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10/11/2009

Alex brings his own combination of music and conversation to early weekday mornings, making this The Best Time Of The Day Show. Popular features include the Listeners' Library, where you choose the music, and a double-selection from Alex's own collection in Lester's Library.

3 hours

Last on

Tue 10 Nov 2009 03:00

Music Played

  • ZZ Top

    Gimme All Your Lovin'

    • Top Gear 2 - Various Artists.
    • Columbia.
  • The Verve

    Bitter Sweet Symphony

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 37 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Susan Boyle

    Wild Horses

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.
    • 1.
  • Marvin Gaye

    Can I Get A Witness

    • The Very Best Of Marvin Gaye.
    • Motown.
  • Deacon Blue

    Wages Day

    • Deacon Blue- Our Town (Greatest Hits).
    • Columbia.
  • Beverley Knight

    In Your Shoes

    • (CD Single).
  • The Beach Boys

    Sloop John B

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
    • EMI.
  • The Waterboys

    The Whole of the Moon

    • Now 1991 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.
  • James Morrison

    Get To You

    • (CD Single).
  • Van Morrison

    Wild Night

    • The Very Best Of Van Morrison.
    • Polydor.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY - TAKEN FROM A CD SINGLE ON BELLA UNION

    • Emily Loizeau

      Sister

  • Carly Simon

    Why

    • The Very Best Of Carly Simon.
    • Global Television.
  • Will Young

    Hopes & Fears

    • (CD Single).
    • 19 Recordings.
    • 1.
  • Billy Joel

    Tell Her About It

    • Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Vol.2.
    • CBS.
  • Strawberry Alarm Clock

    Incense And Peppermints

    • Austin Powers O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Hollywood.
  • Pixie Lott

    Cry Me Out

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.
  • The Colour Field

    Thinking Of You

    • The Singles.
    • Connoisseur Collection.
  • The Feeling

    Fill My Little World

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Island.
  • Alesha Dixon

    To Love Again

    • (CD Single).
  • KISS

    God Gave Rock 'n' Roll To You II

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.
  • Leona Lewis

    Happy

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.
    • 1.
  • Philip Bailey & Phil Collins

    Easy Lover

    • Singles.
    • Rhino.
  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY - SUGGESTED BY PETER MARTIN. TAKEN FROM 'OBSCURED BY CLOUDS' ON EMI

    • Pink Floyd

      Free Four

      • Obscured By Clouds.
  • Bon Jovi

    We Weren't Born To Follow

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 7.
  • Otis Redding

    Respect

    • The Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1959-1.
    • Atlantic.
  • George Harrison

    Got My Mind Set on You

    • George Harrison - Cloud Nine.
    • Dark Horse.
    • 1.
  • Sade

    Your Love Is King

    • The Greatest Love Vol.2 (Various).
    • Telstar.
    • 1.
  • Jace Everett

    Bad Things

    • (CD Single).
    • Wrasse Records.
    • 1.
  • The Miracles

    Love Machine

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.
  • Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

    Where the Wild Roses Grow (feat. Kylie Minogue)

    • Glorious (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
  • Van Halen

    Jump

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.
  • The Doors

    People Are Strange

    • The Doors - The Best Of The Doors.
    • Elektra.
  • Keane

    Is It Any Wonder?

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
  • Rosanne Cash

    Sea Of Heartbreak (feat. Bruce Springsteen)

    • The List.
    • Manhattan.
    • 1.
  • Average White Band

    Atlantic Avenue

    • The Best Of The Average White Band.
    • Hit Label.
  • ABBA

    Does Your Mother Know

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 015.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY - TAKEN FROM 'THE VERY BEST OF' ON UNIVERSAL

    • Joe Brown

      I'll See You In My Dreams

  • Cast

    Guiding Star

    • Now 37 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Ronan Keating

    Stay

    • (CD Single).
  • Empire of the Sun

    We Are The People

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

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  • Tue 10 Nov 2009 03:00

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