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Sue Johnston's final two Tracks Of My Years

Vernon finishes the week with actress Sue Johnston's final two selections in Tracks of My Years, from Paper Dolls and Jim Croce.

Vernon finishes the week with actress Sue Johnston's final two selections in Tracks of My Years, from Paper Dolls and Jim Croce. They also chat about Sue's new BBC comedy, Ann Droid, which starts tonight, as well as discussing what she's proudest about from her career and how she has never been complacent about her work.

Also, there's a final round of Ten to the Top before the weekend, and Vernon finds more fun in the BBC Archive 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 - available on BBC iPlayer from today.

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

  • Madison Avenue

    Don't Call Me Baby (Motez Vicious21 Remix)

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

  • Years & Years

    King

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 90 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Snow Patrol & Kylie Minogue

    These Alarms

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Madness

    One Step Beyond

    • Greatest Hits Of The 70's (Various).
    • EMI.
    • 5.

  • Take That

    Sweet July

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.

  • The Beach Boys

    Surfin' USA

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
    • EMI.

  • Pretenders

    Don't Get Me Wrong

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Olivia Rodrigo

    stupid song

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

  • Bastille

    Pompeii

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin Records.

  • U2

    Street Of Dreams

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Simply Red

    Stars

    • Simply Red Greatest Hits.
    • East West Records.

  • Brandon Flowers

    Plans

    • Thrasher.
    • Island.

  • The Kooks

    She Moves In Her Own Way

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • Gala

    Freed From Desire

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

  • Olive

    You’re Not Alone

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

  • The Tamperer featuring Maya

    Feel It (feat. Maya)

    • Feel It (Radio Version) (feat. Maya).
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 1.

  • Chaka Khan & Snoop Dogg

    Boogie's In My Soul

    • Chakzilla.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Barenaked Ladies

    One Week

    • New Hits 99 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Jealous Lover

    • Foreign Tongues.
    • Polydor.

  • The Paper Dolls

    Something Here In My Heart

    • In The Summertime-Sound Of 70's, Part.
    • Old Gold.

  • Rednex

    Cotton Eye Joe

    • Smash Hits 95 (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.
    • 2.

  • Jim Croce

    I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song

    • The Gold Album (Various Artists).
    • The Hit Label Ltd.

  • The Script

    The Crowd Was Singing Wonderwall

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

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  • Today 09:30
    BBC Radio 2

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