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Marble and Moth

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

Last on

Fri 7 Jun 2013 02:00
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • Simply Red

      Something Got Me Started

      • Simply Red Greatest Hits.
      • East West Records.

  • Blondie

    Heart Of Glass

    • Billboard Top Hits: 1979 (Various).
    • Rhino.
    • 13.

  • Status Quo

    Bula Bula Quo

    • (CD Single).
    • Fourth Chord Records.
    • 1.

  • Duran Duran

    A View To A Kill

    • The Best Of James Bond 30th Anniversa.
    • EMI.

  • Buddy Holly

    Peggy Sue

    • Rediscover The 50's-Rock With The Cav.
    • Old Gold.

  • Emmelie de Forest

    Only Teardrops

    • Eurovision Song Contest 2013.
    • Sony Music Denmark/Mermaid Records.
    • 1/11.

  • U2

    Beautiful Day

    • Now 47 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • The Manhattan Transfer

    Spice Of Life

    • The Manhattan Transfer Anthology.
    • Rhino.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the CD, "ICON" (Demon Music) out 1st July

    • Belinda Carlisle

      Sun

      • (CD Single).
      • Edsel Recordings.

  • Thunderclap Newman

    Something In The Air

    • Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
    • X-Phonics Records.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD "ROCKVILLE" (Riff City Records) out 8th July

    • FM

      Story Of My Life

      • Rockville.
      • Riff City Records.

  • Robin Thicke

    Blurred Lines (feat. T.I. & Pharrell Williams)

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 2.

  • Keane

    Silenced By The Night

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

  • HOUR 2

    • Wham!

      Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

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

  • Robbie Williams

    Rock DJ

    • (CD Single).
    • Chrysalis.

  • Caro Emerald

    Liquid Lunch

    • (CD Single).
    • Grandmono.
    • 10.

  • The Velvelettes

    Needle In A Haystack

    • Leaders Of The Pack (Various Artists.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 6.

  • Fiction Factory

    (Feels Like) Heaven

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

  • Biffy Clyro

    Opposite

    • (CD Single).
    • 14th Floor Records.
    • 1.

  • John Lennon

    #9 Dream

    • GIMME SOME TRUTH. (Deluxe).
    • Calderstone.

  • The Corrs

    So Young (K-Klass Remix)

    Remix Artist: K‐Klass.
    • Talk On Corners (Special Edition).
    • Atlantic/143 Records.

  • Tom Odell

    Another Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony Music.
    • 1.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD "TOYS IN THE ATTIC" (Columbia) suggested by Rick Driver in Torquay

    • Aerosmith

      Sweet Emotion

      • Aerosmith's Greatest Hits.
      • CBS.

  • The Jags

    Back Of My Hand

    • The No. 1 Punk Album (Various Artists).
    • PolyGram TV.

  • Yvonne Elliman

    If I Can't Have You

    • And They Danced The Night Away.
    • Debutante.

  • The Kinks

    Dedicated Follower Of Fashion

    • The Journey - Part 2: Anthology.
    • BMG.
    • 1.

  • HOUR 3

    • Michael McDonald

      Sweet Freedom

      • Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom.
      • Warner Bros.

  • Thea Gilmore

    You're the Radio

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

  • Passenger

    Let Her Go

    • (CD Single).
    • Nettwerk.
    • 1.

  • Billy Joel

    It's Still Rock and Roll To Me

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

  • Albert Hammond

    It Never Rains In Southern California

    • The Singer & The Song (Various Artists).
    • Stardust.
    • 2.

  • The Goo Goo Dolls

    Rebel Beat

    • Magnetic.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.

  • Josh Groban

    You Are Loved (Don't Give Up)

    • (CD Single).
    • Reprise.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "INVISIBLE EMPIRE / CRESCENT MOON" (Virgin) out 10th June

    • KT Tunstall

      Honeydew

      • Invisible Empire/Crescemt Moon.
      • Virgin.
      • 11.

  • The Motors

    Airport

    • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Katy Perry

    California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg)

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.

  • The Everly Brothers

    Wake Up Little Susie

    • Acuff-Rose Opryland Music: 50th Anniv.
    • Acuff-Rose Opryland.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD "AND SO IT GOES" (Mud Records) out now

    • Clare Teal & Grant Windsor

      Dream A Little Dream Of Me

      • And So It Goes.
      • Mud Records.

  • Josh Osho

    Freewheel

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

Broadcast

  • Fri 7 Jun 2013 02:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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