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06/08/2012

Entertaining you through the night with his inspired daftness and eclectic music choices, it's Alex on the Best Time of the Day Show, including a new Record and Album of the Week.

Fight off those Monday blues by tuning in to Alex on the Best Time of the Day Show for a dose of night-owl comedy and fantastic music. There is a new Record and Album of the Week, Pause for Thought, two more unexpected tracks from Lester's Library and one from you from the Listener's Library. Beware, the Drums of Pun or the Mallet of Stupidity could go off at any time. You have been warned!

2 hours, 57 minutes

Last on

Mon 6 Aug 2012 02:00

Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • Bryan Ferry

      Let's Stick Together

      • Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - Street Life.
      • Eg.
  • Change

    The Glow Of Love (feat. Luther Vandross)

    • The Essential Luther Vandross.
    • Epic.
  • Eric Church

    Springsteen

    • Chief.
    • Wrasse Records.
    • 1.
  • Sade

    The Sweetest Taboo

    • All Woman 2 (Various Artists).
    • Quality Television.
  • Dion

    The Wanderer

    • The Wanderers (Original S/Track).
    • Sequel Records.
  • Amy Macdonald

    Pride

    • Life In A Beautiful Light.
    • Mercury.
    • 2.
  • Stevie Wonder

    We Can Work It Out

    • Stevie Wonder Greatest Hits Vol.2.
    • Motown.
  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "FIRES" (Polydor)

    • Ronan Keating

      Fires

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

    Louie Louie

    • The Sound Of The 60's, Part 7 (Var).
    • Old Gold.
  • INXS

    Mystify

    • INXS - Kick.
    • Mercury.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the forthcoming CD, "SUN" (Matador)

    • Cat Power

      Ruin

  • Toots & The Maytals

    54-46 Was My Number

    • Run Fatboy Run O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Universal.
  • Jason Mraz

    93 Million Miles

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • HOUR 2

    • The Searchers

      Sweets For My Sweet

      • The Searchers.
      • MFP.
  • Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes

    (I've Had) The Time Of My Life

    • The Hits Album 7 (Various Artists).
    • CBS.
  • George Michael

    White Light

    • (CD Single).
    • Aegean.
    • 1.
  • John Paul Young

    Love Is In The Air

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

    I Believe In A Thing Called Love

    • The Darkness - Permission To Land.
    • Atlantic.
  • Paloma Faith

    30 Minute Love Affair

    • Fall To Grace.
    • RCA.
    • 2.
  • Buffalo Springfield

    For What It's Worth

    • Buffalo Springfield.
    • Atlantic.
  • Enigma

    Sadeness (Part I)

  • Elbow

    First Steps

    • (CD Single).
  • Divinyls

    I Touch Myself

    • Hard 2 Get Hits - Various Artists.
    • Disky.
  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "TRUTH" (EMI) suggested by Janice from Bradford

    • Jeff Beck

      Love is Blue

      • Truth.
      • EMI.
      • 17.
  • Go West

    King Of Wishful Thinking

    • Pretty Woman - Soundtrack.
    • EMI.
  • The Selecter

    On My Radio

    • Rip It Up (Various Artists).
    • EMI.
  • HOUR 3

    • Genesis

      Invisible Touch

      • Genesis - Turn It On Again.
      • Virgin.
  • Shakira

    Whenever, Wherever

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
  • Scissor Sisters

    Baby Come Home

    • Magic Hour.
    • Polydor.
    • 1.
  • Van Halen

    Why Can't This Be Love

    • Life In The Fast Lane (Various).
    • Telstar.
  • Perry Como

    Papa Loves Mambo

    • The Best Of Cult Fiction (Various).
    • Virgin.
  • Rumer

    Travelin' Boy

    • Boys Don't Cry.
    • Atlantic.
    • 4.
  • Marilyn

    Calling Your Name

    • Young at Heart (Various Artists).
    • Reader's Digest.
  • Vangelis

    Chariots of Fire

    • Moods (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
  • Fleetwood Mac

    Big Love

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 005.
  • Stephanie Mills

    Never Knew Love Like This Before

    • And They Danced The Night Away.
    • Debutante.
  • Lemar

    Invincible

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.
    • 1.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "LONG AGO LAST SUMMER 1959 - 61" (Cherry Red)

    • The Shirelles

      Baby It's You

  • Ian Dury & the Blockheads

    Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

    • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
  • Chris Farlowe

    Out Of Time

    • 99p Guarantees You 73 Minutes 22 Seconds Of Great Music!!! (Various Artists).
    • See For Miles.
    • 2.

Broadcast

  • Mon 6 Aug 2012 02:00

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