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21/05/2009

The Best Time of the Day Show. With the Half-Time Hooter, Pause for Thought, plus the Lester's Library and Listeners' Library music selections.

Alex, Radio 2's Dark Lord of the early mornings, presents his interactive blend of music and unique wit. Also on the Best Time of the Day Show, Alex raids his record collection for something new, epic or downright surprising from Lester's Library, and there's one from you in the Listeners' Library. Plus - the second Half-Time Hooter of The Week.

3 hours

Last on

Thu 21 May 2009 03:00

Music Played

  • ZZ Top

    Gimme All Your Lovin'

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

    Rio

    • Duran Duran - Greatest.
    • EMI.
  • The Yeah You's

    15 Minutes

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.
    • 1.
  • Lady Gaga

    Just Dance (feat. Colby O鈥橠onis)

  • Manic Street Preachers

    Your Love Alone Is Not Enough (feat. Nina Persson)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • Taylor Swift

    Teardrops On My Guitar

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 2.
  • Rufus Thomas

    Walking The Dog

    • Atlantic Gold (Various Artists).
    • Warner Strategic Marketing.
  • The Corrs

    So Young (K-Klass Remix)

    Remix Artist: K鈥怟lass.
    • Talk On Corners (Special Edition).
    • Atlantic/143 Records.
  • The Proclaimers

    Love Can Move Mountains

    • (CD Single).
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY

    • Bert Jansch

      Baby Blue

  • McFadden & Whitehead

    Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now

    • Million Sellers Vol.19 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.
  • Frankie Ford

    Sea Cruise

  • Emmylou Harris

    Here, there and everywhere

    • Country Moods (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.
  • MIKA

    Blue Eyes

    • Songs For Sorrow E.P..
    • Island.
    • 2.
  • Texas

    Black Eyed Boy

    • Hits Zone - The Best Of 97 (Various).
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Lindsey Buckingham

    Trouble

    • Lindsey Buckingham - Law & Order.
    • Mercury.
  • Paolo Nutini

    Candy

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.
  • Eddie Floyd

    Knock On Wood

    • Rediscover The 60's & 70's (Various).
    • Old Gold.
  • Roxy Music

    Same Old Scene

    • Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - Street Life.
    • Eg.
  • Paul Simon

    50 Ways to Leave Your Lover

    • Paul Simon - Negotiations & Love Song.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 6.
  • Lily Allen

    Not Fair

    • (CD Single).
    • Regal.
    • 1.
  • Andreas Johnson

    Glorious

    • Glorious (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
  • Counting Crows

    Mr. Jones

    • (CD Single).
    • Geffen.
  • Empire of the Sun

    We Are The People

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.
  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY SUGGESTED BY ZOLTAN

    • The Associates

      Party Fears Two

      • Generation 80's (Various Artists).
      • Ocho/Union Square.
  • Judy Clay & William Bell

    Private Number

    • Heartbeat: Love Me Tender (Various).
    • Global Television.
  • Johnny Cash

    I Walk The Line

    • Now 100 Hits Country (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • The Beat

    Mirror In The Bathroom

    • The Beat - Beat This!.
    • Sire.
  • Bee Gees

    Jive Talkin'

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.
  • The Pretenders

    Love's A Mystery

    • Break Up The Concrete.
    • Shangri-La.
    • 1.
  • Norman Greenbaum

    Spirit In The Sky

    • Million Sellers Vol.18 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.
  • George Benson

    Never Give Up On A Good Thing

    • George Benson - The Very Best Of.
    • Warner E.S.P..
    • 3.
  • Kleerup

    Longing For Lullabies (feat. Titiyo)

    • (CD Single).
    • Positiva.
    • 1.
  • Aretha Franklin

    Think

    • Aretha Franklin - Queen Of Soul.
    • Atlantic.
  • Warren Zevon

    Werewolves Of London

    • Drive Time (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Jem

    And So I Pray

    • (CD Single).
  • Marvin Gaye

    How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)

    • The Very Best Of Marvin Gaye.
    • Motown.
  • Elton John

    I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That

    • The Very Best Of Elton John.
    • Rocket.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY

    • Tori Amos

      Abnormally Attracted To Sin

  • Imagination

    Just An Illusion

    • Heart Full Of Soul 2 (Various Artist.
    • Global Television.
  • Daniel Merriweather

    Red

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

    Hey Jealousy

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  • Thu 21 May 2009 03:00

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