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Sir Nick Faldo calls in to preview The British Open golf tournament, which begins at Royal Birkdale today. Plus, there's two more Tracks of My Years from Sue Johnston.

Sir Nick Faldo calls in to preview The British Open golf tournament, which begins at Royal Birkdale in Merseyside today.

Plus, there's more delving into the BBC archive in Vernon's Vault; two more musical choices from this week's guest on Tracks Of My Years, actress Sue Johnston, and two listeners take on the mid-morning music quiz Ten to The Top.

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

  • Pulp

    Common People

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 5.

  • Kim Wilde

    You Keep Me Hangin' On

    • Now 8 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 1.

  • Taylor Swift

    I Knew It, I Knew You

    • (CD Single).
    • Walt Disney Records.

  • Primal Scream

    Movin' On Up

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

  • The Doors

    Light My Fire

    • (CD Single).
    • Elektra.

  • Pet Shop Boys

    Go West

    • Pet Shop Boys - Very.
    • Parlophone.

  • U2

    Street Of Dreams

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Dennis Waterman

    I Could Be So Good For You

    • Drivetime 3 (Various Artists).
    • Dino.

  • Madonna

    Danceteria

    • Confessions II.
    • Maverick.
    • 5.

  • Peter Gabriel

    Sledgehammer

    • Now 1986 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Shakira & Burna Boy

    Dai Dai

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony Music Latin.

  • The Clash

    Should I Stay Or Should I Go

    • NOW That's What I Call The 80s (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • ABC

    Poison Arrow

    • Abc - The Lexicon Of Love.
    • Mercury.

  • ROLE MODEL

    High Hopes 3000

    • Chuck Timely & The Hourglass.
    • Interscope.

  • Lou Bega

    Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)

    • Now 44 (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Simple Minds

    Someone Somewhere In Summertime

    • Forty: The Best Of Simple Minds 1979-2019.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).

  • SIENNA SPIRO

    Great Expectation

    • Visitor.
    • Interscope.

  • Oasis

    Half The World Away

    • Definitely Maybe - B-Sides & Extra Tracks.
    • Big Brother Records.
    • 016.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Dancing In The Dark

    • Bruce Springsteen - Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia.

  • Holly Humberstone

    White Noise

    • Cruel World.
    • Polydor.

Broadcast

  • Yesterday 09:30
    BBC Radio 2

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