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Good News Wednesday

Vernon hears about what's making you smile on Good News Wednesday, plus actress Sue Johnston has two more selections from her Tracks of My Years.

Vernon hears about what's making you smile on Good News Wednesday. Also, a fresh round of our mid-morning music quiz Ten to the Top and Vernon turns back time with the help of the BBC Archive in Vernon's Vault.

Plus, Vernon's guest on Tracks of My Years all this week is actress Sue Johnston. Today, she pays tribute to her dad and her beloved Liverpool FC with You'll Never Walk Alone by Gerry and the Pacemakers, as well as talking about her TV role in Coronation Street and the groundbreaking soap opera Brookside.

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

  • Blur

    Song 2

    • Music Of The Millennium (Various).
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Shakira

    Waka Waka (This Time For Africa) (feat. Freshlyground)

    • Listen Up! The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Album.
    • Epic.
    • 2.

  • Luke Combs

    Rethink Some Things

    • The Way I Am.
    • Sony Music Nashville.

  • Duran Duran

    Girls On Film

    • Duran Duran - Decade.
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • Bryan Ferry

    Let's Stick Together

    • Now 100 Hits 70s (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Shaggy

    In The Summertime (feat. Rayvon)

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 31 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Oasis

    Wonderwall

    • What's The Story Morning Glory -Oasis.
    • Creation Records.

  • Olivia Rodrigo

    stupid song

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

  • Girls Aloud

    Can't Speak French

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • U2

    Street Of Dreams

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Paul McCartney

    Come Inside

    • The Boys Of Dungeon Lane.
    • Capitol Records.

  • Soft Cell

    In Heaven (When I Dance With You)

    • Danceteria.
    • Republic Of Music.

  • Dario G

    Sunchyme

    • Huge Hits 1997 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Chaka Khan & Snoop Dogg

    Boogie's In My Soul

    • Chakzilla.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • M

    Pop Muzik

    • Million Sellers Vol.16 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • Whitney Houston & Enrique Iglesias

    Could I Have This Kiss Forever

    • (CD Single).
    • Arista.

  • The Rolling Stones

    In The Stars

    • Foreign Tongues.
    • Polydor.

  • The England World Cup Squad

    Back Home

    • England The Album (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • sombr

    My Body Isn't Ready

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Records.

  • Gerry and the Pacemakers

    You'll Never Walk Alone

    • Premier.

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    Bridge Over Troubled Water

    • NOW That's What I Call Gold (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Blossoms

    Meet Me In Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Distiller Records.

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  • Wednesday 09:30
    BBC Radio 2

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