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Vernon brings the big tunes!

Olympic diving champion Tom Daley chooses another two songs for his Tracks Of My Years. Also, there's Ten to the Top and more archive gems in Vernon's Vault.

Olympic diving champion-turned-presenter Tom Daley takes Vernon Kay on a 10-song journey through his life in this week's Tracks of My Years.

Born in Plymouth in 1994, Tom started diving aged just 7 and became the youngest-ever under-18 platform champion at the Nationals when he was just 10. He made his Olympic debut in 2008, aged just 14 years old, starting a glittering Olympic career. Before retiring from the pool last year, Tom had won a total of five Olympic medals, including gold in 2021. He has also won gold medals at the Commonwealth Games, World Championships and European Championships.

He made his first forays into TV with Splash! in 2013 and recently was a contestant on the first series of The Celebrity Traitors. He's now bringing his love of knitting to our TV screens as the host of a new show for Channel 4, The Game Of Wool.

Also, Vernon has 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

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Wed 5 Nov 202509:30
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Music Played

  • Blur

    Country House

    • The Best Album In The World Ever!(Va).
    • Virgin.

  • Silk City & Dua Lipa

    Electricity

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony Music.

  • Robbie Williams

    Pretty Face

    • Britpop.
    • Sony Music Entertainment.

  • Level 42

    Running In The Family

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

  • The Rolling Stones

    Honky Tonk Women

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.

  • Nu Shooz

    I Can't Wait

    • Club Classics From The 80's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • Jessie J

    H.A.P.P.Y

    • (CD Single).
    • Darco Partnerships.

  • The Doors

    Light My Fire

    • (CD Single).
    • Elektra.

  • Sam Ryder

    Better Man

    • (CD Single).
    • Artist Theory.

  • Oasis

    Whatever

    • Smash Hits '95 (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Taylor Swift

    The Fate Of Ophelia

    • The Life Of A Showgirl.
    • Republic.

  • Francis Rossi

    Go Man Go

    • earMUSIC.

  • David Bowie

    Sound And Vision

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Perrie

    Rocket Scientist

    • PERRIE.
    • Sony.

  • Bryan Adams

    Summer Of '69

    • Bryan Adams - The Best Of Me.
    • Mercury.

  • Stereophonics

    Dakota

    • (CD Single).
    • V2.

  • Cat Burns

    All This Love

    • How To Be Human.
    • Since 93.

  • The Weeknd

    Blinding Lights

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Republic Records.
    • 1.

  • Donna Summer

    Last Dance

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Mercury.
    • 16.

  • Gala

    Freed From Desire

    • Friday Night Fever (Various Artists).
    • PolyGram TV.
    • 18.

  • James

    Wake Up Superman

    • Nothing But Love - The Definitive Best Of.
    • Mercury.

  • Deee‐Lite

    Groove Is In The Heart

    • The Best Of 100% Dance (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

Broadcast

  • Wed 5 Nov 202509:30
    BBC Radio 2

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