Vernon Kay's mid-morning Radio 2 show marked Good News Wednesday, inviting listeners to share their happy news. Contributions included a listener celebrating a new job as a finance business partner after a career break, another marking a last day after 16 years as an office manager at Briar Hill Infant School, and a 70th birthday celebration in East Kilbride. One listener reported losing three and a half stone since starting the gym in January, while another described a husband's surprise return home after a three-month deployment.
The show continued its Tracks Of My Years series with songwriter Linda Perry of 4 Non Blondes, who discussed her love of Kate Bush's Hounds Of Love and told the story of writing Get The Party Started, which she wrote intending to give to Madonna before Pink later tracked her down and recorded it herself. Perry said working with artists means she goes "for the jugular" to draw out their true selves. More from Perry airs on Tracks Of My Years on Thursday, with full interviews available on BBC Sounds and iPlayer.
Vernon's Vault featured a 1974 BBC archive clip from Liverpool about children's part-time jobs, prompting listeners to share memories of early jobs from paper rounds to Woolworths pick 'n' mix counters. Two listeners took on the Ten To The Top quiz. The programme also plugged Rylan's Abba vs Bee Gees Live special and the new Celebrity Traitors, starting Thursday on iPlayer.
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