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Timothy Spall chooses his final Tracks Of My Years

BAFTA and Emmy-winning actor Timothy Spall - 'Auf Wiedershen, Pet', 'Harry Potter', Secrets & Lies' - picks his final Tracks Of My Years. Plus more Ten To The Top at 1030.

BAFTA and Emmy-winning actor Timothy Spall chooses his final Tracks Of My Years of the week.

Timothy first emerged on the acting scene in several stage productions, including Royal Shakespeare Company shows ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’ and ‘Three Sisters'. But he first gained national recognition after appearing as Barry Spencer Taylor in the ITV comedy-drama series ‘Auf Wiedersehen, Pet’.

Since then, he’s starred in numerous films, including ‘Hamlet’, ‘Nicholas Nickleby’, ‘The Damned United’, ‘Denial’, and ‘The Party’, as well as playing Peter Pettigrew in the Harry Potter series.

He was BAFTA-nominated for his roles in Mike Leigh's ‘Secrets & Lies’ and ‘Topsy-Turvy’, and finally won last year for the TV drama 'The Sixth Commandment', a role which also bagged him an International Emmy.

Most recently, Timothy reprised his role of Winston Churchill - which he'd played in 'The King's Speech' - for the VE Day Concert in London.

Plus the mid-morning music quiz Ten To The Top, a trip in to the BBC Archive with Vernon's Vault, and the Record and Album Of The Week.

Whatever you're up to, Vern wants to hear from you - email vernon@bbc.co.uk - and if you’d like to apply to take part in Ten To The Top, the address you need is tentothetop@bbc.co.uk

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Fri 30 May 2025 09:30
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Killers

    Mr Brightside

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Phil Collins

    Two Hearts

    • Singles.
    • Rhino.

  • CYRIL & James Blunt

    Tears Dry Tonight

    • (CD Single).
    • Spinnin Records.

  • KC and the Sunshine Band

    Get Down Tonight

    • Billboard Top Hits 1975.
    • Rhino.

  • Ella Henderson

    Me & You

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston

    It Takes Two

    • Duets - 36 Of The World's Greatest Ev.
    • Telstar.

  • Incognito

    Always There (feat. Jocelyn Brown)

    • (CD Single).
    • Talkin' Loud.

  • Bryan Adams

    Never Ever Let You Go

    • Roll With The Punches.
    • Badams Records.

  • Kylie Minogue

    The Loco-Motion

    • Step Back In Time: The Definitive Collection.
    • BMG.

  • Lainey Wilson

    Somewhere Over Laredo

    • (CD Single).
    • Broken Bow Records.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Hungry Heart

    • Bruce Springsteen - Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia.

  • Joe Jonas

    Heart By Heart

    • (CD Single).
    • Republic.

  • Pulp

    Do You Remember The First Time? (Radio 2 In Concert, 29 May 2025)

  • Diana Ross & The Supremes

    Reflections

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Tom Grennan

    Full Attention

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

  • Madness

    House Of Fun

    • Madness - Divine Madness.
    • Virgin.

  • Louise

    Borderline

    • Confessions.
    • Lil Lou Records.

  • The Cure

    Close To Me

    • The Cure - Staring At The Sea.
    • Fiction.

  • Pharrell Williams

    Happy

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Beyoncé

    II MOST WANTED (feat. Miley Cyrus)

    • ACT II: COWBOY CARTER.
    • Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia.

Broadcast

  • Fri 30 May 2025 09:30
    BBC Radio 2

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