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11/08/2011

Keeping you laughing through the night and playing the best selection of tunes, it's Alex. With the Album and Record of the Week plus Lester's and Listener's Libraries.

Alex is here to keep you entertained with his unique brand of witty chat accompanied by a great selection of tunes.

There is more from Album of the Week, another play of the Record of the Week, two tracks you may not have heard before from Lester's Library, one of your choices from the Listener's Library, Pause for Thought at 3.20am, and the second Half-Time Hooter of the Week. Let the buffoonery begin!

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Thu 11 Aug 2011 02:00
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Music Played

  • Hour 1

    • Swing Out Sister

      Breakout

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

  • Slade

    Mama Weer All Crazee Now

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1972 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Dolly Parton

    Together You And I

    • Better Day.
    • Sony.
    • 1.

  • Ziggy Marley & Melody Makers

    Tomorrow People

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

  • The Crickets

    That'll Be The Day

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

  • OneRepublic

    Good Life

    • Waking Up.
    • Mosley Music/Interscope Records.
    • 1.

  • Adele

    Make You Feel My Love

    • 19.
    • XL.
    • 1.

  • Alice Cooper

    Elected

    • The Best Glam Rock Album In The World...Ever! (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Katie Melua

    The Flood

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

  • Radio 2 Record Of The Week

    • Chris Rea

      Dancing The Blues Away

      • Santo Spirito Blues.
      • Rhino.
      • 1.

  • Otis Redding

    Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa (Sad Song)

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

  • Lester's Library

    • Big Country

      Another Country

  • Faith Hill

    This Kiss

    • New Hits 99 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

    The Death Of You And Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Sour Mash Records.
    • 7.

  • Hour 2

    • Annie Lennox

      Little Bird

      • (CD Single).
      • BMG/RCA.
      • 2.

  • Jimmy Cliff

    Wonderful World, Beautiful People

    • Jukebox 70's Hits -I Got The Music In.
    • Old Gold.

  • Will Young

    Jealousy

    • Echoes.
    • RCA.
    • 1.

  • Nina Simone

    Feeling Good

    • Sex And The City (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Snow Patrol

    Run

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Eric Clapton

    Bad Love

    • The BRIT Awards 1993 (Various Artists).
    • Polygram TV.
    • 5.

  • Joss Stone

    Somehow

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

  • David Bowie

    Ashes to Ashes

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Rainbow

    I Surrender

    • Purple Rainbows.
    • EMI.

  • Listener's Library: Michael Riese

    • Army of Lovers

      Crucified

  • The Cranberries

    Linger

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

  • Bob & Marcia

    Young, Gifted & Black

    • Young Gifted & Black (Various).
    • Trojan.

  • Neil Sedaka

    Oh Carol

    • The Very Best Of Neil Sedaka.
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Hour 3

    • ZZ Top

      Gimme All Your Lovin'

      • Top Gear 2 - Various Artists.
      • Columbia.

  • Amy Grant

    Baby Baby

    • Now 1991 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.

  • Darren Hayes

    Talk Talk Talk

    • (CD Single).
    • Powdered Sugar Productions.
    • 22.

  • Edwin Starr

    25 Miles

    • The Best Northern Soul All-Nighter (V.
    • Virgin.

  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

    Enola Gay

    • Into The Eighties - Various Artists.
    • Global Television.
    • 3.

  • Jon Allen

    Sweet Defeat

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

  • Shalamar

    I Can Make You Feel Good

    • Friends - Deluxe Edition.
    • Big Break Records.
    • 4.

  • Radio 2 Album Of The Week: How I Go

    • Kenny Wayne Shepherd

      Anywhere The Wind Blows

      • How I Go.
      • Roadrunner Records.
      • 7.

  • Eddi Reader

    Patience of Angels

    • The Best Of Woman To Woman (Various).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Lester's Library

    • Tony Bennett and Michael Buble

      Don't Get Around Much Anymore

  • Talk Talk

    Talk Talk

    • The Very Best Of Talk Talk.
    • Parlophone.

  • Take That

    When We Were Young

  • SWV

    Right Here

    • Now 26 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

Broadcast

  • Thu 11 Aug 2011 02:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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