Chairmen of the Board

    (You've Got Me) Dangling On A String

    • Chairmen Of The Board - Soul Agenda.
    • Holland-Dozier-Holland.

  • Snap!

    Rhythm Is A Dancer

    • Holiday Hits: Non Stop Euro Pop (Var).
    • Virgin.

  • Olivia Dean

    Man I Need

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.

  • The Wonder Stuff

    The Size Of A Cow

    • Now 1991 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.

  • Perrie

    If He Wanted To He Would

    • PERRIE.
    • Sony Music.

  • Dire Straits

    Walk Of Life

    • Brothers In Arms 20th Anniv Edition.
    • Vertigo.

  • Jessie J

    Believe In Magic

    • (CD Single).
    • DAP.

  • Miles Kane

    I Pray

  • Franz Ferdinand

    Take Me Out

    • Now That's What I Call Music 57.
    • Now.

  • Old Dominion

    Making Good Time

    • Barbra.
    • Sony Music Entertainment.

  • Gary Numan

    Are Friends Electric?

    Performer: Tubeway Army.
    • Our Friends Electric (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Bryan Adams

    A Little More Understanding

    • Roll With The Punches.
    • BAD Records.

  • Chic

    Le Freak

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Rhino.

  • Visage

    Fade To Grey

    • Knight Records.

  • David Bowie

    Ashes to Ashes

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • sombr

    12 to 12

    • I Barely Know Her.
    • Warner Records.

Broadcast

  • Wed 3 Sep 202509:30
    BBC Radio 2

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