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11/04/2011

The best way to start the week with brilliant music and hilarious chat on the Best Time of the Day Show. There's a new Record and Album of the Week, plus more Library selections.

Start another week with Alex who will entertain you in the small hours with his eclectic playlist and unique brand of conversation. This morning, Alex continues to build his own fantasy land, "Nocturnia"; more movie re-makes for the politically correct modern audience in "Sensible Cinema"; and - new for today - it is the start of National Fairground Week, tales of dodgem degradation and rollercoaster romance.

There is a brand new Album of the Week from Raphael Saadiq, a new Record of the Week from Clare Maguire, selections from Lester's Library by Wayne Wonder and Steve Miller Band, and your Listener's Library choice from Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. Pause for Thought at 3.20am with Clare Catford.

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Mon 11 Apr 2011 02:00
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Music Played

  • Barry White

    You're the First, the Last, My Everything

    • Barry White - The Collection.
    • Mercury.

  • Midge Ure

    If I Was

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

  • Brooke Fraser

    Something In The Water

    • Flags.
    • Wood & Done.
    • 1.

  • Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

    The Onion Song

    • Soul (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Billy Joel

    She's Always A Woman

    • The Stranger.
    • Columbia.
    • 7.

  • The Stylistics

    Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)

    • 70's Number Ones Vol 3.
    • Old Gold.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "LIGHT AFTER DARK" (Polydor)

    • Clare Maguire

      The Shield And The Sword

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

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Could You Be Loved

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

  • Buddy Holly

    Well... All Right

    • B.Holly & The Crickets -20 Golden Gre.
    • MCA.

  • Judas Priest

    Living After Midnight

    • British Steel.
    • CBS.
    • 15.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "INNA BASHMENT STYLE: THE ROOTS OF AN URBAN WARRIOR" (Trojan)

    • Wayne Wonder

      Where Do Broken Hearts Go?

  • F.R. David

    Words

    • One Hit Wonder (Various Artists).
    • Ganser & Hanke Media.

  • Rumer

    Goodbye Girl

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

  • Bobby Vee

    The Night Has A Thousand Eyes

    • Bobby Vee - The EP Collection.
    • See For Miles.

  • Odyssey

    Inside Out

    • Happy Together.
    • Big Break Records.
    • 008.

  • Coldplay

    In My Place

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Fleet Foxes

    Battery Kinzie

    • (CD Single).

  • Lenny Kravitz

    Are You Gonna Go My Way

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • Sheryl Crow

    A Change Would Do You Good

    • Woman (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv/Sony Tv.

  • Patrick Wolf

    The City

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

  • Sam Brown

    Stop!

    • Woman (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv/Sony Tv.

  • Grace Jones

    Pull Up To The Bumper

    • The Divas Of Dance (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Train

    Marry Me

    • Save Me, San Francisco.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the forthcoming CD, "LET YOUR HAIR DOWN" (Roadrunner) out on April 18th

    • Steve Miller Band

      Love the Life I Live

  • Adele

    Rolling In The Deep

    • (CD Single).
    • XL.
    • 1.

  • The Clash

    Should I Stay Or Should I Go

    • Now 19 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Go West

    We Close Our Eyes

    • Now 1985 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • Tasmin Archer

    Sleeping Satellite

  • Barry Manilow

    Bring On Tomorrow

    • 15 Minutes.

  • Joss Stone

    Super Duper Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Relentless Records.

  • Bobby Darin

    Things

    • Splish Splash -Best Of Bobby Darin Vo.
    • Atco.

  • Donald Fagen

    Ruby Baby

    • Donald Fagen - The Nightfly.
    • Warner Bros.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "STONE ROLLIN'" (Columbia)

    • Raphael Saadiq

      Day Dreams

      • Stone Rollin'.

  • Gerry Rafferty

    Baker Street

    • Songs Of The Century (Disc 2).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • England Dan & John Ford Coley

    I'd Really Love To See You Tonight

    • Guilty Pleasures 2 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music UK.

  • Tim McGraw

    Me And Tennessee (feat. Gwyneth Paltrow)

    • Country Strong O.S.T..
    • Curb.
    • 1.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THE BEST OF O.M.D." (Virgin) suggested by Vicki from South Yorkshire

    • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

      Joan of Arc (Maid of Orleans)

      • The Best Of O.M.D..
      • Virgin.
      • 6.

  • The B‐52s

    Love Shack

    • Now 1990 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.
    • 3.

  • Dobie Gray

    Drift Away

    • Soul Inspiration (Various Artists).
    • Dino.

Broadcast

  • Mon 11 Apr 2011 02:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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