Sue Johnston chooses her Tracks Of My Years

Actress Sue Johnston chooses her Tracks Of My Years this week with Vernon, starting with songs from Buddy Holly and Bobby Darin.

Plus Vernon hosts a new round of Ten To The Top, with two listeners competing for a smart speaker, and we dive into the BBC Archive to discover some treasure in Vernon's Vault.

Sue Johnston is the star of Brookside, The Royle Family, Waking The Dead, Downton Abbey and many more. Born in Padgate and raised in Warrington, she discovered acting during a school play and left at seventeen determined to become an actor. However, she took a job in a tax office, which is where she discovered Liverpool's iconic Cavern Club and a love of music. She was awarded an OBE in 2009, and made a Freeman of the city of Liverpool in 2024. She will next be seen in the new BBC comedy Ann Droid, created by and co-starring Diane Morgan. Sue plays Sue, a widower whose son Michael buys her a social humanoid robot called Linda (played by Diane Morgan) to look after her.

Listen to Sue's full conversation with Vernon for Tracks Of My Years on BBC Sounds, and watch on BBC iPlayer and Radio 2's YouTube channel, just search for 'Tracks Of My Years'.

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