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24/07/2012

Another slice of inspired daftness and great music to keep you happy through the night. More from Album and Record of the Week, plus Lester's and Listener's Library song choices.

There's only one way to get through the night with a smile and that's with Alex, AKA the Dark Lord, on the Best Time of the Day Show.

There will be another track from the Album of the Week, another spin of Record of the Week, two more tracks from Alex's eclectic CD collection in the Lester's Library, a selection from you from the Listener's Library and Pause for Thought.

Alex is armed with the Drums of Pun, the Mallet of Stupidity and the Squeal of Campery; you won't get the chance to even think about sleeping!

2 hours, 57 minutes

Last on

Tue 24 Jul 2012 02:00

Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • ABBA

      Does Your Mother Know

      • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
      • Polar.
      • 015.
  • Rupert Holmes

    Escape (The Pina Colada Song)

    • Various Artists - Open Top Cars.
    • Temple Records.
  • Train

    50 Ways To Say Goodbye

    • Cailfornia 37.
    • Sony.
    • 5.
  • Del Shannon

    Runaway

    • Greatest Hits.
    • Rhino.
    • 1.
  • Sophia George

    Girlie Girlie

    • Reggae Love Songs (Various Artists).
    • Sanctuary.
  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "NORTH" (Atlantic) out 3rd September

    • Matchbox Twenty

      She's So Mean

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

    Hot Hot Hot

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.
  • Barenaked Ladies

    One Week

    • New Hits 99 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.
  • Gossip

    Move In The Right Direction

  • Eagles

    New Kid In Town

    • The Best Of Eagles.
    • Asylum.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the forthcoming CD, "ALL OUR FAVOURITE STORIES" (Atlantic)

    • D.I.D.

      Glockenspiel Song

  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    Got to Get You Into My Life

    • The Very Best Of Earth Wind & Fire.
    • Telstar.
  • Eddie Cochran

    Somethin' Else

    • The Eddie Cochran Story.
    • EMI.
    • 16.
  • HOUR 2

    • Pretenders

      Brass In Pocket

      • The Female Touch 2 (Various Artists).
      • Global Television.
  • Ricky Martin

    Livin' La Vida Loca

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • Noisettes

    That Girl

    • Contact.
    • Absolute.
  • Focus

    Sylvia

    • The Best Of Focus.
    • Chrysalis.
  • k.d. lang

    Summerfling

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros..
  • Maroon 5

    Payphone (feat. Wiz Khalifa) (feat. Wiz Khalifa)

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.
    • 1.
  • Love Affair

    Everlasting Love

    • This Hasn't Changed Us.
    • RPM Records.
    • 001.
  • Grace Jones

    Pull Up To The Bumper

  • Johnny Cash

    I Walk The Line

    • Now 100 Hits Country (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Status Quo

    The Winner

    • (CD Single).
    • Fourth Chord Records.
    • 1.
  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THE BEST REGGAE ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER" (Virgin) suggested by Rupert Maynard in Southampton

    • Peter Tosh & Mick Jagger

      (You Gotta Walk And) Don't Look Back

      • The Best Reggae Album In The World....
      • Virgin.
  • Eliza Doolittle

    Skinny Genes

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.
  • Jason Mraz

    93 Million Miles

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • HOUR 3

    • Kenny Loggins

      Footloose

      • Footloose (Original S/Track).
      • CBS.
  • Stevie Wonder

    Sir Duke

    • Stevie Wonder - Song Review.
    • Motown.
  • Scissor Sisters

    Baby Come Home

    • Magic Hour.
    • Polydor.
    • 1.
  • Amii Stewart

    Friends

    • Love Bites & School Nites (Various).
    • Telstar.
  • Eagle鈥怑ye Cherry

    Save Tonight

    • 1999 Grammy Nominees (Various Artists.
    • Elektra.
  • Blur

    Under The Westway

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

    Then He Kissed Me

    • The Best Of The Crystals.
    • Phil Spector Int.
  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "HUMAN AGAIN" (Cabin 24 Records) out now

    • Ingrid Michaelson

      This Is War

      • Human Again.
      • Cabin 24 Records.
      • 2.
  • Mott the Hoople

    Roll Away The Stone

    • Mott The Hoople - Greatest Hits.
    • CBS.
  • Take That

    Greatest Day

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "APOCALYPTIC LOVE" (Roadrunner)

    • Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators

      Standing in the Sun

  • Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine

    Bad Boy

    • Gloria Estefan - Greatest Hits.
    • Epic.
  • The Shadows

    Kon-Tiki

    • The Shadows - First 20 Years At The T.
    • EMI.
  • Joss Stone

    While You're Out Looking For Sugar

    • The Soul Sessions Vol II.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Tue 24 Jul 2012 02:00

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