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12/09/2011

Entertaining you through the night with his inspired daftness and eclectic music choices, it's Alex on the Best Time of the Day Show, including a new Record and Album of the Week.

Fight off those Monday blues by tuning in to Alex on the Best Time of the Day Show for a dose of night-owl comedy and fantastic music. There is a new Record and Album of the Week, Pause for Thought, two more unexpected tracks from Lester's Library and one from you from the Listener's Library. Beware, the Drums of Pun or the Mallet of Stupidity could go off at any time. You have been warned!

2 hours, 57 minutes

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Mon 12 Sep 2011 02:00
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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • Simply Red

      Money's Too Tight (To Mention)

      • Now 1985 (Various Artists).
      • Now.

  • Status Quo

    Whatever You Want

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Imelda May

    Road Runner

    • (CD Single).
    • Decca.
    • 1.

  • Marvin Gaye

    How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)

    • The Very Best Of Marvin Gaye.
    • Motown.

  • Trisha Yearwood

    How Do I Live

    • Ultimate Country (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Roxy Music

    Pyjamarama

    • Oh! You Pretty Things: Glam Queens & Street Urchins 1970-76 (Various Artists).
    • Grapefruit Records.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "LETTERS" (Columbia) out on October 17th

    • Matt Cardle

      Run For Your Life

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

  • Ray Charles

    Hit The Road Jack (feat. The Raelettes)

    • Ray Charles - The Collection.
    • Castle Communications.

  • AC/DC

    Back In Black

    • Back In Black.
    • Epic.
    • 6.

  • CeeLo Green

    Cry Baby

    • The Lady Killer.
    • WEA.
    • 1.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY (ChinChin Records)

    • Tape Five

      Tequila

  • Dawn Penn

    You Don't Love Me (No No No)

    • Reggae Love Songs (Various Artists).
    • Sanctuary.

  • Midge Ure

    If I Was

    • Greatest Hits Of The 80's (Various Artists).
    • Disky.

  • Chris Rea

    Dancing The Blues Away

    • Santo Spirito Blues.
    • Rhino.
    • 1.

  • HOUR 2

    • Tavares

      Don't Take Away The Music

      • Wow That Was The 70's (Various Artists).
      • Disky.
      • 8.

  • Depeche Mode

    People Are People

    • Depeche Mode - The Singles 1981-1985.
    • Mute Records.

  • CocknBullKid

    Hold On To Your Misery

    • Adulthood.
    • Island.
    • 1.

  • Jamiroquai

    Virtual Insanity

    • Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
    • Columbia.

  • P.P. Arnold

    Angel Of The Morning

    • The Best Of P.P.Arnold.
    • See For Miles.

  • Bellowhead

    London Town (Live from Hyde Park)

  • David Bowie

    Space Oddity

    • Space Oddity.
    • RCA.

  • Madonna

    Beautiful Stranger

    • Madonna - Greatest Hits Volume 2.
    • Maverick.
    • 13.

  • Will Young

    Jealousy

    • Echoes.
    • RCA.
    • 1.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "STUNT" (Warner) suggested by Tom Ray from the Black Country

    • Barenaked Ladies

      Light Up My Room

      • Stunt.
      • Warners.
      • 3.

  • The Pioneers

    Let Your Yeah Be Yeah

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

  • Noisettes

    Never Forget You

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

  • HOUR 3

    • Kirsty MacColl

      A New England

      • From Croydon To Cuba... An Anthology.
      • Virgin.

  • The Foundations

    Build Me Up Buttercup

    • Million Sellers Vol.12 - The Sixties.
    • Disky.

  • Caro Emerald

    The Other Woman

    • (CD Single).
    • Dramatico.
    • 1.

  • Led Zeppelin

    Ramble On

    • Led Zeppelin - Remasters.
    • Atlantic.

  • Booker Newberry III

    Love Town

    • 100 Dance Hits Of The Eighties.
    • Connoisseur.

  • Kate Bush

    Hounds Of Love

    • Remastered Part I.
    • Fish People.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "GHOST ON THE CANVAS" (Surfdog) out now

    • Glen Campbell

      Ghost on the Canvas

      • (CD Single).
      • Surfdog.
      • 1.

  • Little Anthony & The Imperials

    Tears On My Pillow

    • The Best Of Little Anthony & The Impe.
    • Roulette.

  • The Feeling

    A Hundred Sinners

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Island Records.
    • 1.

  • 叠别测辞苍肠茅

    If I Were A Boy

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

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "SHOCKWAVES" (EMI)

    • Unkle Bob

      Satellite

  • Scritti Politti

    The Word Girl

    • Dancing On Sunshine - 22 Reggae Hits.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • The Crickets

    Oh Boy!

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • James Morrison

    I Won't Let You Go

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Mon 12 Sep 2011 02:00
    麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 2

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