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20/08/2009

With music, chat and features on The Best Time of Day show, including Lester's Library and the Listeners' Library.

Alex, Radio 2's Dark Lord of the early mornings, presents his interactive blend of music and unique wit. Also on the Best Time of the Day Show, Alex raids his record collection for something new, or downright surprising, from Lester's Library, and there's one from you in the Listeners' Library. Plus the second Half-Time Hooter of The Week.

3 hours

Last on

Thu 20 Aug 2009 03:00

Music Played

  • Pet Shop Boys

    Domino Dancing

    • Pet Shop Boys - Discography.
    • EMI.
  • Tanita Tikaram

    Good Tradition

    • The Best Of Tanita Tikaram.
    • East West Records.
  • Noisettes

    Wild Young Hearts

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.
  • Thin Lizzy

    The Boys Are Back In Town

    • (Single).
    • Vertigo.
    • 10.
  • Faith Hill

    This Kiss

    • New Hits 99 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • The Yeah You's

    Getting Up With You

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.
    • 1.
  • Groove Armada

    At The River

    • (CD Single).
    • Pepper.
  • Odyssey

    Native New Yorker

    • Million Sellers Vol.17 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.
  • Jon Allen

    Down By The River

    • (CD Single).
    • Monologue Records.
    • 1.
  • Lester's Library: From the CD 'Humbug' on Domino records

    • Arctic Monkeys

      Crying Lightning

  • Pickettywitch

    That Same Old Feeling

    • In The Summertime-Sound Of 70's, Part.
    • Old Gold.
  • Steely Dan

    Reelin' In The Years

    • A Decade Of Steely Dan.
    • MCA.
  • Manfred Mann

    Mighty Quinn

    • Ages Of Mann.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Scouting for Girls

    Elvis Ain't Dead

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
  • Diana Ross

    I'm Coming Out

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Athlete

    Superhuman Touch

    • (CD Single).
  • Sheryl Crow

    All I Wanna Do

    • The No.1 Acoustic Rock Album (Variou.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Eagle‐Eye Cherry

    Falling In Love Again

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
  • Ruby Turner

    This Train

    • (CD Single).
    • RTR Productions.
    • 1.
  • Nickelback

    How You Remind Me

    • Beautiful Game (Various Artists).
    • Universal.
  • Evelyn β€œChampagne” King

    Love Come Down

    • Essential Works Of Evelyn Champagne K.
    • RCA.
  • Tommy Sparks

    Miracle

    • (CD Single).
  • Taylor Swift

    Love Story

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.
  • Lester's Library: Suggested by Ian Phillips (From the CD: 'A Bunch Of Stiff Records' on Stiff

    • Graham Parker

      Back To Schooldays

  • Roxy Music

    More Than This

    • Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - Street Life.
    • Eg.
  • U2

    I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.
  • The Lightning Seeds

    Lucky You

    • Lightning Seeds - Jollification.
    • Epic.
  • Girls Aloud

    The Promise

    • (CD Single).
    • Fascination.
    • 1.
  • Vagabond

    Don't Wanna Run No More

    • (CD Single).
  • Teddy Thompson

    In My Arms

    • (CD Single).
    • Verve Forecast.
    • 1.
  • Beth Rowley

    So Sublime

    • (CD Single).
  • Frankmusik

    Confusion Girl (Shame Shame Shame)

    • (CD Single).
  • Patti Smith Group

    Because the Night

    • Rock Of America (Various Artists).
    • Trax Label.
  • Van Halen

    Why Can't This Be Love

    • Life In The Fast Lane (Various).
    • Telstar.
  • Paloma Faith

    New York

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.
  • Focus

    Hocus Pocus

    • (Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.
  • Lester Library: From the CD 'City lock' on Rhythm Riders

    • Aswad

      Calling

  • Dire Straits

    Calling Elvis

    • Sultans Of Swing - Best Of Dire Straits.
    • Vertigo.
  • Mike James Kirkland & Ruth Davis

    You're Gonna Get Next To Me

    • (Single).
    • EMI International.
    • 2.
  • Bob Dylan

    Lay, Lady, Lay

    • Heartbeat: Love Me Tender (Various).
    • Global Television.

Broadcast

  • Thu 20 Aug 2009 03:00

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