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12/08/2009

Alex presents the Best Time of the Day Show, with musical selections from Lester's Library and the Listeners' Library, and a Pause for Thought.

An early morning mix of music and conversation, including the first Half-Time Hooter of The Week.

Also on the Best Time of the Day Show, Alex dips into his own record collection to choose a new release or classic track from Lester's Library, and there's something selected by you in the Listeners' Library.

3 hours

Last on

Wed 12 Aug 2009 03:00

Music Played

  • Coldplay

    Clocks

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
  • Simply Red

    Something Got Me Started

    • Simply Red Greatest Hits.
    • East West Records.
  • Ben鈥檚 Brother

    Questions & Answers

    • (CD Single).
  • Alison Moyet

    All Cried Out

    • Alison Moyet Singles.
    • Columbia.
  • Killing Joke

    Love Like Blood

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

    In Colour

    • (CD Single).
  • ABBA

    Fernando

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 012.
  • Shawn Mullins

    Lullaby

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • Athlete

    Superhuman Touch

    • (CD Single).
  • LISTENERS' LIBRARY - SUGGESTED BY KEN GOUGH

    • Slade

      Everyday

      • Slade - Greatest Hits.
      • Union Square.
  • Duffy

    Mercy

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.
  • Raphael Saadiq

    Never Give You Up (feat. Stevie Wonder)

    • The Way I See It.
    • Columbia Records.
    • 11.
  • Boz Scaggs

    Lido Shuffle

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1977 (Various).
    • Premier.
  • Dave & Ansel Collins

    Monkey Spanner

    • Young Gifted & Black (Various).
    • Trojan.
  • Frankmusik

    Confusion Girl (Shame Shame Shame)

    • (CD Single).
  • Natalie Imbruglia

    Torn

    • 1999 Grammy Nominees (Various Artist.
    • Elektra.
  • T. Rex

    Hot Love

    • Electric Warrior (Deluxe Edition).
    • A&M.
    • 13.
  • Ruby Turner

    This Train

    • (CD Single).
    • RTR Productions.
    • 1.
  • Chic

    Le Freak

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Rhino.
  • Fleet Foxes

    Mykonos

  • Green Day

    21 Guns

    • (CD Single).
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY (TAKEN FROM THE CD SINGLE 'TRUST ME I'M A DOCTOR' ON UNIVERSAL)

    • The Blizzards

      Trust Me I'm A Doctor

  • Santana

    She's Not There

    • Santana - The Ultimate Collection.
    • Sony.
  • The Connells

    74-75

    • Top Of The Pops 2 (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
  • The Rolling Stones

    Let's Spend The Night Together

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.
  • Deniece Williams

    Let's Hear It For The Boy

    • History Of Dance Music Vol.2 (Variou.
    • Connoisseur Collection.
  • Daniel Merriweather

    Impossible

    • Love And War.
  • The Flying Lizards

    Money

    • Hard 2 Get Hits - Various Artists.
    • Disky.
  • Anthoney Wright

    Wud If I Cud

    • (CD Single).
  • Eurythmics

    When Tomorrow Comes

    • Eurythmics - Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY (TAKEN FROM 'LA RADIOLINA' ON BEMBA)

    • Manu Chao

      13 Dias

  • Womack & Womack

    Love Wars

    • Soul Years: 1984 (Various Artists).
    • Knight Records.
  • U2

    I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.
  • Paul Simon

    Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard

    • The Paul Simon Anthology (Disc 1).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 3.

Broadcast

  • Wed 12 Aug 2009 03:00

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