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05/09/2012

Another slice of inspired daftness and great music to keep you happy through the night. More from Album and Record of the Week, plus Lester's and Listener's Library song choices.

There's only one way to get through the night with a smile and that's with Alex, AKA the Dark Lord, on the Best Time of the Day Show.

There will be another track from the Album of the Week, another spin of Record of the Week, two more tracks from Alex's eclectic CD collection in the Lester's Library, a selection from you from the Listener's Library and Pause for Thought.

Alex is armed with the Drums of Pun, the Mallet of Stupidity and the Squeal of Campery; you won't get the chance to even think about sleeping!

2 hours, 57 minutes

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Wed 5 Sep 2012 02:00
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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • Alexander O’Neal

      Criticize

      • Hits Album 7 (Various Artists).
      • Hits.
      • 9.

  • Betty Everett

    It's In His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song)

    • Unchained Melodies II (Various Artis.
    • Telstar.

  • Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen

    Good Time

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

  • City Boy

    5-7-0-5

    • And The Road Goes On Forever Vol 1.
    • Debutante.

  • The Drifters

    Save The Last Dance For Me

    • Very Best Of Ben E.King & The Drifters.
    • Global Television.

  • The Killers

    Runaways

    • Battle Born.
    • Mercury.
    • 1.

  • Enrique Iglesias

    Escape

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.

  • Pretenders

    Talk Of The Town

    • The Pretenders - The Singles.
    • WEA.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "THE ORIGIN OF LOVE" (Island) out October 8th

    • MIKA

      °δ±π±τ±π²ϊ°ω²Ή³Ω±πΜύ (feat. Pharrell Williams)

      • (CD Single).
      • Island.
      • 1.

  • Eurythmics

    You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart

    • Eurythmics - Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

  • Robbie Williams

    Feel

    • (CD Single).
    • Chrysalis.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "BREAK THE SPELL: TOUR EDITION" (Sony) out this week

    • Daughtry

      Start of Something Good

  • The Zombies

    Time Of The Season

    • The Zombies - Odyssey & Oracle.
    • Rock Machine.

  • HOUR 2

    • Bananarama

      Robert De Niro's Waiting

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

  • Badly Drawn Boy

    Something to Talk About

    • (CD Single).
    • Xl Recordings.

  • Ronan Keating

    Fires

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

  • Mel & Tim

    Backfield In Motion

    • Soul Survivors (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Tina Turner

    We Don't Need Another Hero

    • The Ivor Novello Winners.
    • EMI.

  • Joe McElderry

    Here's What I Believe

    • Here's What I Believe.
    • UMC.

  • ZZ Top

    Viva Las Vegas

    • American Dream (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Kristina Train

    Dream Of Me

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

  • Barenaked Ladies

    One Week

    • New Hits 99 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • Fine Young Cannibals

    Johnny Come Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

    • Fine Young Cannibals.
    • London.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "GHOST" (Morrmusic) suggested by Alan Chessell in Coventry

    • Radical Face

      Welcome Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

      • Ghost.
      • Morrmusic.
      • 2.

  • Gabrielle

    Give Me A Little More Time

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

  • Elton John & Pnau

    Foreign Fields

    • Good Morning To The Night.
    • Mercury.
    • 6.

  • HOUR 3

    • The Pointer Sisters

      I'm So Excited

      • Greatest Hits.
      • BBR.
      • 020.

  • Bryan Adams

    Can't Stop This Thing We Started

    • Bryan Adams - The Best Of Me.
    • Mercury.

  • The Script

    Hall Of Fame (feat. will.i.am)

    • #3 (Deluxe Edition).
    • Sony.

  • Plain White T’s

    Hey There Delilah

    • (CD Single).
    • Hollywood Records.

  • Blondie

    The Tide Is High

    • Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
    • EMI.

  • Paul Carrack

    When My Little Girl Is Smiling

    • (CD Single).
    • Carrack-UK Records.
    • 1.

  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Crosstown Traffic

    • The Jimi Hendrix Collection.
    • Universal.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "THE LIGHT BETWEEN US" (Epic) out now

    • Scouting for Girls

      Without You

      • The Light Between Us.
      • Epic.
      • 1.

  • Sheila & B. Devotion

    Spacer

    • Best Disco Album In The World...Ever!.
    • Virgin.

  • Danny Wilson

    Mary's Prayer

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 12 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "ESSENTIAL COLLECTION: NATURAL MYSTIC" (Avid)

    • Bob Marley & The Wailers

      Lively Up Yourself

  • Katzenjammer

    I Will Dance (When I Walk Away)

    • A Kiss Before You Go.
    • Propeller Recordings.

  • Alison Moyet

    Love Letters

    • Alison Moyet Singles.
    • Columbia.

  • Gerry and the Pacemakers

    How Do You Do It

    • The Hits Of 1963 (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Wed 5 Sep 2012 02:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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