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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 20 Feb 2016 00:00

Music Played

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Hold On Tight

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
  • Rickie Lee Jones

    Chuck E's In Love

    • Country Roads (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Adele

    When We Were Young

    • 25.
    • XL Recordings.
  • Virtual Musical Map: Swindon and Gilbert O'Sullivan. Suggested by Josephine

    • Gilbert O’Sullivan

      No Way

      • (CD Single).
      • Union Square Music.
      • 001.
  • MAGIC!

    Rude

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
    • 001.
  • Lady A

    I Run to You

    • Need You Now.
    • Capitol Nashville.
    • 1.
  • Justin Bieber

    Love Yourself

    • Purpose.
    • Def Jam.
    • 5.
  • The Temptations

    Beauty Is Only Skin Deep

    • Tamla Motown Gold.
    • Motown.
  • Nelly Furtado

    All Good Things (Come To An End)

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

    • The Blind Boys of Alabama

      Mother's Children Have A Hard Time

      • God Don't Never Change - The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson.
      • Aligator Records.
      • 5.
  • Eagle‐Eye Cherry

    Falling In Love Again

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
  • The Fratellis

    Desperate Guy

    • (CD Single).
    • Cooking Vinyl.
  • Aretha Franklin

    Freeway Of Love

    • Aretha Franklin - Greatest Hits.
    • Global Records & Tapes.
  • Shirley Bassey

    Diamonds Are Forever

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

    Hymn For The Weekend (feat. ΅ώ±π²β΄Η²Τ³¦Γ©)

    • A Head Full Of Dreams.
    • Parlophone.
  • Michael BublΓ©

    Haven't Met You Yet

    • Crazy Love.
    • Reprise.
    • 1.
  • Lukas Graham

    7 Years

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
  • Tim McGraw

    Me And Tennessee (feat. Gwyneth Paltrow)

    • Country Strong O.S.T..
    • Curb.
    • 1.
  • ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2 Album Of The Week

    • Foxes

      Body Talk

      • All I Need.
      • Sign Of The Times Records.
  • The Detroit Spinners

    The Rubberband Man

    • 25 Years Of Rock'n'Roll 1976 Vol.2.
    • Connoisseur Collection.
    • 16.
  • Little Mix

    Secret Love Song (feat. Jason Derulo)

    • (CD Single).
    • Syco Music.
  • Listeners' Library: Requested by Ricia

    • Krystal Harris

      Super Girl

      • The Princess Diaries Soundtrack.
      • Walt Disney.
      • 1.
  • Lighthouse Family

    High

    • Uplifting Anthems (Various Artists).
    • UME.
  • Zara Larsson

    Lush Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony Music.
    • 001.
  • Squeeze

    Up The Junction

    • Big Squeeze: The Very Best Of Squeeze.
    • Universal/A&M.
  • 3-2-1: Laughter and Fun

    • Madness

      House Of Fun

    • Bee Gees

      I Started A Joke

      • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
      • Polydor.
  • Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel

    Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)

    • 20 Number 1's Of The 70's (Various).
    • MFP.
  • ²Ήβ€h²Ή

    Objects In The Mirror

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.
  • Imagination

    Just An Illusion

    • Heart Full Of Soul 2 (Various Artist.
    • Global Television.
  • The Shires

    Brave

    • (CD Single).
    • Decca.
  • ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2 Record Of The Week

    • Holly Johnson

      Ascension

      • Fly (Songs Inspired By Eddie The Eagle) O.S.T. (Various Artists).
      • UMC.
      • 001.
  • Van Morrison

    Hey Mr. DJ

  • Daughtry

    Torches

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

    • John Martyn

      Angeline

      • Classics.
      • Artful Records.
      • 11.
  • Eddie Floyd

    Knock On Wood

    • Rediscover The 60's & 70's (Various).
    • Old Gold.
  • Enya

    Even In The Shadows

    • Dark Sky Island.
    • Warner Bros.

Broadcast

  • Sat 20 Feb 2016 00:00