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08/06/2011

The Half-Time Hooter's here on the Best Time of the Day Show, which means even more stupidity and top tunes to take you through the night. Plus Album and Record of the Week.

It's Wednesday which means it is time for the first Half-Time Hooter of the Week; even more inspired daftness and brilliant music from the Dark Lord himself, Alex Lester. There's more daft bucket memories on Day 3 of Alex's National Bucket Week. More hilarious tales of being disturbed from deep sleep to face horror in "Rip the Kip". New for today, we are sending singers to the stables in "Pop Star to Farm Star". Plus, Pause for Thought at 3.20am and another visit to the 4.15 Confusion Hareem.

There is more from Album of the Week by Paul Simon, Record of the Week from Adele, Lester's Library tracks from Steve Tyler with Nicole Scherzinger and a live track from Doobie Brothers, plus your Listener's Library track by Jefferson Airplane.

Nobody else, nowhere else.

3 hours

Last on

Wed 8 Jun 2011 02:00

Music Played

  • The Trammps

    Hold Back The Night

    • (Single).
    • Buddah Records.
    • 14.
  • Amy Macdonald

    Mr. Rock & Roll

    • (CD Single).
    • Vertigo.
  • Status Quo

    Rock 'n' Roll 'n' You

    • (CD Single).
    • Fourth Chord Records.
    • 1.
  • Ike & Tina Turner

    River Deep - Mountain High

    • The Best Of The Rock'n'Roll Years Vo.
    • 大象传媒.
  • Ryan Adams

    New York New York

    • (CD Single).
    • Lost Highway.
  • Katie Cole - Lost Inside A Moment

  • The Guess Who

    American Woman

    • American Dreams (The Best Of The 70's.
    • RCA.
  • The Smiths

    How Soon Is Now?

    • Drive Time 2 (Various Artists).
    • Dino.
  • Blondie

    Mother

    • Panic Of Girls.
    • Phasm 8.
    • 1.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "1982: LIVE AT THE GREEK THEATRE" (Eagle)

    • The Doobie Brothers

      Little Darling (I Need You)

  • Len Barry

    1-2-3

    • It's A Sixties Party (Various Artist.
    • Sony Music TV.
  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the CD, "21" (XL Recordings) out now

    • Adele

      Set Fire To The Rain

      • 21.
      • XL.
      • 5.
  • Third World

    Now That We've Found Love

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist).
    • Virgin.
  • Whitney Houston

    How Will I Know

    • The Best Of.
    • Arista.
  • David Bowie

    Sound And Vision

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.
  • The Chicks

    Not Ready To Make Nice

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.
  • The Feeling

    Set My World On Fire

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Island.
    • 1.
  • The Teardrop Explodes

    Reward

    • The Teardrop Explodes - Greatest Hits.
    • Mercury.
  • Noah and the Whale

    Tonight's The Kind Of Night

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

    Blue Monday

  • Belinda Carlisle

    Heaven Is A Place On Earth

    • A Place On Earth - Greatest Hits.
    • Virgin.
  • Michael Franti & Spearhead

    The Sound Of Sunshine

    • The Sound Of Sunshine.
    • EMI.
    • 1.
  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "SURREALISTIC PILLOW" (Heritage) suggested by Mark in Torquay

    • Jefferson Airplane

      White Rabbit

      • Million Sellers Vol.9 - The Sixties.
      • Disky.
  • Al Jarreau

    We're In This Love Together

    • Breakin' Away.
    • BBR.
    • 003.
  • Jennifer Paige

    Crush

    • Woman (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv/Sony Tv.
  • The Beach Boys

    California Girls

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
    • EMI.
    • 6.
  • Joan Osborne

    One Of Us

    • Woman (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv/Sony Tv.
  • 贬颈鈥怗濒辞蝉蝉

    You'll Never Know

    • Golden Love Songs Top 100 - Volume 2 (Various Artists).
    • Arcade.
  • Owl City

    Alligator Sky

    • All Things Bright & Beautiful.
    • Island.
    • 1.
  • Carpenters

    Please Mr Postman

    • The Carpenters - Yesterday Once More.
    • A&M.
  • Whitesnake

    Is This Love

    • The 80's Love Album (Various Artists.
    • Virgin.
  • Paolo Nutini

    10/10

    • Sunny Side Up.
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.
  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT" (Decca) out on June 13th

    • Paul Simon

      Questions For The Angels

      • So Beautiful Or So What.
  • Red Box

    For America

    • Red Box - The Circle & The Square.
    • Sire.
  • Phoebe Snow

    Every Night

    • Uncovered (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
  • Albert Hammond

    It Never Rains In Southern California

    • The Singer & The Song (Various Artists).
    • Stardust.
    • 2.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY (Columbia)

    • Steven Tyler

      (It) Feels So Good

  • The Manhattan Transfer

    Tuxedo Junction

    • (Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • Nerina Pallot

    Put Your Hands Up

    • (CD Single).
    • Geffen.
    • 1.
  • Little Richard

    Lucille

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Wed 8 Jun 2011 02:00

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