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24/03/2011

The Best Time of the Day show with Alex, more laughs and top tunes than you can poke a stick at. Including Record and Album of the Week, and Listener's and Lester's Library tracks.

Tune in for another serving of the show that will simply refuse to let you sleep. On the Best Time of the Day Show this morning, Alex re-opens "The Al-X Files" and asks those baffling questions such as, why does Bungle from TV's Rainbow wear pyjamas to bed and trunks on the beach but nothing the rest of the time? In "The Hole Story", we discuss holes in clothing: are they hoops of hope? Or holes of horror? And from this, we discuss "The String Vest Theory"; what exactly is the point of the string vest? Pause for Thought at 3.20am and find out who is awarded a prestigious seat in the 4.15 One-Off Canteen today.

There will be another track from Album of the Week by Roxette, another spin of Record of the Week from Alison Krauss and Union Station, new tracks selected by Alex from Lester's Library by Young the Giant and Los Lonely Boys, plus an Owen Paul gem from the Listener's Library.

Nobody else, nowhere else.

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Music Played

  • Boy Meets Girl

    Waiting For A Star To Fall

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.

  • The Doobie Brothers

    Takin' It To The Streets

    • The Very Best Of The Doobie Brothers.
    • Warner Bros.

  • The Pierces

    You'll Be Mine

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.

  • Mickey & Sylvia

    Love Is Strange

    • Dirty Dancing O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • RCA.
    • 106.

  • Dr. Feelgood

    Milk And Alcohol

    • Greatest Hits Of The 70's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "PAPER AIRPLANE" (Rounder) out on April 11th

    • Alison Krauss & Union Station

      Paper Airplane

      • Paper Airplane.
      • Rounder.
      • 1.

  • Roy Orbison

    You Got It

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • Ultravox

    Love's Great Adventure

    • The Collection.
    • Chrysalis.
    • 15.

  • Wonderland

    Not A Love Song

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

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the forthcoming CD, "YOUNG THE GIANT" (Roadrunner) out on May 5th

    • Young the Giant

      Apartment

  • George Benson

    Shiver

    • George Benson - The Very Best Of.
    • Warner E.S.P..
    • 8.

  • The Animals

    Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

    • The Hits Of 1965 (Various Artists).
    • MFP.

  • Alice Gold

    Runaway Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.

  • Elton John & Kiki Dee

    Don't Go Breaking My Heart

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • The Bluebells

    Young At Heart

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • CeeLo Green

    Bright Lights Bigger City (feat. Wiz Khalifa)

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.

  • Alison Moyet

    Is This Love?

    • Alison Moyet Singles.
    • Columbia.
    • 8.

  • The Drifters

    Save The Last Dance For Me

    • Very Best Of Ben E.King & The Drifters.
    • Global Television.

  • The Smiths

    This Charming Man

    • The Smiths - The Very Best Of.
    • WEA.
    • 2.

  • Rumer

    Goodbye Girl

    • Seasons Of My Soul.
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • David Lee Roth

    Just Like Paradise

    • Red Hot Metal (Various Artists).
    • Dover.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Dreams

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 007.

  • Faces

    Cindy Incidentally

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "ROCKPANGO" (Provogue) released on March 28th

    • Los Lonely Boys

      American Idle

  • Beverley Knight

    Piece of my Heart

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Wilson Pickett

    Land Of 1000 Dances

    • Where It's At (Various Artists).
    • Kent.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Rendezvous

    • The Promise.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • King

    Love & Pride

    • The Ultimate Eighties (Various).
    • Hit Records.

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers

    Under The Bridge

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

  • Jessie J

    Price Tag (feat. B.o.B)

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

  • Aerosmith

    Love In An Elevator

    • Aerosmith - Big Ones.
    • Geffen.

  • Ziggy Marley & Melody Makers

    Tomorrow People

    • Dancing On Sunshine - 22 Reggae Hits.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Dionne Warwick

    Don't Make Me Over

    • Dionne Warwick Presenting....
    • Sequel Records.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "CHARM SCHOOL" (EMI) out on March 28th

    • Roxette

      Speak To Me

      • Charm School.
      • EMI/Capitol.
      • 4.

  • Darts

    The Boy From New York City

    • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Mike + the Mechanics

    Over My Shoulder

    • Mike & The Mechanics Hits.
    • Virgin.

  • Julian Velard

    Love Again For The First Time

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

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "AS IT IS" (Cherry Red) suggested by Contrary Mary in Glasgow

    • Owen Paul

      My Favourite Waste Of Time

      • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
      • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Little Big Town

    Fine Line

    • A Place To Land.
    • Humphead Records.
    • 1.

  • Rick James

    Super Freak

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Bill Haley and His Comets

    Shake, Rattle And Roll

    • Bill Haley And The Comets.
    • Bulldog.

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  • Thu 24 Mar 2011 02:00
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