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17/10/2011

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!

3 hours

Last on

Mon 17 Oct 2011 02:00

Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • Phil Collins

      Two Hearts

      • Singles.
      • Rhino.
  • The Turtles

    Happy Together

    • Heartbeat - The 60's Gold Collection.
    • Global Television.
  • Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

    AKA... What A Life!

  • Shakespears Sister

    Stay

    • Now 1992 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Thin Lizzy

    Waiting For An Alibi

    • Thin Lizzy - Greatest Hits.
    • Universal Music.
  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "50 WORDS FOR SNOW" (EMI) out on November 21st

    • Kate Bush & Andy Fairweather鈥怢ow

      Wild Man

      • 50 Words For Snow.
      • Fish People.
      • 1.
  • Evelyn 鈥淐hampagne鈥 King

    Shame

    • Million Sellers Vol.17 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.
  • Andy Williams

    Can't Get Used To Losing You

    • The Best Love Songs...Ever! (Various).
    • Virgin.
  • Manic Street Preachers

    This Is The Day

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 19.
  • Faith Hill

    This Kiss

    • New Hits 99 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "VOODOO MOON" (Ruf)

    • Savoy Brown

      24/7

  • The Shirelles

    Will You Love Me Tomorrow

    • Memories ... Are Made Of This.
    • Dino.
  • Johnny Nash

    There Are More Questions Than Answers

    • The Best Of Johnny Nash.
    • Columbia.
  • It Bites

    Calling All The Heroes

    • Now 8 (Various Artists).
    • EMI.
  • HOUR 2

    • Blondie

      The Tide Is High

      • Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
      • EMI.
  • The Zombies

    Time Of The Season

    • The Zombies - Odyssey & Oracle.
    • Rock Machine.
  • Juan Zelada

    The Blues Remain

    • High Ceilings & Collarbones.
    • Decca.
    • 2.
  • Peter Gabriel

    Sledgehammer

    • Now 1986 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Caro Emerald

    A Night Like This

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

    Run For Your Life

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

    Jump

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.
  • Gabrielle

    Out Of Reach

    • Now 49 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Ry Cooder

    Little Sister

    • Ry Cooder - Bop Till You Drop.
    • Warner Bros.
  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the 3CD set, "IMMEDIATE ALBUM COLLECTION" (Castle) suggested by Rob Higgens in Wiltshire

    • Small Faces

      Small Faces - Call It Something Nice

  • Everything but the Girl

    Each and Every One

    • Everything But The Girl - Home Movies.
    • Blanco Y Negro.
  • Eagles

    One of These Nights

    • The Best Of Eagles.
    • Asylum.
  • Perry Como

    Papa Loves Mambo

    • The Best Of Cult Fiction (Various).
    • Virgin.
  • HOUR 3

    • Donna Summer

      Love's Unkind

      • Best Of Donna Summer.
      • Warner Bros..
  • Madness

    Our House

    • Now 1983 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.
  • Noah and the Whale

    Waiting For My Chance To Come

    • Last Night On Earth.
    • Mercury.
    • 1.
  • The Detroit Spinners

    Ghetto Child

    • A One Of A Kind Love Affair.
    • Atlantic.
    • 9.
  • Kelly Rowland

    Stole

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "MYLO XYLOTO" (Parlophone) out 24th October

    • Coldplay

      Paradise

      • (CD Single).
      • Parlophone.
      • 1.
  • Junior Murvin

    Police And Thieves

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

    The Reflex

    • Now 1984 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 6.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the forthcoming CD, "IN THE KEY OF DISNEY" (Disney) out on October 24th

    • Brian Wilson

      We Belong Together

  • Dolly Parton

    The Sacrifice

    • Better Day.
    • Sony.
    • 1.
  • The Goo Goo Dolls

    Iris

    • (CD Single).
    • Hollywood Records.
  • Robert Palmer

    Some Guys Have All The Luck

    • The Very Best Of Robert Palmer.
    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Mon 17 Oct 2011 02:00

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