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09/07/2009

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 or downright surprising from Lester's Library and there's one from you in the Listeners' Library. Plus there's the second Half-Time Hooter Of The Week.

3 hours

Last on

Thu 9 Jul 2009 03:00

Music Played

  • Elvis Costello & The Attractions

    Oliver's Army

  • Annie Lennox

    Walking On Broken Glass

    • Now 1992 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 2.
  • Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

    My Lucky Day

    • Working On A Dream.
    • Columbia Records.
    • 1.
  • Luther Vandross & Janet Jackson

    The Best Things In Life Are Free

    • (CD Single).
    • DEF JAM.
  • Pixie Lott

    Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)

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

    Every Step

    • (CD Single).
  • Tom Jones

    It's Not Unusual

    • Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
    • Global Television.
  • Nanci Griffith

    From a Distance

    • I Believe.
    • Telstar.
  • The Third Degree

    Mercy

    • Tri-Sound.
  • Toploader

    Dancing In The Moonlight

    • Onka's Big Moka - Toploader.
    • Sony Soho Square.
  • Lester's Library

    • Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Soldiers Get Strange

  • The Pointer Sisters

    I'm So Excited

    • Greatest Hits.
    • BBR.
    • 020.
  • Robert Palmer

    Every Kinda People

    • The Very Best Of Robert Palmer.
    • EMI.
  • Elviin

    In Colour

    • (CD Single).
  • Diana Ross

    Ain't No Mountain High Enough

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • The Mock Turtles

    Can You Dig It?

    • Drivetime 3 (Various Artists).
    • Dino.
  • Benny Anderssons orkester

    Story Of A Heart

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.
  • Coldplay

    Violet Hill

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.
  • Kate Bush

    Cloudbusting

    • Remastered Part I.
    • Fish People.
  • Paloma Faith

    Stone Cold Sober

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.
  • Kings of Leon

    Use Somebody

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
    • 2.
  • Third World

    Now That We've Found Love

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist).
    • Virgin.
  • Nell Bryden

    What Does It Take

    • (CD Single).
    • 157 Records.
    • 1.
  • lester's Library

    • The Foxes

      Love Killer

      • CD Single.
      • Room 10 Records.
  • Lester's Library

    • The Foxes

      Love Killer

      • CD Single.
      • Room 10 Records.
  • Yazoo

    Only You

    • Alison Moyet Singles.
    • Columbia.
  • 10cc

    Art For Art's Sake

    • The Very Best Of 10cc.
    • Mercury.
  • Freda Payne

    Band Of Gold

    • Heartbeat: Love Me Tender (Various).
    • Global Television.
  • Saint Etienne

    You're In A Bad Way

    • True Brit (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 5.
  • Maxi Priest

    Wild World

    • Dancing On Sunshine - 22 Reggae Hits.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • 补鈥恏补

    Foot of the Mountain

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.
    • 3.
  • Daryl Hall & John Oates

    Kiss On My List

    • Looking Back - The Best Of Hall & Oat.
    • BMG.
  • The Kinks

    All Day And All Of The Night

    • The Journey - Part 1.
    • BMG.
    • 23.
  • Belinda Carlisle

    Heaven Is A Place On Earth

    • A Place On Earth - Greatest Hits.
    • Virgin.
  • Rainbow

    Since You Been Gone

    • And The Road Goes On Forever Vol 1.
    • Debutante.
  • Alison Krauss

    Simple Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Rounder.
    • 1.
  • Listener's Library: Suggested by Ian Kent

    • The Casuals

      Jesamine

      • Heartbeat - Forever Yours.
      • Sony.
  • Republica

    Ready To Go

    • Live Forever (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
  • Brenda Russell

    Piano in the Dark

    • And Then She Kissed Me Vol.1 (Various.
    • Debutante.
  • The Temptations

    Papa Was A Rollin' Stone

    • Motown Hits Of Gold Vol.6 (Various).
    • Motown.

Broadcast

  • Thu 9 Jul 2009 03:00

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