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10/08/2012

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

Last on

Fri 10 Aug 2012 02:00

Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • Eurythmics

      Thorn In My Side

      • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
      • Sony Tv/Columbia.
  • MIKA

    Love Today

    • (CD Single).
    • Casablanca.
  • Lemar

    Invincible

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.
    • 1.
  • Meat Loaf

    You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth

    • The Very Best Of Meatloaf.
    • Virgin.
  • Bobby Vinton

    Blue Velvet

    • Swingers (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.
  • Rumer

    Travelin' Boy

    • Boys Don't Cry.
    • Atlantic.
    • 4.
  • Deep Purple

    Smoke On The Water

    • Singles A's & B's.
    • EMI.
    • 2.
  • Jonathan Butler

    Lies

    • Jonathan Butler.
    • Jive.
  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "FIRES" (Polydor)

    • Ronan Keating

      Fires

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

    Ring Ring

    • Abba.
    • Polydor.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "CLOSER TO YOU" (Dolphin) out now

    • The Coronas

      Dreaming Again

  • Dusty Springfield

    In The Middle Of Nowhere

    • The Dusty Springfield Anthology.
    • Mercury.
  • George Michael

    White Light

    • (CD Single).
    • Aegean.
    • 1.
  • HOUR 2

    • KT Tunstall

      Suddenly I See

      • (CD Single).
      • Relentless Records.
  • The Cure

    In Between Days

    • The Cure - Staring At The Sea.
    • Fiction.
  • Scissor Sisters

    Baby Come Home

    • Magic Hour.
    • Polydor.
    • 1.
  • Bad Company

    Feel Like Makin' Love

    • (Single).
    • Island.
    • 3.
  • Deacon Blue

    Twist And Shout

    • Deacon Blue- Our Town (Greatest Hits).
    • Columbia.
  • Matchbox Twenty

    She's So Mean

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.
  • C.W. McCall

    Convoy

    • Super Hits Of The '70s: Have A Nice Day Volume 14.
    • Rhino.
  • Modjo

    Lady (Hear Me Tonight)

    • Now 47 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Paloma Faith

    30 Minute Love Affair

    • Fall To Grace.
    • RCA.
    • 2.
  • A Flock of Seagulls

    Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)

    • Electric Dreams (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
    • 6.
  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THE HITS OF 1962" (MFP) suggested by Jean Glossop in North Yorkshire

    • Bernard Cribbins

      Right Said Fred

      • The Hits Of 1962 (Various Artists).
      • MFP.
  • The Manhattan Transfer

    Walk In Love

    • Pastiche.
    • Atlantic.
  • The Crickets

    Think It Over

    • B.Holly & The Crickets -20 Golden Gre.
    • MCA.
  • The Stylistics

    Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)

    • 70's Number Ones Vol 3.
    • Old Gold.
  • HOUR 3

    • Miami Sound Machine & Gloria Estefan

      Rhythm Is Gonna Get You

      • Gloria Estefan - Greatest Hits.
      • Epic.
  • Gallagher & Lyle

    I Wanna Stay With You

    • Gallagher & Lyle - Breakaway.
    • River Records.
  • Scouting for Girls

    Summertime In The City

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.
  • The Four Seasons

    Sherry

    • Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Ve.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 1.
  • Adele

    Rolling In The Deep

    • (CD Single).
    • XL.
    • 1.
  • Ben Montague

    Another Hard Fall

    • (CD Single).
    • BM Music.
  • Fats Domino

    Blueberry Hill

    • The Best Of Fats Domino.
    • Liberty.
  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "THE COLLECTION" (Rhino) out now

    • Vangelis

      La Petite Fille

      • L'Apocalypse Des Animaux.
      • Polydor.
  • ABC

    The Look Of Love

    • And Then She Kissed Me Vol.1 (Various.
    • Debutante.
  • Sixpence None the Richer

    Kiss Me

    • The Best Love Songs...Ever! (Various).
    • Virgin.
  • Kristina Train

    Dream Of Me

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

    Forget About You

    • Approved By The Motors.
    • Virgin Records.
    • 3.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "MEET ME IN MARGARITAVILLE: THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION" (Universal)

    • Jimmy Buffett

      Margaritaville

  • Chesney Hawkes

    The One and Only

    • (CD Single).
    • Chrysalis.
  • Bucks Fizz

    The Land Of Make Believe

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

Broadcast

  • Fri 10 Aug 2012 02:00

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