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10/01/2011

Start the week with The Best Time of the Day Show with the Dark Lord. Expect brilliant music and witty chat to keep you entertained through the small hours.

Laugh away those Monday blues by tuning into the Best Time of the Day Show for offbeat conversation and fantastic music. This morning, Alex asks when have you seen someone take a funny photo in "Snap, Cackle and What?", tales of bickering builders in "Fighting Tradesmen" and how can we improve the London 2012 selection process in "Olymp-Brits". It's all about the bright side on the dark side of the day. There's the first chance of the week to get inducted into the 4.15 One-Off Canteen, and Pause for Thought at 3.20am. From Lester's Library there's some guitar noodling from Little Beaver and a newbie from Smoke Fairies. The Listener's Library track is a cover of David Bowie classic as suggested by courtesy of Iain from Dundee. There is a track from the Album of the Week by Lindisfarne, plus the Record of the Week is from Bryan Ferry. Buffoons are go!

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麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Huey Lewis and the News

    Hip To Be Square

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

  • Counting Crows

    Big Yellow Taxi (feat. Vanessa Carlton)

  • Caro Emerald

    Back It Up

    • (CD Single).
    • Dramatico.
    • 2.

  • The Rolling Stones

    19th Nervous Breakdown

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.

  • Meat Loaf

    You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth

    • The Very Best Of Meatloaf.
    • Virgin.

  • Duran Duran

    All You Need Is Now

  • Daryl Hall & John Oates

    You Make My Dreams

    • Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.
    • 5.

  • Cher

    Strong Enough

    • New Hits 99 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK: Featured on the CD 鈥極lympia鈥� (Virgin)

    • The Bryan Ferry Orchestra

      Alphaville

      • Olympia.
      • Virgin.
      • 1.

  • Lester's Library: Featured on the CD 鈥楾hrough Low Light And Trees鈥� (V2)

    • Smoke Fairies

      Strange Moon Rising

  • Jackie Wilson

    Lonely Teardrops

    • (CD Single).
    • Pickwick.

  • China Crisis

    Black Man Ray

    • China Crisis - Collection.
    • Virgin.

  • Matisyahu

    One Day

    • (CD Single).
    • 100%.
    • 1.

  • Peter Frampton

    Show Me The Way

    • And The Road Goes On Forever Vol 1.
    • Debutante.

  • Wham!

    Everything She Wants

    • Wham! - Make It Big.
    • Epic.

  • CeeLo Green

    Bright Lights Bigger City (feat. Wiz Khalifa)

  • East 17

    If You Ever (feat. Gabrielle)

    • Duets - 36 Of The World's Greatest Ev.
    • Telstar.

  • James Taylor

    Handy Man

    • James Taylor - Classic Songs.
    • CBS.

  • Adele

    Rolling In The Deep

    • (CD Single).
    • XL.
    • 1.

  • Kenny Loggins

    Footloose

    • Footloose (Original S/Track).
    • CBS.

  • Bon Jovi

    Keep The Faith

    • (CD Single).
    • Jambco.
    • 11.

  • Dusty Springfield

    I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself

    • Dusty- The Silver Collection.
    • Philips.

  • Listener's Library: Suggested by Iain from Dundee. From the CD ' MTV Unplugged in New York' (Geffen)

    • Nirvana

      The Man Who Sold The World

      • Geffen.

  • Gwen Stefani & Akon

    The Sweet Escape

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.

  • Plain White T鈥檚

    Rhythm Of Love

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

  • Gibson Brothers

    Cuba

    • Disco & Dance Party Hits (Various Artists).
    • BMG.

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Livin' Thing

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

  • Diane Birch

    Fools

    • Bible Belt.
    • S-Curve.
    • 1.

  • The Jam

    The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)

    • The Jam - Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.

  • Norma Jean

    Saturday

    • Norma Jean.
    • Sequel.
    • 4.

  • Edei

    Loved

    • (CD Single).
    • Alma Recordings.
    • 1.

  • The Doors

    Light My Fire

    • (CD Single).
    • Elektra.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Lindisfarne 鈥� 鈥楾he Charisma Years (1970-1973)鈥� (Virgin Records) Released: 17th January

    • Lindisfarne

      Meet Me On The Corner

      • The Best Of Lindisfarne.
      • Virgin.

  • Sophie Ellis鈥怋extor

    Murder On The Dancefloor

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Journey

    Who's Crying Now

    • The Final Countdown (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Tom Jones

    Help Yourself

    • Tom Jones - Greatest Hits.
    • Universal.

  • Lester's Library: Featured on the CD 鈥楶arty Down鈥� (Collectable Records)

    • Little Beaver

      Party Down pt.1

  • Swing Out Sister

    Breakout

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

  • Ry Cooder

    Little Sister

    • Ry Cooder - Bop Till You Drop.
    • Warner Bros.

Broadcast

  • Mon 10 Jan 2011 02:00
    麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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