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15/06/2011

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

It's time for the first Half-Time Hooter on the Best Time of the Day Show with the Dark Lord himself, Alex Lester. Expect a night of oddball conversation and great music. It's Day 3 of our National Ladder Week; more tales of going up ladders, but not always coming back down them. More hideous malfunctions in "Funny Faults" and, new for today, which cartoon or comic character would be your mate for a day if you could choose? It's "Animated Mate". Plus, Pause for Thought at 3.20am and more baffling questions asked in the 4.15 Confusion Hareem.

There's another track from Album of the Week by Nerina Pallot, Record of the Week from Teddy Thompson, Lester's Library tracks from Iron Maiden and Beirut, and one of your requests from the Listener's Library by Arcade Fire.

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Wed 15 Jun 2011 02:00
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Music Played

  • Fatback

    I Found Lovin'

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

  • Soul Asylum

    Runaway Train

    • Drivin' With Johnnie Walker (Various).
    • Eastwest Records.

  • James Blunt

    I'll Be Your Man

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

  • Little Richard

    The Girl Can't Help It

  • Tanita Tikaram

    Good Tradition

    • The Best Of Tanita Tikaram.
    • East West Records.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the CD, "BELLA" (Decca) out now

    • Teddy Thompson

      Delilah

      • Bella.
      • Decca.
      • 1.

  • The Cars

    My Best Friend's Girl

    • The Cars.
    • Elektra.

  • Change

    A Lover's Holiday

    • (Single).
    • WEA.

  • Jon Allen

    Joanna

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

  • The Teddy Bears

    To Know Him Is To Love Him

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

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY (Pompeii Records)

    • Beirut

      East Harlem

  • Clarence Carter

    Patches

    • Atlantic Soul Ballads (Various).
    • Atlantic.

  • Alice Cooper

    Poison

    • Free Spirit (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
    • 7.

  • Neil Diamond

    Kentucky Woman

    • Neil Diamond - The Ultimate Collectio.
    • Columbia/Mca.

  • The Tams

    Be Young Be Foolish Be Happy

    • (Single).
    • Stateside.

  • Lisa Stansfield

    Change

    • The Female Touch 2 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Coldplay

    Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.
    • 5.

  • Sugar Minott

    Good Thing Going

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

  • Rumer

    Aretha

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

  • Michael Franti & Spearhead

    The Sound Of Sunshine

    • The Sound Of Sunshine.
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • The Darkness

    Growing On Me

  • Classix Nouveaux

    Is It A Dream

    • 25 Years Of Rock'n'Roll: 1982 (Various Artists).
    • Connoisseur Collection.
    • 4.

  • Beth Hart

    Take It Easy On Me

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

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "FROM FEAR TO ETERNITY" (EMI) out now

    • Iron Maiden

      Run to the Hills

  • Big Mountain

    Baby, I Love Your Way

    • No Greater Love (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • Aretha Franklin

    See Saw

    • Aretha Franklin - Queen Of Soul.
    • Atlantic.

  • Carly Simon

    The Right Thing To Do

    • The Very Best Of Carly Simon.
    • Global Television.

  • Primal Scream

    Movin' On Up

    • The Best Album In The World Ever!(Va).
    • Virgin.

  • George Benson

    This Masquerade

    • George Benson - The Very Best Of.
    • Warner E.S.P..
    • 15.

  • Take That

    Love Love

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

  • Aerosmith

    Love In An Elevator

    • Aerosmith - Big Ones.
    • Geffen.

  • Carly Simon

    The Right Thing To Do

    • The Very Best Of Carly Simon.
    • Global Television.

  • Marvin Gaye

    Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ)

    • The Very Best Of Marvin Gaye.
    • Motown.

  • Deacon Blue

    Chocolate Girl

    • Deacon Blue - Raintown.
    • CBS.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "YEAR OF THE WOLF" (Geffen) out now

    • Nerina Pallot

      I Do Not Want What I Do Not Have

      • Year Of The Wolf.
      • Geffen.
      • 9.

  • Solomon Burke

    Everybody Needs Somebody To Love

    • Atlantic Soul (Various Artists).
    • Warner E.S.P..

  • Sheryl Crow

    Run, Baby, Run

    • Acoustic Rock (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THE SUBURBS" (Mercury) suggested by Michael McAlpine

    • Arcade Fire

      Ready to Start

      • The Suburbs.
      • MERCURY.
      • 2.

  • Buddy Holly

    Everyday

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

  • Wonderland

    Starlight

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

  • Wet Wet Wet

    Love Is All Around

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

Broadcast

  • Wed 15 Jun 2011 02:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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