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Gary Davies sits in with Rory Bremner choosing his final two Tracks Of My Years

Impressionist extraordinaire Rory Bremner chooses his final two songs for Tracks Of My Years. Plus more music history in De Ja Woo, and Ten To The Top at 1030.

Impressionist extraordinaire Rory Bremner chooses his final two songs of his 10 -song journey for this week's Tracks Of My Years.

Rory's also a comedian, satirist, translator, columnist, writer, presenter, ballroom dancer and actor, although he's perhaps best known for writing and starring in the political satire show Bremner, Bird and Fortune on Channel 4.

His breakthrough TV appearance was on Wogan in 1985, following which he had his own series on the BBC from 1986 to 1991. Rory has since guested on many of Britain’s top comedy shows on radio and TV, including Spitting Image, Whose Line is it Anyway, Have I Got News for You, Mock the Week (team captain for two series), The News Quiz, The Now Show, 7 Day Sunday and QI.

As a mimic, he’s provided definitive impersonations of PMs and Presidents, from Major to Mandela, Blair to Brown, Clinton to Cameron and Bush to Trump. Rory won back-to-back BAFTAs for Top Comedy Performance in 1995 &1996, together with three Royal Television Society and two British Comedy Awards.

Between his own TV shows, he co-wrote and presented two satirical Radio 4 series, Tonight and Bremner’s One Question Quiz, toured the country recording Rory Bremner’s Great British Views for ITV, hosted the quiz-show Face the Clock for C4 and competed on Strictly in 2011, partnering Erin Boag.

Gary will also go back in music history with another slice of De Ja Woo; there's the mid-morning music quiz Ten To The Top at 1030, and there's Record Of The Week from Ed Sheeran, while Album Of The Week comes from Elton John and Brandi Carlile.

Whatever you're up to, Gary wants to hear from you - email gary.davies@bbc.co.uk

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Fri 11 Apr 2025 09:30
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Maroon 5

    Moves Like Jagger (feat. Christina Aguilera)

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.
    • 1.

  • Massive Attack

    Unfinished Sympathy

    • Now That's What I Call Music 19.
    • Now.

  • Chappell Roan

    The Giver

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Jamelia

    Superstar

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Tom Grennan

    Boys Don't Cry

    • Everywhere I Went Led Me To Where I Didn't Want To Be.
    • Sony.

  • Dusty Springfield

    I Only Want To Be With You

    • Dusty- The Silver Collection.
    • Philips.

  • Cher

    Love & Understanding

    • (CD Single).
    • Geffen.

  • Ariana Grande

    Twilight Zone

    • eternal sunshine deluxe: brighter days ahead.
    • Island.

  • Robbie Williams

    Feel - Radio 2 session 07/10/2010

  • Ed Sheeran

    Azizam

    • (CD Single).
    • Gingerbread Man Records.

  • Aretha Franklin

    Respect

    • Aretha Franklin - Queen Of Soul.
    • Atlantic.

  • The Doobie Brothers

    Learn To Let Go

    • Walk This Road.
    • Rhino.

  • Rosa Linn

    SNAP

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony Music.

  • Lou Bega

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

    • Now 44 (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Stereophonics

    Seems Like You Don't Know Me

    • Make 'Em Laugh, Make 'Em Cry, Make 'Em Wait.
    • EMI.

  • Aerosmith

    I Don't Want To Miss A Thing

    • Armageddon Film S/Track.
    • Columbia.

  • Elton John & Brandi Carlile

    Swing For The Fences

    • Who Believes In Angels?.
    • EMI.

  • Savage Garden

    Affirmation

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.

  • Miley Cyrus

    End Of The World

    • Something Beautiful.
    • Columbia.

  • Kaiser Chiefs

    Ruby

    • (CD Single).
    • B-Unique.

  • Coldplay

    Viva La Vida

    • CD SINGLE.
    • PARLOPHONE.
    • 1.

  • Pulp

    Spike Island

    • More.
    • Rough Trade.

  • The Lovin’ Spoonful

    Summer In The City

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

Broadcast

  • Fri 11 Apr 2025 09:30
    BBC Radio 2

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