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Vernon Kay's Ultra Ultramarathon Challenge - Day 1 Part 1

It's finally time for Vernon's ULTRA Ultramarathon Challenge for Children in Need, and Zoe sets him off from the start line in Leicester.

Wake up and embrace the day with Zoe Ball in London and Vernon Kay in Leicester.

It's finally time for Vernon's ULTRA Ultramarathon Challenge, and Zoe sets him off from the start line in Leicester.

Zoe will give Vernon his marching orders, as well as a few surprises to keep him entertained along the way. But he needs your support to keep him going on his epic journey.

Powered only by his own two feet, Vernon Kay is travelling all the way from Victoria Park in Leicester - the site of Radio 2 In The Park – to the home of his beloved Bolton Wanderers, between Tuesday 14 and Friday 17 November. All to raise money for Children In Need.

Keep it Radio 2 to follow Vernon’s progress throughout the week, and take us with you on the 91Èȱ¬ Sounds app.

Visit bbc.co.uk/vernon for the latest news, photos and videos from the challenge, and to find out how to donate. And for more behind the scenes action head to Radio 2’s Instagram & TikTok.

Along with Tina Daheley on news, Richie Anderson on travel and Mike Williams on sport, Zoe and the team have the best start to your morning.

There's also a daily Pause For Thought and your calls, voice notes and messages, as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!

2 hours, 59 minutes

Music Played

  • The Boomtown Rats

    Rat Trap

    • Greatest Hits Of 1978 (Various Artis.
    • Premier.
  • Dua Lipa

    Houdini

    • Radical Optimism.
    • Warner Records.
  • M People

    How Can I Love You More

    • The Best Of M People.
    • BMG.
  • Madonna

    La Isla Bonita

    • The Hits Album 6 (Various Artists).
    • BMG.
    • 3.
  • Odyssey

    Native New Yorker

    • Million Sellers Vol.17 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.
  • Fleetwood Mac

    Oh Diane

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 004.
  • Toto

    Hold The Line

    • Driving Rock (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.
  • James Bay

    All My Broken Pieces

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
  • Adele

    Send My Love (To Your New Lover)

    • 25.
    • XL.
  • Yvonne Elliman

    If I Can't Have You

    • And They Danced The Night Away.
    • Debutante.
  • Yello

    The Race

    • Now 13, Part 2 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Pat Boone

    Speedy Gonzales

    • Rediscover The 50's - Here Comes Summ.
    • Old Gold.
  • Iron Maiden

    Run To The Hills

    • Edward The Great - Iron Maiden's Greatest Hits.
    • EMI.
    • 1.
  • The Beatles

    Now And Then

    • The Beatles 1967-1970 (2023 Edition).
    • Universal Music Recordings.
  • Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

    Ain't No Mountain High Enough

    • Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell: Greatest Hits.
    • Tamla Motown.
  • Genesis

    Jesus He Knows Me

    • Genesis - Turn It On Again.
    • Virgin.
  • Daniel Bedingfield

    Gotta Get Thru This

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 51 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Take That

    This Life

    • This Life.
    • EMI.
  • Bruno Mars

    24k Magic

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • The Rolling Stones

    Mess It Up

    • Hackney Diamonds.
    • Polydor.
  • Tones and I

    Dance Monkey

    • NOW Thats What I Call Music! 104 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • JLS

    Everybody In Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony Music.
    • 1.
  • Jackie Wilson

    (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher

    • Midnight Soul (Various Artists).
    • Music Club.
  • T. Rex

    Get It On

    • Million Sellers Vol.19 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.
  • Black Eyed Peas

    I Gotta Feeling

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.
    • 4.
  • Lady Gaga

    Bad Romance

    • Now That's What I Call Music 75 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 1.
  • Jessie Ware

    Hello Love

    • That! Feels Good!.
    • EMI.
    • 4.

Broadcast

  • Tue 14 Nov 2023 06:30