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A Ham Pot Fail

Another slice of inspired daftness and great music to keep you happy through the night. Plus, the Album and Record of the Week and 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!

3 hours, 27 minutes

Last on

Thu 2 Jan 2014 03:00

Music Played

  • ABC

    Poison Arrow

    • Abc - The Lexicon Of Love.
    • Mercury.
  • Bryan Adams

    Run To You

    • Bryan Adams - The Best Of Me.
    • Mercury.
  • Tasmin Archer

    Sleeping Satellite

    • Woman (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv/Sony Tv.
  • Avicii

    Hey Brother

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.
  • The Beach Boys

    Wouldn't It Be Nice

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
    • EMI.
    • 3.
  • The Bluebells

    Young At Heart

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Buffalo Soldier

    • Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend.
    • Island.
  • Boy & Bear

    Southern Sun

    • (CD Single).
    • Nettwerk.
    • 001.
  • Nell Bryden

    All You Had

    • (CD Single).
    • 157 Records.
    • 1.
  • Beth Nielsen Chapman

    Simple Things

    • (CD Single).
    • BNC Records.
    • 001.
  • Cher

    I Walk Alone

    • Closer To The Truth.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 001.
  • The Clash

    Should I Stay Or Should I Go

    • Now 19 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Patsy Cline

    Crazy

    • Acuff-Rose Opryland Music: 50th Anniv.
    • Acuff-Rose Opryland.
  • 顿别蝉鈥檙别别

    You Gotta Be

    • The Ivor Novello Winners.
    • EMI.
  • C茅line Dion

    Breakaway

    • Loved Me Back To Life.
    • Sony Music.
    • 001.
  • Eagles

    New Kid In Town

    • The Best Of Eagles.
    • Asylum.
  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    After the Love Has Gone

    • Soul (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Confusion

    • Light Years - The Very Best Of ELO.
    • Epic.
  • Paloma Faith

    Stone Cold Sober

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.
  • FM

    Better Late Than Never

    • (CD Single).
    • Riff City Records.
    • 001.
  • The Four Seasons

    Let's Hang On!

    • Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Ve.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 5.
  • Gibson Brothers

    Cuba

    • Disco & Dance Party Hits (Various Artists).
    • BMG.
  • Indeep

    Last Night A DJ Saved My Life

    • Soul Weekender (Various Artists).
    • Crimson.
  • Gloria Jones

    Tainted Love

    • The Best Northern Soul All-Nighter (V.
    • Virgin.
  • Kings of Leon

    Beautiful War

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • Led Zeppelin

    Houses Of The Holy

    • Led Zeppelin - Latter Days.
    • Atlantic.
  • Lloyd Yates

    Runs Like Fire

  • Lonestar

    Amazed

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.
  • Kirsty MacColl

    They Don't Know

    • Galore - The Best Of Kirsty MacColl.
    • Virgin.
  • Madness

    It Must Be Love

    • The 80's Love Album (Various Artists.
    • Virgin.
  • Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson

    Say Say Say

    • The 7" Singles Box.
    • MPL.
  • Meat Loaf

    You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth

    • The Very Best Of Meatloaf.
    • Virgin.
  • Kacey Musgraves

    Step Off

    • Same Trailer Different Park.
    • Decca.
    • 001.
  • John Newman

    Losing Sleep

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 001.
  • Katy Perry

    Unconditionally

    • Prism.
    • Virgin.
    • 001.
  • The Police

    Spirits In The Material World

    • The Police - Message In A Box (Cd 3).
    • A&M.
  • The Rolling Stones

    Not Fade Away

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.
  • The Searchers

    Sugar and Spice

    • The Searchers.
    • MFP.
  • Shalamar

    A Night To Remember

    • Friends - Deluxe Edition.
    • Big Break Records.
    • 5.
  • Bruce Springsteen

    High Hopes (feat. Tom Morello)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • T. Rex

    I Love to Boogie

    • T. Rex - The Singles As & Bs.
    • Repertoire.
  • Suzanne Vega

    Fool's Complaint

    • (CD Single).
    • Cooking Vinyl.
    • 001.
  • Wet Wet Wet

    Love Is All Around

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.
  • Kim Wilde

    Kids In America

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.
  • Amy Winehouse

    Love Is A Losing Game

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

Broadcast

  • Thu 2 Jan 2014 03:00

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