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01/06/2012

Start the weekend here on the Best Time of the Day Show. Hilarious conversation and brilliant music to entertain you through the small hours. Includes Album and Record of the Week.

It's the best way to start your weekend by tuning in to the Best Time of the Day Show with Alex. Every Friday is a feelgood Friday which means even more great tunes and inspired daftness to keep you happy through the night.

There is a final track from the Album of the Week, another spin of Record of the Week, more unexpected song selections from Lester's and the Listener's Libraries and Pause for Thought.

2 hours, 57 minutes

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Fri 1 Jun 2012 02:00
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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • Duran Duran

      Girls On Film

      • Duran Duran - Decade.
      • EMI.
      • 1.

  • Nelly Furtado

    I'm Like A Bird

    • (CD Single).
    • Skg.
    • 1.

  • The Beach Boys

    That's Why God Made The Radio

  • Steely Dan

    Peg

    • A Decade Of Steely Dan.
    • MCA.

  • Kool & the Gang

    Ladies' Night

    • And They Danced The Night Away.
    • Debutante.

  • Keane

    Silenced By The Night

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

  • Kim Carnes

    Bette Davis Eyes

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

  • The Clash

    Rock The Casbah

    • The Singles.
    • Epic.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "LIFE" (Island) out 25th June

    • Josh Osho

      Redemption Days

      • (CD Single).
      • Freedom.

  • Modern Talking

    Brother Louie

    • (CD Single).
    • Hansa.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "LOVE IS A FIVE LETTER WORD" (Rhino)

    • Jimmy Witherspoon

      Buried Alive In The Blues

  • England Dan & John Ford Coley

    I'd Really Love To See You Tonight

    • Guilty Pleasures 2 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music UK.

  • Scissor Sisters

    Only The Horses

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

  • HOUR 2

    • Deniece Williams

      Let's Hear It For The Boy

      • History Of Dance Music Vol.2 (Variou.
      • Connoisseur Collection.

  • Eagle鈥怑ye Cherry

    Save Tonight

    • 1999 Grammy Nominees (Various Artists.
    • Elektra.

  • Paloma Faith

    Picking Up The Pieces

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

  • Four Tops

    Standing In The Shadows Of Love

    • Soul (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Katie Melua

    Moonshine

    • (CD Single).
    • Dramatico.

  • The Hoosiers

    Cops And Robbers

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Joni Mitchell

    Help Me

    • Dreamland.
    • SNOWSTORM.

  • Stooshe

    Black Heart

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.

  • John Farnham

    You're The Voice

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

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THE BEST OF P.J. PROBY: THE EMI YEARS (1961-1972)" (EMI) suggested by Janice in Bradford

    • P.J. Proby

      Hold Me

      • The Greatest Hits Of 1964.
      • Premier.

  • Alison Moyet

    Weak In The Presence Of Beauty

    • Alison Moyet Singles.
    • Columbia.

  • Aerosmith

    Love In An Elevator

    • Aerosmith - Big Ones.
    • Geffen.

  • Barry Mann

    Who Put The Bomp In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp!

    • Rockvile Vol 16.
    • Backline Records.

  • HOUR 3

    • Aswad

      Don't Turn Around

      • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
      • Virgin.

  • k.d. lang

    Constant Craving

    • The No.1 Acoustic Rock Album (Variou.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Morten Harket

    Scared Of Heights

    • (CD Single).
    • Wrasse Records.
    • 3.

  • 顿别别别鈥怢颈迟别

    Groove Is In The Heart

    • The Best Of 100% Dance (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Al Wilson

    The Snake

    • The Best Northern Soul All-Nighter (V.
    • Virgin.

  • Tom Jones

    Hit Or Miss

    • (CD Single).
    • Gut Records.
    • 5.

  • Guns N鈥� Roses

    Live And Let Die

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "BOYS DON'T CRY" (Atlantic) out now

    • Rumer

      P.F. Sloan

      • (CD Single).
      • Atlantic.
      • 1.

  • Al Jarreau

    Mornin'

    • Best Of Al Jarreau.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Sheila & B. Devotion

    Spacer

    • Best Disco Album In The World...Ever!.
    • Virgin.

  • The Everly Brothers

    Wake Up Little Susie

    • Acuff-Rose Opryland Music: 50th Anniv.
    • Acuff-Rose Opryland.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "STORIES FROM THE STEEPLES" (Blix Street Records)

    • Mary Black

      The Night Is On Our Side

  • Ultravox

    Brilliant

    • Brilliant.
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • Modern Romance

    Best Years Of Our Lives

    • The Platinum Collection.
    • Rhino.

  • RAMP UP THE CAMP!

    • Shirley Bassey

      Kiss Me, Honey Honey, Kiss Me

      • (Single).
      • Philips.

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  • Fri 1 Jun 2012 02:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2

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