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Handy Cure

Each day Alex will be stretching his vocal chords in unimaginable fashion by attempting to recreate some of the oddest noises ever produced on record in 'Alex Gets Vocal'. Can he 'beatbox' better than Michael Jackson? Can he hit the Minnie Ripperton highnote? Probably not...but he's going to try!

2 hours, 57 minutes

Last on

Tue 16 Apr 2013 02:00

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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • Pretenders

      Don't Get Me Wrong

      • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
      • Sony Tv/Columbia.
  • The Lightning Seeds

    Lucky You

    • Lightning Seeds - Jollification.
    • Epic.
  • Thea Gilmore

    Love Came Looking For Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Fullfill Records.
    • 1.
  • Amen Corner

    Bend Me Shape Me

    • Heartbeat 2 (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
  • Kid Creole and the Coconuts

    Stool Pigeon

    • Cre-Ole - The Best Of Kid Creole.
    • Island.
  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "A" (Polydor) out May 13th

    • Agnetha Fältskog

      When You Really Loved Someone

      • (CD Single).
      • Polydor.
      • 1.
  • Status Quo

    Paper Plane

    • Whatever You Want - V.Best Of Status.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Fleetwood Mac

    Say You Love Me

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 004.
  • Dido

    End Of Night

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
    • 1.
  • Argent

    Hold Your Head Up

    • (Single).
    • Epic.
    • 2.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "BLOODSPORTS" (Warner)

    • Suede

      Hit Me

  • Fontella Bass

    Rescue Me

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • Bonnie Tyler

    Believe In Me

    • (CD Single).
    • ZYX Music.
    • 2.
  • HOUR 2

    • Room 5 & Oliver Cheatham

      Make Luv

      • New Woman 2003 (Various Artists).
      • Virgin.
  • Jo Jo Gunne

    Run Run Run

    • The Sound Of The Seventies (Various Artists).
    • Warner Music TV.
  • Blue

    Hurt Lovers

    • (CD Single).
    • Blueworld.
    • 1.
  • Randy Crawford

    You Might Need Somebody

    • Ken Bruce At Your Request (Various).
    • Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú.
  • Eagles

    Lyin' Eyes

    • (Single).
    • Asylum.
  • Madeleine Peyroux

    Changing All Those Changes

    • The Blue Room (Deluxe Version).
    • Decca.
    • 1.
  • Sniff ’n’ the Tears

    Driver's Seat

    • Various Artists - Top Gear 2.
    • Columbia.
  • Blondie

    Heart Of Glass

    • Billboard Top Hits: 1979 (Various).
    • Rhino.
    • 13.
  • Johnny Hates Jazz

    Magnetized

    • (CD Single).
    • Nova.
    • 1.
  • Lene Marlin

    Sitting Down Here

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THE BUFFALO SKINNERS" (EMI) suggested by Keith Harnswell, Glasgow

    • Big Country

      Ships (Where Were You)

      • The Buffalo Skinners.
      • EMI.
      • 8.
  • Marvin Gaye

    I Heard It Through The Grapevine

    • Songs Of The Century (Disc 2).
    • Global Records & Tapes.
  • HOUR 3

    • Dave Edmunds

      Girls Talk

      • NOW - Yearbook 1979 (Various Artists).
      • Now.
      • 2.
  • Change

    The Glow Of Love (feat. Luther Vandross)

    • The Essential Luther Vandross.
    • Epic.
  • Michael Bublé

    It's A Beautiful Day

    • (CD Single).
    • Reprise.
    • 1.
  • Otis Redding

    (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay

    • Soul (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Eruption

    I Can't Stand The Rain

    • Disco Fever 2 (Various Artists).
    • Universal.
  • Stereophonics

    Graffiti on the Train

    • (CD Single).
    • Stylus Records.
    • 1.
  • Red Box

    For America

    • Red Box - The Circle & The Square.
    • Sire.
  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "AMERICAN HEARTLAND" (Sony) out now

    • Tim McGraw

      Me And Tennessee (feat. Gwyneth Paltrow)

      • Country Strong O.S.T..
      • Curb.
      • 1.
  • Hue and Cry

    Labour Of Love

    • Now 24 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Bee Gees

    Night Fever

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.
  • Gregory Isaacs

    Night Nurse

    • Pure Reggae - Volume 1.
    • Island.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the forthcoming CD, "ALL THIS TIME" (Wrasse) out 20th May

    • The Magnets

      A Town Called Malice

  • Taylor Swift

    State Of Grace

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

Broadcast

  • Tue 16 Apr 2013 02:00

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