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02/01/2012

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 a new Record and Album of the Week.

Fight off those Monday blues by tuning in to Alex on the Best Time of the Day Show for a dose of night-owl comedy and fantastic music. There is a new Record and Album of the Week, Pause for Thought, two more unexpected tracks from Lester's Library and one from you from the Listener's Library. Beware, the Drums of Pun or the Mallet of Stupidity could go off at any time. You have been warned!

3 hours, 27 minutes

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Mon 2 Jan 2012 03:00
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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • Huey Lewis and the News

      The Power Of Love

      • Huey Lewis & The News - Fore!.
      • Chrysalis.

  • KT Tunstall

    Black Horse and the Cherry Tree

    • (CD Single).
    • Relentless Records.

  • CeeLo Green

    Anyway

    • Ladykiller: Platinum Edition.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.

  • The Crickets

    Think It Over

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

  • The Whispers

    And The Beat Goes On

    • Time For Love (Various Artists).
    • Truetrax.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the CD, "YEAR OF THE WOLF" (Geffen)

    • Nerina Pallot

      All Bets Are Off

      • Year Of The Wolf.
      • Geffen.
      • 1.

  • The Specials

    Ghost Town

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

  • Status Quo

    Movin' On

    • Quid Pro Quo.
    • Fourth Chord Records.
    • 1.

  • Laura Nyro

    Wedding Bell Blues

    • The Best Of.
    • Columbia.
    • 10.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY (Bright Antenna)

    • Jimmy Gnecco

      Bring You Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

  • Billy Joel

    My Life

    • Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Vol.2.
    • CBS.

  • Cathy Dennis

    Too Many Walls

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • The Four Seasons

    Big Girls Don't Cry

    • Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Ve.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 7.

  • HOUR 2

    • Starship

      We Built This City

      • Now 1985 (Various Artists).
      • Now.
      • 1.

  • The Move

    Flowers In The Rain

    • Move.
    • Esoteric Recordings.
    • 010.

  • Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

    The Death Of You And Me

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

  • Dionne Warwick

    All the Love in the World

    • Moments In Love (Various Artists).
    • Music Collection Interna.

  • Led Zeppelin

    Black Dog

    • Led Zeppelin - Early Days.
    • Atlantic.

  • Paul Young

    Love Of The Common People

    • Paul Young - From Time To Time.
    • Columbia.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "THE DREAMER" (Verve) out now

    • Etta James

      Welcome To The Jungle

      • The Dreamer.
      • Verve.
      • 4.

  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

    Pandora's Box

    • Omd - Sugar Tax.
    • Virgin.
    • 18.

  • Kate Bush

    Wuthering Heights

    • Remastered Part I.
    • Fish People.

  • Noah and the Whale

    Give It All Back

    • Last Night On Earth.
    • Mercury.
    • 1.

  • Archie Bell & the Drells

    Soul City Walk

    • Midnight Soul (Various Artists).
    • Music Club.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY suggested by Jan Keating in Berkshire

    • Patrick Hernandez

      Born To Be Alive

      • Billboard Top Dance Hits: 1979 (Var).
      • Rhino.

  • Coldplay

    Paradise

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.

  • HOUR 3

    • The Pointer Sisters

      Automatic

      • Choose 80's Dance (Various Artists).
      • Telstar TV.

  • Rod Stewart

    Reason To Believe

    • The Greatest Love II (Disc 2).
    • Telstar.

  • Jamie Hartman

    Happy New Year

    • III.
    • Flat Cap Records.
    • 1.

  • Jennifer Lopez

    Ain't It Funny

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic/Sony.

  • Fats Domino

    Ain't That A Shame

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Everything but the Girl

    Missing (Todd Terry Remix)

    Remix Artist: Todd Terry.
    • Passion (Various Artists).
    • Universal.

  • Glen Campbell

    There's No Me... Without You

    • (CD Single).
    • Surfdog.
    • 1.

  • Ike & Tina Turner

    Nutbush City Limits

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1973 (Various).
    • EMI.

  • Bon Jovi

    Wanted Dead Or Alive

    • The Chart Show: Rock The Nation (Various Artists).
    • Dover.
    • 3.

  • Lily Allen

    Smile

    • (CD Single).
    • Regal.

  • Tears for Fears

    Head Over Heels

    • Rule The World: The Greatest Hits.
    • Virgin EMI Records.
    • 5.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "AT LAST" (Blue Note)

    • Lou Rawls

      She's No Lady

  • Audrey Hall

    Smile

    • Reggae Love Songs (Various Artists).
    • Sanctuary.

  • HOUR 4

    • Curtis Stigers

      You're All That Matters To Me

      • Now That's What I Call Music Vol.22.
      • Now.

  • Maxine Nightingale

    Right Back Where We Started From

    • The Soul Years 1975 (Disc 1).
    • Knight Records.

  • Kid Rock

    Care (feat. T.I. & Martina McBride)

    • Born Free.
    • Atlantic.
    • 5.

  • Cheap Trick

    I Want You To Want Me

    • At Budokan: The Complete Concert.
    • Epic Legacy.
    • 3.

  • Lisa Stansfield

    All Around The World

    • The Ivor Novello Winners.
    • EMI.

  • Perry Como

    Catch A Falling Star

    • Housewives Choice (Various Artists).
    • Music & Memories.

Broadcast

  • Mon 2 Jan 2012 03:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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