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16/03/2010

The Best Time of The Day Show, with the Album and Record of the Week, Lester's Library and the Listeners' Library features.

On the show this morning, Alex opens Reality TV Star Academy, a school which teaches its pupils the tricks of how to maintain fame without having a talent. There are more tales of kicking yourself with hindsight; moments in history you missed because of something far less significant. Plus, Alex is trying to turning to turn himself into a "bad boy" in a desperate bid to cause a media frenzy with his antics and gain extra publicity for the show. He has already started wiping his nose on his sleeve and is now carrying a catapult in his pocket.
From Lester's Library there is a track from new band, The Strange Boys, and vintage Dinah Washington. From Listener's Library there is a Joan Baez classic. There is another track from Album of the Week from Gabriella Cilmi, another play of Record of the Week by Katherine Jenkins and Pause for Thought with Chick Yuill. Nobody else, nowhere else.

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Music Played

  • Hot Chocolate

    You Sexy Thing

    • Hot Chocolate.
    • EMI.
    • 16.

  • Shania Twain

    Man! I Feel Like A Woman!

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.

  • Michael BublΓ©

    Cry Me A River

    • Crazy Love.
    • Reprise.
    • 1.

  • The Who

    You Better You Bet

    • The Who - Who's Better, Who's Best.
    • Polydor.

  • Timothy B. Schmit

    Ella Jean

    • Expando.

  • Madonna

    Secret

    • Celebration.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 15.

  • XTC

    Making Plans for Nigel

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the album, "BELIEVE" (Warner) Out Now

    • Katherine Jenkins

      Fear Of Falling

      • Believe.

  • Neil Sedaka

    Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

    • Heartbeat - The 60's Gold Collection.
    • Global Television.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "BE BRAVE" (Rough Trade)

    • The Strange Boys

      Be Brave

  • Babybird

    You're Gorgeous

    • This Year's Love (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Beverley Knight

    Soul Survivor (feat. Chaka Khan)

    • (CD Single).
    • Hurricane.
    • 1.

  • The Beach Boys

    Darlin'

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 2).
    • EMI.

  • Don McLean

    American Pie

    • 20 Number 2's Of The 70's (Various).
    • MFP.

  • Michael Jackson

    Girlfriend

    • Michael Jackson - Off The Wall.
    • Epic.

  • Amy Macdonald

    Don't Tell Me That It's Over

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

  • Shirley & Company

    Shame, Shame, Shame

    • The Originals (Various Artists).
    • Dino.

  • Donald Fagen

    I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)

    • Donald Fagen - The Nightfly.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Joshua Radin

    I'd Rather Be With You

    • (CD Single).
    • 14th Floor Records.
    • 1.

  • Super Furry Animals

    Juxtaposed With U

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.

  • Rainbow

    I Surrender

    • Purple Rainbows.
    • EMI.

  • Rod Stewart

    (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher

    • Soulbook.
    • RCA.
    • 1.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THE BEST OF THE VANGUARD YEARS" (Ace) by John Aherne from Manchester

    • Joan Baez

      The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

      • Rediscover The 60's - With A Little H.
      • Old Gold.

  • ABBA

    One Of Us

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 016.

  • Paul Weller

    Wild Wood

    • Acoustic Rock (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • The Beautiful South

    A Little Time

    • Music Of The Millennium (Various).
    • Universal.

  • Wings

    Listen To What The Man Said

    • The 7" Singles Box.
    • MPL.

  • Sandie Shaw

    Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken?

    • The Very Best Of Sandie Shaw.
    • EMI.

  • Robbie Williams

    Morning Sun

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 5.

  • The Hollies

    Carrie Anne

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1967 (Various).
    • EMI.
    • 21.

  • Mariah Carey

    Emotions

    • Mariah #1's - The Best Of Mariah Care.
    • Columbia.

  • Status Quo

    Down Down

    • Whatever You Want - V.Best Of Status.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "TEN" (Island)

    • Gabriella Cilmi

      Let Me Know

      • Ten.

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Last Train To London

    • Light Years - The Very Best Of ELO.
    • Epic.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Waiting In Vain

    • Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend.
    • Island.

  • Oasis

    Roll With It

    • (CD Single).
    • Creation Records.

  • The Mamas & the Papas

    Monday, Monday

    • The Mamas & The Papas - 20 Greatest H.
    • MFP.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "FIRST ISSUE: THE DINAH WASHINGTON STORY" (Mercury)

    • Dinah Washington

      Crazy He Calls Me

  • Otis Redding

    Shake

    • The Definitive Otis Redding Vol.1.
    • Rhino.

Broadcast

  • Tue 16 Mar 2010 02:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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