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12/06/2009

With the Best Time of Day Show. Includes visits to the extensive music archive known as Lester's Library and listeners' musical contributions in the Listeners' Library.

The week's final instalment of random daftness and planned oddities from the Dark Lord.

Includes two hourly visits to the extensive music archive known as Lester's Library, and your musical contribution in the Listeners' Library.

Submit your own choices by going to Alex's pages at bbc.co.uk/radio2.

3 hours

Last on

Fri 12 Jun 2009 03:00

Music Played

  • Texas

    Inner Smile

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
  • Terence Trent D鈥橝rby

    Sign Your Name

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
    • 21.
  • Paloma Faith

    Stone Cold Sober

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.
  • Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

    Our House

    • Over The Years....
    • Rhino.
    • 011.
  • Estelle

    American Boy (feat. Ye)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 3.
  • Paolo Nutini

    Candy

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.
  • Aretha Franklin

    You're All I Need To Get By

    • Aretha Franklin - Queen Of Soul.
    • Atlantic.
  • Empire of the Sun

    We Are The People

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.
  • AR Rahman & The Pussycat Dolls

    Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny) (feat. Nicole Scherzinger)

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.
  • Lester's Library

    • Silversun Pickups

      Panic Switch

      • CD Single.
      • Dangerbird Records.
      • 17256.
  • Foreigner

    Waiting For A Girl Like You

    • 40.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 16.
  • Bat for Lashes

    Pearl's Dream

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.
  • The Chiffons

    He's So Fine

    • 25 Years Of Rock'n'Roll 1963 (Vol 2).
    • Connoisseur.
  • Spiller

    Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) (feat. Sophie Ellis鈥怋extor)

    • (CD Single).
    • Positiva.
  • Stealers Wheel

    Stuck In The Middle With You

    • (Single).
    • A&M.
  • Kleerup

    Longing For Lullabies (feat. Titiyo)

    • (CD Single).
    • Positiva.
    • 1.
  • Tears for Fears

    Mad World

    • Tears For Fears - Tears Roll Down.
    • Fontana.
  • Duffy

    Warwick Avenue

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.
    • 1.
  • Mamas Gun

    Let's Find A Way

    • (CD Single).
  • Hot Chocolate

    It Started With A Kiss

    • Hot Chocolate - Their Greatest Hits.
    • EMI.
  • Alicia Keys

    If I Ain't Got You

    • (CD Single).
    • J.
  • Daniel Merriweather

    Dear Mr Fantasy (Live - Great British Songbook)

  • Listener's Library - Suggested by Roy Jackson of Coventry

    • The Tubes

      Drivin' All Night

      • Goin' Down (2 CD set).
      • A&M.
      • 5405642.
      • 15.
  • The Emotions

    Best Of My Love

    • Mellow Madness (Various Artists).
    • Epic.
  • The Script

    Before The Worst

    • (CD Single).
  • Bob Dylan

    Knockin' On Heaven's Door

    • The Best Of Bob Dylan.
    • Columbia.
  • Mari Wilson

    Just What I Always Wanted

    • 25 Years Of Rock'n'Roll: 1982 (Va).
    • Connoisseur.
  • Roxette

    It Must Have Been Love

    • The Best Love Songs...Ever! (Various).
    • Virgin.
  • MIKA

    Blue Eyes

    • Songs For Sorrow E.P..
    • Island.
    • 2.
  • Jools Holland and Louise Marshall

    I Went By

    • The Informer.
  • Prefab Sprout

    The King of Rock 'N' Roll

    • Hits Album 8, Part 2 (Various Artist.
    • Hits Album.
  • The Proclaimers

    Love Can Move Mountains

    • (CD Single).
  • The Kinks

    You Really Got Me

    • The Journey - Part 1.
    • BMG.
    • 7.
  • David Bowie

    Ashes to Ashes

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.
  • Pixie Lott

    Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.
  • Marillion

    Kayleigh

    • The 80's Love Album (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
  • The Rubinoos

    I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend

    • Everything You Wanted To Know About The Rubinoos But Were Afraid To Ask.
    • Castle Music.
    • CMITD 143/1.
  • Electronic

    Getting Away With It...

    • (CD Single).
    • Factory Records.
  • Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

    My Lucky Day

    • Working On A Dream.
    • Columbia Records.
    • 1.
  • CeCe Peniston

    Finally

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 1992 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

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  • Fri 12 Jun 2009 03:00

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