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25/08/2009

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 25 Aug 2009 03:00

Music Played

  • James Ingram & Michael McDonald

    Yah Mo B There

    • Duets - 36 Of The World's Greatest Ev.
    • Telstar.
  • Annie Lennox

    Walking On Broken Glass

    • Now 1992 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 2.
  • Athlete

    Superhuman Touch

    • (CD Single).
  • Amy Grant

    Baby Baby

    • Now 1991 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.
  • The Detroit Spinners

    Ghetto Child

    • A One Of A Kind Love Affair.
    • Atlantic.
    • 9.
  • Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat

    Lucky

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.
  • Alison Krauss & Union Station

    When You Say Nothing At All

    • Now That I've Found You - A Collectio.
    • Rounder Records.
  • Tavares

    Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel

    • 20 Songs Of Love From The 70's (Vario.
    • MFP.
  • Tommy Sparks

    Miracle

    • (CD Single).
  • Lester's Library: From the CD 'Love Bites: Special Edition' on EMI

    • Buzzcocks

      Noise Annoys

  • 叠别测辞苍肠茅

    Halo

    • I Am...Sasha Fierce.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.
  • MIKA

    We Are Golden

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.
  • Spiller

    Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) (feat. Sophie Ellis鈥怋extor)

    • (CD Single).
    • Positiva.
  • Dan Hartman

    I Can Dream About You

    • I Can Dream About You.
    • MCA.
  • The Yeah You's

    Getting Up With You

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.
    • 1.
  • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

    I Can't Dance To That Music You're Playing

    • Dancing In The Streets: Motown's Greatest Hits (Various Artists).
    • Motown.
  • Radiohead

    Karma Police

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.
  • Beverley Knight

    Beautiful Night

    • (CD Single).
    • Chrysalis Music.
    • 1.
  • Joe Cocker

    Delta Lady (Radio 1 Session, 7 Oct 1968)

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1969.
    • Premier.
  • Pink Floyd

    Comfortably Numb

    • Echoes - The Best Of Pink Floyd.
    • EMI.
  • Paloma Faith

    New York

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.
  • Listener's Library - Suggested by Lesley Ballantyne: From the CD 'Songs For The Woods' on Chrysalis

    • Jethro Tull

      The Whistler

  • Brenda Russell

    Piano in the Dark

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

    Letter From America

    • Greatest Hits Of The 80's (Various).
    • Disky.
  • The Kooks

    Shine On

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.
  • Rosie Vela

    Magic Smile

    • And I Write The Songs (Various Artis.
    • Debutante.
  • Daniel Merriweather

    Impossible

    • Love And War.
  • Tears for Fears

    Sowing The Seeds Of Love

    • The Best Of Drive Time (Various Artists).
    • Polygram TV.
    • 7.
  • Bat for Lashes

    Daniel

    • (CD Single).
    • Echo.
    • 1.
  • Ruby Turner

    This Train

    • (CD Single).
    • RTR Productions.
    • 1.
  • John Farnham

    You're The Voice

    • Life In The Fast Lane (Various).
    • Telstar.
    • 2.
  • Colin Blunstone

    I Don't Believe In Miracles

    • The Gold Album (Various Artists).
    • The Hit Label Ltd.
  • U2

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

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

    Oye Como Va

    • Santana's Greatest Hits.
    • CBS.
  • Lester's Library: From the CD 'Sigh No More' on Island

    • Mumford & Sons

      Little Lion Man

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Buffalo Soldier

    • Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend.
    • Island.
  • Jon Allen

    Down By The River

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

Broadcast

  • Tue 25 Aug 2009 03:00

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