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With Alex Lester

Join Alex Lester for music, chat and company right through until 0300. The show features R2's Record and Album of the Week, and Alex scans his shelves to unearth musical magic in Lester's Library. The show also includes a Pause For Thought at 0045 and 0245.

2 hours, 57 minutes

Last on

Sat 31 Jan 2015 00:00

Music Played

  • Manic Street Preachers

    A Design For Life

    • Everything Must Go - 20th Anniversary Edition.
    • Columbia.
    • 16.
  • Simple Minds

    Promised You A Miracle

    • The Best Of Simple Minds.
    • Virgin.
  • George Ezra

    Cassy O'

    • Wanted On Voyage.
    • Columbia.
  • Virtual Musical Map: Surbiton - one time home of Joan Armatrading. Suggested by Jackie in Chichester

    • Joan Armatrading

      Me Myself I

      • The Very Best Of Joan Armatrading.
      • A&M.
  • The London Theatre Orchestra

    The Good Life TV Theme

    • Let's Have A Laugh: Various TV Themes.
    • EMPORIO.
  • The Shires

    Friday Night

    • (CD Single).
    • Decca.
    • 001.
  • MAGIC!

    Rude

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
    • 001.
  • The Who

    I Can't Explain

    • The Who Hits 50! (Deluxe Edition).
    • Polydor.
    • 002.
  • Ne-Yo

    Coming With You

    • (CD Single).
    • Motown.
    • 001.
  • Bruce Springsteen

    The Rising

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • Lester's Library

    • Groove Enlightened Minstrels

      Uniform Exchange

      • CD Single.
      • HeartQuake Records.
      • 1.
  • Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

    I Don't Blame You At All

    • 35th Anniversary Collection (Cd4).
    • Motown.
  • The Moody Blues

    Nights in White Satin

    • Days Of Future Passed (Deluxe Edition).
    • UMC.
  • Andy Burrows

    All This I've Heard Before

    • (CD Single).
    • Play It Again Sam.
  • Elton John

    Kiss The Bride

    • The Very Best Of Elton John.
    • Rocket.
  • Rod Stewart

    You Wear It Well

    • The Best Of Rod Stewart.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Gavin DeGraw

    Fire

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
  • Moony

    Dove (I'll Be Loving You)

    • Is Harry On The Boat? (Various).
    • Virgin.
  • Texas

    Start A Family

    • 25.
    • PIAS.
  • Jimmy Cliff

    Wonderful World, Beautiful People

    • Jukebox 70's Hits -I Got The Music In.
    • Old Gold.
  • Radio 2 Album Of The Week

    • Jack Savoretti

      Tie Me Down

      • Written In Scars.
      • BMG Chrysalis.
      • 004.
  • Neneh Cherry

    Manchild

    • Woman II (Various Artists).
    • Universal.
  • David Gray

    Snow In Vegas (feat. LeAnn Rimes)

    • (CD Single).
    • IHT Records.
    • 001.
  • Listener's Library: Requested by David Upton

    • Barbra Streisand

      People

  • Mike + the Mechanics

    All I Need Is A Miracle

    • Mike & The Mechanics.
    • WEA.
  • AC/DC

    Rock Or Bust

    • Rock Or Bust.
    • Columbia.
    • 001.
  • Eagles

    Hotel California

    • The Best Of Eagles.
    • Asylum.
  • 3-2-1 Subject: Money

    • Dire Straits

      Money For Nothing

      • Sultans Of Swing - Best Of Dire Straits.
      • Vertigo.
    • Pet Shop Boys

      Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money)

      • SMASH - The Singles 1985-2020.
      • Rhino.
    • Adventures of Stevie V

      Dirty Cash (Money Talks)

      • Now 18 (Various Artists).
      • Now.
  • Gretchen Peters

    When All You Got Is A Hammer

    • (CD Single).
    • Proper Records.
    • 1.
  • Barenaked Ladies

    One Week

    • New Hits 99 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.
  • Radio 2 Record Of The Week

    • Marlon Roudette

      When The Beat Drops Out

      • (CD Single).
      • Syco.
      • 001.
  • The Four Seasons

    December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 11.
  • The Charlatans

    Come Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Baby

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.
  • Lester's Library

    • The Staple Singers

      Love Works In Strange Ways

      • The Staple Singers.
      • SoulMusic Records.
      • 8.
  • Status Quo

    Paper Plane

    • Aquostic (Stripped Bare).
    • Universal.
    • 4.
  • Little Richard

    Long Tall Sally

    • Little Richard - British Hit Singles.
    • Ace.
  • Ellie Goulding

    Love Me Like You Do

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

Broadcast

  • Sat 31 Jan 2015 00:00