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30/03/2011

Let Alex guide you through the small hours with his blend of unique humour and fantastic music. Includes Record and Album of the Week, plus Lester's and Listener's Library tracks.

Spend the night with the Dark Lord, who will be keeping you laughing with his witty conversation interspersed with a great mix of music. This morning, more hairy backs, builder's bums and red noses in "Summer Sightings"; we continue to try and understand animals, fish, insects, shoes, metal crowbars and pretty much anything else in "What Are They Really Thinking?"; and new for today, what have you rescued from the refuse and stolen from a skip? It's "From Trash to Treasure". Pause for Thought at 3.20am and another chance to get into the 4.15 One-Off Canteen, plus the first Half-Time Hooter of the Week.

More from Album of the Week from Emin, Record of the Week from Ron Sexsmith, Lester's Library tracks come from Edwina Hayes and the Spin Doctors, plus a track chosen by you from The Proclaimers from the Listener's Library.

Nobody else, nowhere else.

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Music Played

  • The Rubettes

    Juke Box Jive

    • 25 Years Of Rock `n' Roll - 1974.
    • Connoisseur Collection.
    • 12.

  • Eurythmics

    Thorn In My Side

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

  • Sick Puppies

    Maybe

    • (CD Single).

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Wild West Hero

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

  • Diana Ross & The Supremes

    Love Child

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Roxette

    She's Got Nothing On (But The Radio)

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • T. Rex

    Metal Guru

    • Can The Glam! (Various Artists).
    • Cherry Red Records.

  • Dinah Washington & Brook Benton

    A Rockin’ Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love)

    • The Two Of Us.
    • Verve.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the CD, "LONG PLAYER, LATE BLOOMER" (Cooking Vinyl)

    • Ron Sexsmith

      Get In Line

      • (CD Single).
      • Cooking Vinyl.
      • 1.

  • Def Leppard

    Pour Some Sugar On Me

    • More Monkey Business From Catalogue Marketing (Various Artists).
    • Universal.

  • Paula Cole

    Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "GOOD THINGS HAPPEN OVER COFFEE" (Edwina Hayes Records)

    • Edwina Hayes

      Tell Me So

  • Edwin Starr

    Contact

    • 100 All Time Classic Dance Hits Of The 1970s (Various Artists).
    • Connoisseur.
    • 18.

  • Jimmy Jones

    Good Timin'

    • 60's Number Ones Vol 1.
    • Old Gold.

  • The Style Council

    Walls Come Tumbling Down

    • Billy Elliot O.S.T. - Various Artists.
    • Polydor.
    • 13.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Everywhere

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 008.

  • The Feeling

    I Thought It Was Over

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.

  • The Teddy Bears

    To Know Him Is To Love Him

    • Young Love - Sound Of The 60's, Part.
    • Compact Records.

  • Gregory Isaacs

    Night Nurse

    • Pure Reggae - Volume 1.
    • Island.

  • Adele

    Someone Like You

    • 21.
    • XL.
    • 1.

  • Barry White

    What Am I Gonna Do with You

    • Barry White - The Collection.
    • Mercury.

  • Wonderland

    Not A Love Song

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

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THE BEST OF THE PROCLAIMERS" (EMI) suggested by Doug

    • The Proclaimers

      King of the Road

  • Aretha Franklin

    Who's Zoomin' Who?

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

  • The Monkees

    Daydream Believer

    • The Definitive Monkees.
    • Warner Strategic Marketing.
    • 5.

  • Argent

    Hold Your Head Up

    • (Single).
    • Epic.
    • 2.

  • Phil Collins

    Two Hearts

    • Singles.
    • Rhino.

  • The Mamas & the Papas

    I Saw Her Again

    • The Mamas & Papas Golden Greats.
    • MCA.
    • 5.

  • Asa

    Be My Man

    • (CD Single).
    • Dramatico.
    • 1.

  • Guns N’ Roses

    Sweet Child O' Mine

    • The Hits Album 10 (Various Artists).
    • Hits Album.

  • Glen Campbell

    Southern Nights

    • That's Country (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • George Michael

    True Faith

    • (CD Single).
    • Aegean.
    • 1.

  • Divinyls

    I Touch Myself

    • Hard 2 Get Hits - Various Artists.
    • Disky.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "WONDER" (Saffron) out now

    • Emin

      Just For One Night

      • Wonder.
      • Saffron.
      • 4.

  • Elton John

    Sad Songs (Say So Much)

    • Elton John Greatest Hits 1970-2002.
    • Mercury.

  • Carole King

    It Might As Well Rain Until September

    • Heartbeat - Forever Yours.
    • Sony.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "PLAYLIST: THE VERY BEST OF THE SPIN DOCTORS" (Legacy)

    • Spin Doctors

      Little Miss Can't Be Wrong

  • °Υ’P²Ή³ά

    Heart And Soul

    • Bridge Of Spies.
    • UMC.

  • Robert Palmer

    Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)

    • The Very Best Of Robert Palmer.
    • EMI.

  • Sugarland

    Tonight

    • The Incredible Machine.
    • Decca.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Wed 30 Mar 2011 02:00
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