Vernon Kay got a personal shout-out from one of his musical heroes on Tuesday’s show, playing a voice note from Mick Jagger to introduce the exclusive first play of the Rolling Stones’ new single, Who You Calling Crazy. The track comes from a deluxe reissue of their album Foreign Tongues, due out on 27 November, and Vernon couldn’t contain his excitement, insisting to doubters on the text line that the Jagger voice note wasn’t him doing an impression: “Thank you, Mick. Appreciate it.”
Listen: Mick Jagger’s voice note
Ten To The Top produced one of its best battles in weeks. Gary from Didcot, a self-taught pianist and driving instructor, set a strong target of 36 points, including a cheeky joker gamble that paid off. But vet nurse Georgie from Barrow-in-Furness blew the score out of the water, nailing a full house of ten correct answers, including identifying Roger Taylor of Duran Duran and Danni Minogue’s biggest UK hit, to finish on a mighty 52 points and take home the coffee mug.
In Tracks Of My Years, Meera Syal spoke movingly about growing up in the West Midlands in the 1970s, telling Vernon that humour became her defence against racism at school: “I can make them laugh, and that might stop them from hitting me in the face.” She also recalled the “sliding doors” moment on the Edinburgh Fringe that changed her career, when a chance meeting led to her first professional theatre tour just weeks before she was due to start further study.
Listen: Meera Syal on humour as a defence
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