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Gary Davies sits in with actress Lesley Sharp choosing her Tracks Of My Years - ten songs that tell the story of her life and career to date. Plus the music quiz Ten To The Top.

Gary Davies sits in with actress Lesley Sharp choosing her Tracks Of My Years - ten songs that tell the story of her life and career to date. And two listeners take on the mid-morning music quiz Ten To The Top.

Born in Manchester and raised by adopted parents in Merseyside, Lesley wanted to be an actress from an early age. After studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, she landed her first on-screen role in Alan Clarke's 1986 comedy Rita, Sue and Bob Too. Since then, her roles on British TV have included Clocking Off (2000–2001), Bob & Rose (2001), Afterlife (2005–2006) and Scott & Bailey (2011-16). She was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the 1997 film The Full Monty, playing Jean.

She'll next be on our screens in the second series of acclaimed thriller Red Eye, playing Head of MI5 Madeline Delaney, available now on ITVX.

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Fri 2 Jan 202609:30
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Music Played

  • George Michael

    Outside

    • George Michael - Ladies & Gentlemen.
    • Epic.

  • Madonna

    Holiday

    • Finally Enough Love (Deluxe Edition).
    • Rhino.
    • 34.

  • Blue

    Beautiful Spiritual

    • Reflections.
    • Cooking Vinyl.

  • Spice Girls

    Stop

    • Spice Girls - Spiceworld.
    • Virgin.

  • Gary Numan

    Cars

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

  • Miley Cyrus

    Dream As One

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Christopher Cross

    Ride Like The Wind

    • Christopher Cross.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Meghan Trainor

    Still Don't Care

    • Toy With Me.
    • Epic.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    Feels Like Heaven (Radio 2 Session, 3 June 2016)

  • Taylor Swift

    Opalite

    • Life Of A Showgirl.
    • Republic.

  • Toto

    Africa

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.

  • SIENNA SPIRO

    Die On This Hill

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol Records.
    • 1.

  • Olivia Dean

    This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) (Jools Holland Hootenanny 2025)

  • Bronski Beat

    Smalltown Boy

    • Pop & Wave Vol. 1 - The Hits Of The 80's (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
    • 2.

  • Frankie Valli

    Grease

    • Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Ve.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 18.

  • Goo Goo Dolls

    Misery

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Records.

  • Ken Dodd

    Happiness

    • All The Songs I Love.
    • EMI.
    • 2.

  • Lady Gaga

    Disease

    • LG7.
    • Interscope.

  • Elles Bailey

    Growing Roots

    • Can't Take My Story Away.
    • Cooking Vinyl.

  • Groove Armada

    At The River

    • Pepper.

  • Minnie Riperton

    Les Fleurs

    • The Minnie Riperton Anthology.
    • Stateside.

  • MIKA

    Immortal Love

    • Hyperlove.
    • Mika LP6/LP7.

  • Dua Lipa

    Houdini

    • Radical Optimism.
    • Warner Records.

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  • Fri 2 Jan 202609:30
    BBC Radio 2

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