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14/09/2009

With music, chat and features. Including Lester's Library, the Listeners' Library and Pause for Thought.

Alex, aka The Dark Lord, presents a blend of music and conversation, direct from "Buffoon Town". Includes Alex's personal choice of tracks in Lester's Library, your chance to get a tune played in the Listeners' Library feature, and a Pause for Thought. Plus, you can now download Alex's brand new "oddcast" by visiting his pages at bbc.co.uk/radio2.

3 hours

Last on

Mon 14 Sep 2009 03:00

Music Played

  • Eddie & the Hot Rods

    Do Anything You Wanna Do

    • Beautiful Game (Various Artists).
    • Universal.
  • Avril Lavigne

    Sk8er Boi

    • (CD Single).
    • Arista.
  • MIKA

    We Are Golden

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.
  • Jim Capaldi

    Love Hurts

    • Acuff-Rose Opryland Music: 50th Anniv.
    • Acuff-Rose Opryland.
  • Tom Jones

    Give A Little Love

    • (CD Single).
    • S-Curve Records.
    • 1.
  • Hockey

    Song Away

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.
  • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

    Jimmy Mack

    • Leaders Of The Pack (Various Artists.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Danny Wilson

    The Second Summer Of Love

    • The No.1 Summer Album (Various).
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Newton Faulkner

    If This Is It

    • (CD Single).
  • The Lovin’ Spoonful

    Do You Believe In Magic

    • The Lovin' Spoonful Collection.
    • Castle Communications.
  • Freddie McGregor

    Just Don't Want To Be Lonely

    • Reggae Love Songs (Various Artists).
    • Sanctuary.
  • Lester's Library: From a CD Single on Naim Edge

    • Phantom Limb

      Draw The Line

  • Aaron Neville

    Tell It Like It Is

    • The Gold Album (Various Artists).
    • The Hit Label Ltd.
  • Furniture

    Brilliant Mind

    • (Single).
    • Stiff.
    • 5.
  • The Detroit Spinners

    Working My Way Back To You

    • Heart Full Of Soul 2 (Various Artist.
    • Global Television.
  • Go West

    King Of Wishful Thinking

    • Pretty Woman - Soundtrack.
    • EMI.
  • Whitney Houston

    Million Dollar Bill

    • (CD Single).
    • Arista.
    • 1.
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers

    The Zephyr Song

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
  • Buddy Holly

    Peggy Sue

    • Rediscover The 50's-Rock With The Cav.
    • Old Gold.
  • Jon Allen

    Down By The River

    • (CD Single).
    • Monologue Records.
    • 1.
  • Girls Aloud

    The Loving Kind

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.
  • Dexys Midnight Runners

    Geno

    • Greatest Hits Of The 80's (Various).
    • Disky.
    • 5.
  • The Yeah You's

    Getting Up With You

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.
    • 1.
  • Listener's Library: Suggested by Sue Hersey of Hampshire. From the CD 'Best One Hit Wonders' on EMI

    • The Congregation

      Softly Whispering I Love You

  • George Michael

    Praying For Time

    • George Michael - Ladies & Gentlemen.
    • Epic.
    • 5.
  • Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson

    Relator

    • (CD Single).
    • ATCO Records.
    • 2.
  • The Killers

    Read My Mind

    • (CD Single).
    • Vertigo.
  • Eurythmics

    There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)

    • The Female Touch 2 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • Alexander O’Neal

    Criticize

    • Hits Album 7 (Various Artists).
    • Hits.
    • 9.
  • Paloma Faith

    New York

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.
  • Bee Gees

    Massachusetts

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.
  • OMC

    How Bizarre

    • Now 34 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Free

    My Brother Jake

    • Music Of The Year 1971.
    • Spectrum.
    • 9.
  • The Zombies

    She's Not There

    • The Godfathers Of Britpop.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat

    Lucky

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.
  • Tina Turner

    Steamy Windows

    • Tina Turner - Simply The Best.
    • Capitol.
  • DNA

    Tom's Diner (feat. Suzanne Vega)

    • Best Of Suzanne Vega - Tried & True.
    • A&M.
  • a-ha - Nothing Is Keeping You Here

  • Lester's Library: From the CD 'Arrested Development Greatest Hits' on EMI Gold

    • Arrested Development

      Mr Wendal

  • Boston

    More Than A Feeling

    • Rock Of America (Various Artists).
    • Trax Label.
  • KC and the Sunshine Band

    Give It Up

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

Broadcast

  • Mon 14 Sep 2009 03:00

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