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Sir Lenny Henry - comedian, actor, author, pioneer, activist - takes us on his 10 song journey this week on Tracks Of My Years. Plus there's more music quizzing on Ten To The Top.

Sir Lenny Henry - comedian, actor, author, pioneer, activist - takes us on his 10 song journey on Tracks Of My Years.

First shooting to fame on the TV show 'New Faces' when he was just 16, Lenny rose from being a cult star on children's TV to one of Britain's best-known and most-celebrated comedians. He's also variously been a writer, a Radio 1 DJ, a TV presenter, an award-winning actor on stage and screen and the co-founder of Comic Relief.

Lenny's most recent TV appearance was on the hit Netflix show 'Missing You', based on the multi-million selling book by Harlan Coben.

A passionate champion of World Book Day, Lenny has now written six children's books, starting with The Boy With Wings in 2021, and releasing 'Tyrone's Cool Crown' most recently. When asked why he had wanted to write for children, he said: "Children of every age need to see themselves in the stories they love".

One of Lenny's previous works 'Book Of Legends' was dedicated to staff at a library who inspired him to become an author. Lenny was enrolled at Dudley library as a boy by his Aunty Pearl, where he become a voracious reader.

Plus there's the mid-morning music quiz Ten To The Top; another dip into the 蜜芽传媒 Archive in Vernon's Vault, and Record and Album Of The Week.

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Music Played

  • T. Rex

    I Love to Boogie

    • T. Rex - The Singles As & Bs.
    • Repertoire.

  • New Order

    Regret

    • Glorious (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Lola Young

    Messy

    • This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway.
    • Island.

  • Anita Ward

    Ring My Bell

    • Songs Of Love.
    • Big Break Records.
    • 9.

  • Lainey Wilson

    Whirlwind

    • Whirlwind.
    • Broken Bow.

  • Alison Moyet

    All Cried Out

    • Alison Moyet Singles.
    • Columbia.

  • Depeche Mode

    Just Can't Get Enough

    • Me Without You O.S.T. - Various.
    • Columbia.

  • Olivia Dean

    It Isn't Perfect, But It Might Be

    • Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Capitol.

  • Kate Bush

    Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)

    • Remastered Part I.
    • Fish People.

  • Benson Boone

    Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Records.

  • Peggy Gou

    (It Goes Like) Nanana

    • (CD Single).
    • XL Recordings.

  • The Beatles

    Drive My Car

    • Rubber Soul.
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.

  • Teddy Swims

    Guilty

    • I've Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2).
    • Atlantic.

  • The Zombies

    She's Not There

    • The Godfathers Of Britpop.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Chesney Hawkes

    The One & Only (Radio 2 Piano Room, 19 Feb 2025)

  • Manfred Mann鈥檚 Earth Band

    Blinded By The Light

    • Drivetime 3 (Various Artists).
    • Dino.

  • Elton John & Brandi Carlile

    Who Believes In Angels?

    • Who Believes In Angels?.
    • EMI.

  • Go West

    Call Me

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

  • Inhaler

    Even Though

    • Open Wide.
    • Polydor Records.
    • 5.

  • Love Affair

    Everlasting Love

    • NOW That's What I Call A 60s & 70s Summer: Seasons In The Sun (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 001.

  • The Weeknd

    Wake Me Up (feat. Justice)

    • Hurry Up Tomorrow.
    • Island.

  • David Bowie

    Starman

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • James Brown & The Famous Flames

    There Was A Time

    • I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me.
    • Polydor.
    • 2.

  • Self Esteem

    Focus Is Power

    • A Complicated Woman.
    • Polydor.

  • The Killers

    Human

    • Day & Age.
    • Mercury.
    • 1.

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