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Sue Johnston chooses her Tracks Of My Years

Actress Sue Johnston chooses her Tracks Of My Years this week with Vernon, starting with songs from Buddy Holly and Bobby Darin.

Actress Sue Johnston chooses her Tracks Of My Years this week with Vernon, starting with songs from Buddy Holly and Bobby Darin.

Plus Vernon hosts a new round of Ten To The Top, with two listeners competing for a smart speaker, and we dive into the BBC Archive to discover some treasure in Vernon's Vault.

Sue Johnston is the star of Brookside, The Royle Family, Waking The Dead, Downton Abbey and many more. Born in Padgate and raised in Warrington, she discovered acting during a school play and left at seventeen determined to become an actor. However, she took a job in a tax office, which is where she discovered Liverpool's iconic Cavern Club and a love of music. She was awarded an OBE in 2009, and made a Freeman of the city of Liverpool in 2024. She will next be seen in the new BBC comedy Ann Droid, created by and co-starring Diane Morgan. Sue plays Sue, a widower whose son Michael buys her a social humanoid robot called Linda (played by Diane Morgan) to look after her.

Listen to Sue's full conversation with Vernon for Tracks Of My Years on BBC Sounds, and watch on BBC iPlayer and Radio 2's YouTube channel, just search for 'Tracks Of My Years'.

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Music Played

  • Kim Wilde

    Kids In America

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • New Radicals

    Get What You Give

    • (CD Single).
    • MCA.

  • Chaka Khan & Snoop Dogg

    Boogie's In My Soul

    • Chakzilla.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Pet Shop Boys

    Suburbia

    • Now 8 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Cliff Richard & The Shadows

    Summer Holiday

    • Cliff Richard - 40 Golden Greats.
    • EMI.

  • Elton John

    Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • ROLE MODEL

    High Hopes 3000

    • Chuck Timely & The Hourglass.
    • Interscope.

  • Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey

    Together In Electric Dreams

    • Our Friends Electric (Various Artists.
    • Telstar.

  • U2

    Street Of Dreams

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Katy Perry

    Roar

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
    • 1.

  • Luke Combs

    Rethink Some Things

    • The Way I Am.
    • Sony Music Nashville.

  • Phil Collins

    You Can't Hurry Love

    • Singles.
    • Rhino.

  • David Bowie

    Modern Love

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Paul McCartney

    Come Inside

    • The Boys Of Dungeon Lane.
    • Capitol Records.

  • Shania Twain

    That Don't Impress Me Much

    • Now 44 (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Nik Kershaw

    Wouldn't It Be Good

    • Now 1984 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Mr Charm

  • Mr. Probz

    Waves (Robin Schulz Remix)

    Remix Artist: Robin Schulz.
    • (CD Single).
    • Left Lane Recordings.
    • 001.

  • Olivia Rodrigo

    stupid song

    • you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love.
    • Geffen.

  • Buddy Holly

    It Doesn't Matter Anymore

    • Very Best Of Buddy Holly & The Cricke.
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Bobby Darin

    Dream Lover

    • The Bobby Darin Story.
    • Atco.

  • Brandon Flowers

    Plans

    • Thrasher.
    • Island.

Broadcast

  • Last Monday 09:30
    BBC Radio 2

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