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18/08/2009

Alex brings his own combination of music and conversation to early weekday mornings, making this The Best Time Of The Day Show. Popular features include the Listeners' Library, where you choose the music, and a double-selection from Alex's own collection in Lester's Library.

3 hours

Last on

Tue 18 Aug 2009 03:00

Music Played

  • Fine Young Cannibals

    Ever Fallen In Love

    • (Single).
    • London.
  • Voice of the Beehive

    Don't Call Me Baby

    • Now 12 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Athlete

    Superhuman Touch

    • (CD Single).
  • Carole King

    I Feel The Earth Move

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

    Have a Nice Day

    • Now 49 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • U2

    I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight

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

    Spanish Harlem

    • Aretha Franklin - Queen Of Soul.
    • Atlantic.
  • Alesha Dixon

    Breathe Slow

    • (CD Single).
    • Asylum.
    • 1.
  • Tommy Sparks

    Miracle

    • (CD Single).
  • Lester's Library: From the CD 'High Voltage' on Epic records

    • AC/DC - It' A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock n Roll)

  • Billy Joel

    She's Got A Way

    • Billy Joel - Cold Spring Harbor.
    • CBS.
  • Lily Allen

    22

    • (CD Single).
    • Regal.
    • 1.
  • The Troggs

    Wild Thing

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1966.
    • Premier.
  • Michael Jackson

    Black Or White

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
  • Natalie Cole

    Pink Cadillac

    • Now 12 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Vagabond

    Don't Wanna Run No More

    • (CD Single).
  • Eddie Rabbitt

    I Love A Rainy Night

    • Country Roads (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Fergie

    Big Girls Don't Cry

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.
  • Jon Allen

    Down By The River

    • (CD Single).
    • Monologue Records.
    • 1.
  • INXS

    New Sensation

    • INXS - Kick.
    • Mercury.
  • The Cranberries

    Linger

    • Emerald Rock (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Noisettes

    Wild Young Hearts

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.
  • The Four Seasons

    Let's Hang On!

    • Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Ve.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 5.
  • Maxine Nightingale

    Right Back Where We Started From

    • The Soul Years 1975 (Disc 1).
    • Knight Records.
  • Lester's Library: From the CD 'Words On The Floor' on Polydor

    • Tim Reilly

      Grab Me By The Collar

  • Coldplay

    Viva La Vida

    • Viva La Vida Or Death & All His Friends.
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.
  • Nik Kershaw

    I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
    • 4.
  • Amy Macdonald

    Mr. Rock & Roll

    • (CD Single).
    • Vertigo.
  • Daniel Merriweather

    Impossible

    • Love And War.
  • Belinda Carlisle

    Leave A Light On

    • A Place On Earth - Greatest Hits.
    • Virgin.
  • Kaiser Chiefs

    I Predict A Riot

    • (CD Single).
    • B-Unique.
  • MIKA

    We Are Golden

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd

    Sweet Home Alabama

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.
  • Blondie

    Rapture

    • The Model: 20 New Romantic Hits From The '80s (Various Artists).
    • Spectrum Music.
    • 6.
  • The Yeah You's

    Getting Up With You

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.
    • 1.
  • Duran Duran

    Is There Something I Should Know?

    • Duran Duran - Decade.
    • EMI.
    • 1.
  • Listener's Library: Suggested by Billy Ballantyne of Tyneside (From the CD 'Riding On The Crest Of A Slump)

    • Ellis (Steve Ellis)

      El Doomo

  • P!nk

    Get The Party Started

    • The Very Best Of All Woman 2003 (Var).
    • BMG.

Broadcast

  • Tue 18 Aug 2009 03:00

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