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01/11/2010

Entertaining you through the night with his inspired daftness and eclectic music choices, it is Alex on The Best Time of the Day Show, including a new Record and Album of the Week.

Fight off those Monday blues by tuning into Alex on The Best Time of the Day Show for a dose of night-owl comedy and fantastic music. The clocks went forward and we all gained an extra hour, hear how that hour was spent in the new thread, The Power of the Hour. There are ideas for a new talent show in "Britain's Got Strange", and there are updates on the new truck-writing season. There is more Pause for Thought at 3.20am and the doors to the 4.15 One-Off Canteen open once again.
From Lester's Library there is some rock from Mountain and a vintage track from The Ink Spots. The Listener's Library track is from 80s rock band, Hanoi Rocks. There is a new Record of the Week from Annie Lennox and a track from the new Album of the Week by Neil Diamond. Let the buffoonery begin!

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Music Played

  • Pretenders

    Back On The Chain Gang

    • The Pretenders - The Singles.
    • WEA.

  • The Boo Radleys

    Wake Up Boo!

    • Various Artists - Untitled.
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Save My Love

  • The Waterboys

    The Whole of the Moon

    • Now 1991 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.

  • The Chiffons

    One Fine Day

    • Radio Gold (Various Artists).
    • Ace.

  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

    Sister Marie Says

    • History Of Modern.
    • 100% Records.
    • 2.

  • Alice Cooper

    No More Mr Nice Guy

    • Millennium Classic Rock Party (Various Artists).
    • Rhino.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "A CHRISTMAS CORNOCOPIA" (Island) out on 15th November

    • Annie Lennox

      Universal Child

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

  • Four Tops

    Walk Away RenΓ©e

    • The Four Tops - The Singles Collectio.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Pet Shop Boys

    Domino Dancing

    • Pet Shop Boys - Discography.
    • EMI.

  • James Blunt

    Stay The Night

    • Some Kind Of Trouble.
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "SUPER HITS" (Columbia)

    • Mountain

      Mississippi Queen

  • Amy Grant

    Baby Baby

    • Now 1991 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.

  • Bill Withers

    Lean On Me

    • Nightlife II (Various Artists).
    • Solitaire Collection.

  • Cyndi Lauper

    Girls Just Want To Have Fun

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

  • Curtis Mayfield

    Move On Up

    • The Old Skool Reunion (Various Artis.
    • Global Television.

  • Hurts

    Stay

    • (CD Single).
    • Major Records.
    • 1.

  • Sugar Minott

    Good Thing Going

    • Pleasure Island (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

    Jimmy Mack

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

  • Paloma Faith

    Smoke & Mirrors

    • Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful?.
    • Epic.
    • 1.

  • Van Morrison

    Wild Night

    • The Very Best Of Van Morrison.
    • Polydor.

  • Heart

    Alone

    • Missing You (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "BANGKOK SHOCKS, SAIGON SHAKES, HANOI ROCKS" (Sanctuary) suggested by Tony from Devon

    • Hanoi Rocks

      Tragedy

  • JLS

    Love You More

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

  • John Lennon

    Power To The People

    • GIMME SOME TRUTH. (Deluxe).
    • Calderstone.

  • The Manhattan Transfer

    Tuxedo Junction

    • (Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Fatback

    I Found Lovin'

    • The Greatest 80's Soul W/Ender (Va).
    • Warner Strategic Market.

  • The Cure

    In Between Days

    • The Cure - Staring At The Sea.
    • Fiction.

  • Bon Jovi

    What Do You Got?

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

  • The Chicks

    Wide Open Spaces

  • Barry Mann

    Who Put The Bomp In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp!

    • Rockvile Vol 16.
    • Backline Records.

  • Yazoo

    Don't Go

    • Electronic 80's (Various Artists).
    • EMM.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "DREAMS" (Columbia)

    • Neil Diamond

      Ain't No Sunshine

      • Dreams.
      • Columbia.
      • 1.

  • Rainbow

    All Night Long

    • Rainbow - The Very Best Of Rainbow.
    • Parlophone.

  • Rumer

    Aretha

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

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THE BEST OF INK SPOTS: 20 CLASSIC TRACKS" (EMI)

    • The Ink Spots

      Ring Telephone Ring

  • Musical Youth

    Pass The Dutchie

    • Young at Heart (Various Artists).
    • Reader's Digest.

  • Mary Chapin Carpenter

    The Way I Feel

    • The Age Of Miracles.
    • Rounder.
    • 16.

  • David Bowie

    Life On Mars?

  • Daniel Merriweather

    Red

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Mon 1 Nov 2010 02:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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