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12/03/2010

Start the weekend on a high with Feelgood Friday on the Best Time of the Day Show with Alex. A unique blend of hilarious chat and surprising song choices to make you feel good.

It's the end of the week and what better way to kickstart the weekend than Feelgood Friday on The Best Time of the Day Show with the Lord Of All That is Dark, Alex Lester.

Armed with the Drums of Pun, the Trumpet of Shame and now the Mallet of Stupidity, Alex is still taking suggestions for the new Village People which will reflect modern society. The Reverse Time Capsule is about to be sent 100 years into the past, packed with images and objects which will terrify the Edwardians about the future, plus there are more Idiot Sightings and today's News Hank subject is Britney Spears.

From Lester's Library there are tracks from Bic Runga and Lynyrd Skynrd, and a camp classic by Bonnie Tyler from the Listener's Library. There is a final track from our Album of the Week by Boyzone, Record of the Week by Whitney Houston and a final Pause for Thought of the Week from Tim Turvey. Alex also receives your tips on the etiquette of social networking as part of Radio 2's Get Connected campaign, as he is now equipped with a Twitter account (@alexthedarklord)/

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Music Played

  • Kool & the Gang

    Celebration

    • Kool & The Gang - The Singles Collect.
    • Phonogram.

  • KT Tunstall

    Suddenly I See

    • (CD Single).
    • Relentless Records.

  • Pixie Lott

    Gravity

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

  • The Who

    Pictures Of Lily

    • The Who Hits 50! (Deluxe Edition).
    • Polydor.
    • 010.

  • Shanice

    I Love Your Smile

    • Now Yearbook '92 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music.

  • Scouting for Girls

    This Ain't A Love Song

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

  • Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel

    Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)

    • 20 Number 1's Of The 70's (Various).
    • MFP.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the album, "I LOOK TO YOU" (RCA) Out now

    • Whitney Houston

      Nothin' But Love

      • (CD Single).

  • 补鈥恏补

    Take On Me

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "GODS AND GUNS" (Roadrunner)

    • Lynyrd Skynyrd

      Simple Life

  • Gwen Stefani & Akon

    The Sweet Escape

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.

  • Corinne Bailey Rae

    Paris Nights/New York Mornings

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

  • The Thrills

    Big Sur

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • Fine Young Cannibals

    Good Thing

    • The Raw & The Cooked.
    • London.

  • The Cardigans

    My Favourite Game

    • Q The Album (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Amy Macdonald

    Don't Tell Me That It's Over

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

  • The Police

    Walking On The Moon

    • The Very Best Of The Police.
    • A&M.

  • Rox

    My Baby Left Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Rough Trade.
    • 1.

  • KISS

    I Was Made For Lovin' You

    • Endless Love (Various Artists).
    • Mercury.
    • 4.

  • New Radicals

    Get What You Give

    • (CD Single).
    • MCA.

  • Johnny Cash

    For The Good Times

    • (CD Single).
    • American.
    • 1.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the album, "FROM THE HEART: GREATEST HITS" (BMG) suggested by Rurakia Schiffer of Lincolnshire

    • Bonnie Tyler

      Holding Out For A Hero

      • The No.1 Movies Album (Various Artist.
      • Polygram Tv.

  • Simple Minds

    Don't You (Forget About Me)

    • Glittering Prize - Best Of Simple Min.
    • Virgin.

  • Kirsty MacColl

    A New England

    • From Croydon To Cuba... An Anthology.
    • Virgin.

  • Marvin Gaye

    Can I Get A Witness

    • The Very Best Of Marvin Gaye.
    • Motown.

  • Status Quo

    Rockin' All Over The World

    • Whatever You Want - V.Best Of Status.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Pink Martini

    Hey Eugene!

    • (CD Single).
    • Heinz Records.

  • Paloma Faith

    Upside Down

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

  • Tom Jones & Mousse T.

    Sex Bomb

    • (CD Single).
    • Gut Records.

  • Robert Plant

    29 Palms

    • (CD Single).
    • Fontana.
    • 5.

  • Susan Cadogan

    Hurt So Good

    • Young Gifted & Black (Various).
    • Trojan.

  • Chairmen of the Board

    Everything's Tuesday

    • The Best Of Chairmen Of The Board.
    • Castle.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK Taken from the CD, "BROTHER" (Polydor) Out Now

    • Boyzone

      Too Late For Hallelujah

      • Brother.

  • Norah Jones & Ray Charles

    Here We Go Again

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.

  • Iggy Pop

    Real Wild Child (Wild One)

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1987, Pt.2 (Var).
    • Telstar.

  • The Spencer Davis Group

    I'm A Man

    • The 60's Album (Various Artists).
    • Fontana.
    • 4.

  • Foo Fighters

    Walking After You

  • Village People

    YMCA

    • Night Moves (Various Artists).
    • Double Gold.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the album, "BEAUTIFUL COLLISION" (Columbia)

    • Bic Runga

      Something Good

Broadcast

  • Fri 12 Mar 2010 02:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2

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