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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 21 Jun 2013 02:00
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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • Wild Cherry

      Play That Funky Music

      • Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
      • Columbia.

  • Toploader

    Dancing In The Moonlight

    • Onka's Big Moka - Toploader.
    • Sony Soho Square.

  • Michael BublΓ©

    Close Your Eyes

    • To Be Loved.
    • Reprise.
    • 1.

  • Gloria Jones

    Tainted Love

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

  • Dexys Midnight Runners

    Geno

    • Greatest Hits Of The 80's (Various).
    • Disky.
    • 5.

  • Josh Osho

    Freewheel

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

  • DNA

    Tom's Diner (feat. Suzanne Vega)

    • Best Of Suzanne Vega - Tried & True.
    • A&M.

  • The Isley Brothers

    Harvest For The World

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1976 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the album 'Red' (Virgin) out 15th July

    • Taylor Swift

      Everything Has Changed (feat. Ed Sheeran)

      • Red.
      • Virgin.
      • 1.

  • Supertramp

    The Logical Song

    • The Very Best Of Supertramp.
    • A&M.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the album 'Hours' (Strata) out July 15th

    • Jay Leighton

      Sentimental Things

      • Strata.

  • P!nk

    Just Give Me A Reason (feat. Nate Ruess)

    • The Truth About Love.
    • Sony Music.
    • 1.

  • Bruno Mars

    Treasure

    • Unorthodox Jukebox.
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • HOUR 2

    • Eddy Grant

      I Don't Wanna Dance

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

  • Kylie Minogue

    Can't Get You Out Of My Head

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Robin Thicke

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

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

  • World Party

    Is It Like Today?

    • (CD Single).
    • Ensign.

  • ABBA

    Lay All Your Love On Me

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 005.

  • KT Tunstall

    Feel It All

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

  • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

    Heat Wave

    • Originals 2 (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Roxy Music

    More Than This

    • Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - Street Life.
    • Eg.

  • Madness

    Misery

    • (CD Single).
    • Cooking Vinyl.
    • 1.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the album 'Open Up And Say..Ahh!' (Enigma) selected by Gary 'Big G' Sherrin in Hexham, Northumberland

    • Poison

      Nothin' But A Good Time

      • Gift Pack.
      • EMI.

  • Detroit Emeralds

    Feel The Need In Me

    • Heart Full Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Marlena Shaw

    California Soul

    • Sampled 3 (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Del Amitri

    Roll To Me

    • Twisted.
    • A&M.
    • 007.

  • HOUR 3

    • Ronan Keating

      Life Is A Rollercoaster

      • (CD Single).
      • Polydor.

  • John Lennon, Plastic Ono Band & Yoko Ono

    Instant Karma!

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

  • Leanne Mitchell

    Pride

    • (CD Single).
    • Decca.
    • 1.

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers

    The Zephyr Song

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Dean Martin

    Sway

    • Best Of The Capitol Years - Dean Mart.
    • Capitol.

  • Chic

    Good Times

    • The Last Days Of Disco (Film Soundtra.
    • Columbia.

  • Jamie Cullum

    Edge Of Something

    • Momentum.
    • Island.
    • 1.

  • The Osmonds

    Crazy Horses

    • The Very Best Of The Osmonds.
    • Polydor.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the album 'Long Way Down' (Columbia) out June 24th

    • Tom Odell

      Grow Old With Me

      • Long Way Down.
      • Columbia.
      • 1.

  • Divinyls

    I Touch Myself

    • Hard 2 Get Hits - Various Artists.
    • Disky.

  • F.R. David

    Words

    • One Hit Wonder (Various Artists).
    • Ganser & Hanke Media.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the album 'Victim Of Love' (Daptone) out June 24th

    • Charles Bradley

      You Put The Flame On It

      • Daptone.

  • Alison Moyet

    Love Reign Supreme

    • (CD Single).
    • Cooking Vinyl.
    • 1.

  • Tiffany

    I Think We're Alone Now

    • Now 12 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

Broadcast

  • Fri 21 Jun 2013 02:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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