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14/05/2009

The Best Time of the Day Show. With the Half-Time Hooter, Pause for Thought, plus the Lester's Library and Listeners' Library music selections.

Alex brings his own combination of music and conversation to early weekday mornings, making this The Best Time Of The Day Show. Popular features include the Listeners' Library, where you choose the music, a double-selection from Alex's own collection in Lester's Library, and Thursday's second Half-Time Hooter of the week.

3 hours

Last on

Thu 14 May 2009 03:00

Music Played

  • Michael Jackson

    Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough

    • Michael Jackson - History.
    • Epic.
  • Golden Earring

    Radar Love

    • Hot Love - Sounds Of The 70's, Part 1.
    • Old Gold.
  • Paolo Nutini

    Candy

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.
  • Heart

    There's The Girl

    • The Essential Heart.
    • Epic.
  • Travis

    Side

    • (CD Single).
    • Independiente.
  • Kleerup

    Longing For Lullabies (feat. Titiyo)

    • (CD Single).
    • Positiva.
    • 1.
  • Dexys Midnight Runners

    The Celtic Soul Brothers (More, Please, Thank You)

    • The Very Best Of Dexy's Midnight Runn.
    • Mercury.
  • Odyssey

    Native New Yorker

    • Million Sellers Vol.17 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.
  • Taylor Swift

    Teardrops On My Guitar

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 2.
  • UB40

    Rat In Mi Kitchen

    • The Very Best Of UB40 1980-2000.
    • Virgin.
  • Roxy Music

    More Than This

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

    It's My Time

    • (CD Single).
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY

    • Ladyhawke

      Back Of The Van

  • Steve Miller Band

    Rock 'n Me

    • Ultimate Hits (Deluxe Edition).
    • Virgin EMI Records.
  • Ronan Keating

    This Is Your Song

    • (CD Single).
  • The La鈥檚

    There She Goes

    • Love - 38 All Time Love Classics.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Kate Bush

    Hounds Of Love

    • Remastered Part I.
    • Fish People.
  • Shontelle and Akon

    Stuck With Each Other

    • (CD Single).
  • Donovan

    Sunshine Superman

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1966.
    • Premier.
  • Moby

    Porcelain

    • (CD Single).
    • Mute Records.
  • Madness

    Dust Devil

    • (CD Single).
  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Exodus

    • Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend.
    • Island.
  • LISTENERS' LIBRARY

    • Talk Talk

      Today

      • Dark Side Of The 80's (Various).
      • Telstar.
  • James Taylor

    Handy Man

    • James Taylor - Classic Songs.
    • CBS.
  • Pet Shop Boys

    Did You See Me Coming?

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.
  • Buffy Sainte鈥怣arie

    The Big Ones Get Away

    • All Woman 2 (Various Artists).
    • Quality Television.
  • Aztec Camera

    Somewhere in My Heart

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

    The Devil Went Down To Georgia

    • Ultimate Country (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.
  • Laura Izibor

    Don't Stay

    • (CD Single).
  • Robbie Williams

    Millennium

    • (CD Single).
    • Chrysalis.
  • Eagles

    Busy Being Fabulous

    • Long Road Out Of Eden.
    • Polydor.
  • Daniel Merriweather

    Red

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 1.
  • Sam Cooke

    Chain Gang

    • Sam Cooke - The Man & His Music.
    • RCA.
  • Counting Crows

    Hanginaround

    • (CD Single).
  • The Killers

    The World We Live In

    • (CD Single).
    • Vertigo.
    • 1.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY

    • Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes - On The Verge

  • Goldfrapp

    Fly Me Away

    • (CD Single).
    • Mute Records.
  • Chuck Berry

    Memphis, Tennessee

    • The Best Of Chuck Berry.
    • Music Club.
  • Tom Jones & Mousse T.

    Sex Bomb

    • (CD Single).
    • Gut Records.
  • The Spencer Davis Group

    Somebody Help Me

    • The Godfathers Of Britpop.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 2.

Broadcast

  • Thu 14 May 2009 03:00

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