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09/09/2009

Alex presents the Best Time of the Day Show, with musical selections from Lester's Library and the Listeners' Library, and a Pause for Thought.

An early morning mix of music and conversation, including the first Half-Time Hooter of The Week. Also on the Best Time of the Day Show, Alex dips into his own record collection to choose a new release or classic track from Lester's Library, and there's something selected by you in the Listeners' Library.

3 hours

Last on

Wed 9 Sep 2009 03:00

Music Played

  • Pet Shop Boys

    Always On My Mind

    • Pet Shop Boys - Discography.
    • Parlophone.
  • Wilson Phillips

    Hold On

    • The Female Touch 2 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • a-ha - Nothing Is Keeping You Here

  • Small Faces

    Lazy Sunday

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1968.
    • Premier.
  • Alesha Dixon

    Breathe Slow

    • (CD Single).
    • Asylum.
    • 1.
  • Jon Allen

    Down By The River

    • (CD Single).
    • Monologue Records.
    • 1.
  • Skeeter Davis

    I Can't Stay Mad At You

    • Goffin And King Songbook.
    • Connoisseur.
  • Howard Jones

    What Is Love?

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.
  • Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat

    Lucky

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.
  • Turin Brakes

    Pain Killer

    • (CD Single).
    • Source Records.
  • Lester's Library: From the CD 'The Invisible' on Accidental records

    • The Invisible

      London Girl

  • Linda Ronstadt

    Different Drum

    • Linda Ronstadt Greatest Hits.
    • Asylum.
  • Gerry Rafferty

    Get It Right Next Time

    • The Very Best Of Gerry Rafferty.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • X‐Press 2

    Lazy (feat. David Byrne)

    • (CD Single).
    • Skint.
  • Madonna

    Celebration

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.
  • Barry White

    What Am I Gonna Do with You

    • Barry White - The Collection.
    • Mercury.
  • Prefab Sprout

    The King of Rock 'N' Roll

    • Hits Album 8, Part 2 (Various Artist.
    • Hits Album.
  • Noisettes

    Wild Young Hearts

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.
  • Mike + the Mechanics

    The Living Years

    • Now 1989 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 4.
  • Duffy

    Rockferry

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.
  • Lester's Library: The CD 'A Certain Trigger' is released on Warp records

    • MaxΓ―mo Park - Going Missing

  • Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

    Going To A Go-Go

    • Supafunky II (Various Artists).
    • Universal.
  • David Gray

    Fugitive

    • (CD Single).
  • The Brand New Heavies

    You've Got A Friend

    • Perfect Day (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
  • Sister Sledge

    Lost In Music

    • Disco Inferno (Various Artists).
    • East West.
    • 9.
  • Simple Minds

    Don't You (Forget About Me)

    • Glittering Prize - Best Of Simple Min.
    • Virgin.
  • Pixie Lott

    Boys & Girls

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.
  • Aswad

    Shine

    • Now 1994 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.
  • Blur

    Parklife

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
  • Hockey

    Song Away

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.
  • Angie Stone

    Wish I Didn't Miss You

    • (CD Single).
    • J Records.
  • Santana

    The Game Of Love (feat. Michelle Branch)

    • (CD Single).
    • Arista.
  • Mark Knopfler

    Border Reiver

    • Get Lucky.
  • Listener's Library: Suggested by Gareth Jones of Caerphilly. It's featured on a 45 single released by EMI records

    • The Farmer's Boys

      In The Country

  • Gabriella Cilmi

    Sweet About Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
  • Europe

    The Final Countdown

    • The Very Best Of Power Ballads (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
  • P!nk

    Who Knew

    • (CD Single).
    • LaFace.

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  • Wed 9 Sep 2009 03:00

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