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Vernon's mid-morning fun includes delving into the BBC archive in Vernon's Vault, plus more from Myles Smith in this week's Tracks Of My Years.

Vernon's mid-morning fun includes delving into the BBC archive in Vernon's Vault, but where and when are we going to today? Also, BRIT award winning musician Myles Smith picks two more of his Tracks Of My Years, and two listeners take on the mid-morning music quiz Ten To The Top.

Born in 1998 in Luton, Myles Smith grew up listening to a mixture of church music, motown and R&B, starting to play music at school during his lunch breaks. He went to Nottingham University to study sociology, also working in a supermarket and performing music in his spare time. In 2022, his TikTok videos were spotted by music manager Eric Parker, who went on to sign Myles. He released the global hit Stargazing in 2024, which has hit over a billion streams, and in 2025 he was nominated for three BRIT Awards, including winning the Rising Star Award. He has played live across the world, including huge tours with Ed Sheeran, and next month releases his highly anticipated debut album My Mess, My Heart, My Life, followed by a headline arena tour in the autumn.

You can find Vernon's full chat with Myles in Tracks Of My Years on BBC Sounds, and watch the conversation on BBC iPlayer, just search for 'Tracks Of My Years'.

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Music Played

  • Bon Jovi

    You Give Love A Bad Name

    • Slippery When Wet.
    • Mercury.
    • 2.

  • Depeche Mode

    Enjoy The Silence (Reinterpreted)

    • (CD Single).
    • Mute Records.

  • Harry Styles

    Dance No More

    • Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.
    • Columbia.

  • Sleeper

    Inbetweener

    • Live Forever (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • ABBA

    Lay All Your Love On Me

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 005.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Dancing In The Dark

    • Bruce Springsteen - Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia.

  • Laufey

    Madwoman

    • A Matter Of Time: The Final Hour.
    • Vingolf Recordings.
    • 16.

  • Jamiroquai

    Deeper Underground

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony S2.
    • 1.

  • Myles Smith

    Hold Me In The Dark

    • My Mess, My Heart, My Life.
    • RCA.

  • John Parr

    St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)

    • Now 1985 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • Niall Horan

    Little More Time

    • Dinner Party.
    • Capitol.

  • Stereophonics

    Have a Nice Day

    • Now 49 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • OneRepublic

    I Ain't Worried

    • Top Gun: Maverick O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Interscope.

  • The Police

    Message In A Bottle

    • The Very Best Of Sting & The Police.
    • A&M.

  • Paul McCartney

    Home To Us (feat. Ringo Starr)

    • The Boys Of Dungeon Lane.
    • Capitol Records.

  • DeBarge

    Rhythm Of The Night

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • MC Hammer

    U Can't Touch This

    • Fast Forward (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Neil Diamond

    You're My Favorite Song

    • Wild At Heart.
    • Neil Diamond.
    • 9.

  • The Foundations

    Build Me Up Buttercup

    • From The Foundations (Expanded Edition).
    • Sanctuary Records.

  • Rick Astley

    Raindrops

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

  • Mumford & Sons

    I Will Wait

    • Island.

  • George Ezra

    Budapest

    • Wanted On Voyage.
    • Columbia.
    • 001.

  • Brooke Combe

    Tears Won't Lie

    • (CD Single).
    • Fontana UK.

Broadcast

  • Thursday09:30
    BBC Radio 2

Ten To The Top

Ten To The Top

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