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Another slice of inspired daftness and great music to keep you happy through the night. Plus, the Album and Record of the Week and 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

Tue 16 Jul 2013 02:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • Deep Blue Something

      Breakfast At Tiffany's

      • This Year's Love (Various Artists) C.
      • Global Television.

  • Kate Bush

    Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)

    • Remastered Part I.
    • Fish People.

  • Thea Gilmore

    Start As We Mean To Go On

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

  • Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

    Shop AroundΒ 

    • Tamla Motown Gold (Various).
    • Motown.

  • Pulp

    Common People

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 5.

  • JahmΓ©ne Douglas

    Titanium

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
    • 1.

  • Gallagher & Lyle

    I Wanna Stay With You

    • Gallagher & Lyle - Breakaway.
    • River Records.

  • Fern Kinney

    Together We Are Beautiful

    • The All Time Greatest Love Songs Vol.
    • Columbia.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the CD, "THE CONVERSATION" (PIAS) out 12th August

    • Texas

      Detroit City

      • The Conversation.
      • Pias.
      • 1.

  • The Spencer Davis Group

    Keep On Running

    • Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
    • Global Television.
    • 1.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD "STRANGER IN MY HOME TOWN" (Acid Queen) out 22nd July

    • Jimmy Glanville

      Stranger In My Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Town

      • CD Single.
      • Acid Queen.

  • Climax Blues Band

    Couldn't Get It Right

    • Top Gear 3 - Various Artists.
    • Sony.

  • Rod Stewart

    She Makes Me Happy

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
    • 1.

  • HOUR 2

    • Michael Sembello

      Maniac

      • Flashdance O.S.T. (Various Artists).
      • VIRGIN.

  • The Dandy Warhols

    Bohemian Like You

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
    • 7.

  • Lissie

    Further Away (Romance Police)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Eurythmics

    There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)

    • The Female Touch 2 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Harry Chapin

    Cat's In The Cradle

    • Behind The Music The Harry Chapin Collection.
    • Elektra/Rhino.

  • Josh Groban

    False Alarms

    • All That Echoes.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.

  • Nina Simone

    Ain't Got No, I Got Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.

  • Aswad

    Don't Turn Around

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • Bellowhead

    Betsy Baker

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

  • Take That

    Could It Be Magic

    • Take That - Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD "AND THEN THERE WERE THREE" (Charisma) suggested by Roly in Kettering

    • Genesis

      Scenes From A Nights Dream

      • And Then There Were Three.
      • Charisma.

  • The Mamas & the Papas

    Dedicated To The One I Love

    • Heartbeat - The 60's Gold Collection.
    • Global Television.

  • The Who

    Pinball Wizard

    • The Who Hits 50! (Deluxe Edition).
    • Polydor.
    • 016.

  • HOUR 3

    • John Farnham

      You're The Voice

      • Life In The Fast Lane (Various).
      • Telstar.
      • 2.

  • TLC

    No Scrubs

    • (CD Single).
    • Laface.

  • Jack Johnson

    I Got You

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

  • Robert Miles & Maria Nayler

    One & One

    • (CD Single).
    • Deconstruction.

  • Jeff Beck

    Hi Ho Silver Lining

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1967 (Various).
    • EMI.

  • Imagine Dragons

    It's Time

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.
    • 1.

  • The Stranglers

    Strange Little Girl

    • More Than A Feeling (Various Artists).
    • Teledisc.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "UNCAGED" (Atlantic) out now

    • Zac Brown Band

      Uncaged

      • Uncaged.
      • Southern Ground/Atlantic.
      • 2.

  • Sophia George

    Girlie Girlie

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

  • Billy Ocean

    Having a Party

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

  • Linda Ronstadt

    Different Drum

    • Linda Ronstadt Greatest Hits.
    • Asylum.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD "IN THE SILENCE" (One Little Indian) out 12th August

    • Asgeir

      King and Cross

      • In The Silence.
      • One Little Indian.

  • The Shadows

    F.B.I

    • The Shadows - First 20 Years At The T.
    • Castle.

  • Stevie Nicks

    Rooms On Fire

    • The Female Touch 2 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

Broadcast

  • Tue 16 Jul 2013 02:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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