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Another slice of inspired daftness and great music to keep you happy through the night. Plus, the Album and Record of the Week and Lester's and Listener's Library song choices.

There's only one way to get through the night with a smile and that's with Alex, AKA the Dark Lord, on the Best Time of the Day Show.

There will be another track from the Album of the Week, another spin of Record of the Week, two more tracks from Alex's eclectic CD collection in the Lester's Library, a selection from you from the Listener's Library and Pause for Thought.

Alex is armed with the Drums of Pun, the Mallet of Stupidity and the Squeal of Campery; you won't get the chance to even think about sleeping!

2 hours, 57 minutes

Last on

Thu 24 Oct 2013 02:00

Music Played

  • Soft Cell

    Tainted Love

    • Hits & Pieces - The Best of Marc Almond & Soft Cell.
    • UMC.
  • Faces

    Stay with Me

    • Glam Crazee - Various Artists.
    • Virgin.
  • Robbie Williams

    Go Gentle

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
  • Gabrielle

    Give Me A Little More Time

    • The Best Of Woman To Woman (Various).
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Johnny Kidd and the Pirates

    Shakin' All Over

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

    Higher Than The Sun

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 001.
  • The Style Council

    Shout To The Top

    • Billy Elliot O.S.T. - Various Artists.
    • Polydor.
  • The Supremes

    Stoned Love

  • Elton John

    Voyeur

    • The Diving Board.
    • Mercury.
    • 001.
  • The Feeling

    Never Be Lonely

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
  • Dusty Springfield

    Little By Little

    • Dusty- The Silver Collection.
    • Philips.
  • AC/DC

    Back In Black

    • Back In Black.
    • Epic.
    • 6.
  • Céline Dion

    Loved Me Back To Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • The Beach Boys

    I Get Around

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
    • EMI.
  • Whitney Houston

    Love Will Save The Day

    • Whitney Houston - Whitney.
    • Arista.
  • Gary Barlow

    Let Me Go

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
  • INXS

    New Sensation

    • INXS - Kick.
    • Mercury.
  • Leona Lewis

    Bleeding Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.
  • Matt Cardle

    When You Were My Girl

    • (CD Single).
    • Absolute.
  • The Lovin’ Spoonful

    Daydream

    • The Lovin' Spoonful Collection.
    • Castle Communications.
  • Donna Summer & Brooklyn Dreams

    Heaven Knows

  • The Goo Goo Dolls

    Come To Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 001.
  • Jimmy Cliff

    The Harder They Come

    • BR Music.
  • Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel

    Mr. Soft

    • Greatest Hits.
    • EMI.
  • The Ronettes

    Walking In The Rain

    • The Best Of The Ronettes.
    • Phil Spector Int.
  • Lindsey Buckingham

    Holiday Road

    • National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • WEA.
    • 1.
  • John Mellencamp

    Jack And Diane

    • John Cougar - American Fool.
    • Mercury.
  • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

    Heat Wave

  • Eliza Doolittle

    Let It Rain

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.
  • Neil Young

    Heart Of Gold

    • Neil Young - Decade.
    • Reprise.
    • 4.
  • Sub Sub

    Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use) (feat. Melanie Williams)

    • (CD Single).
    • Rob's.
  • Lisa Stansfield

    Can't Dance

    • (CD Single).
    • Monkeynatra.
    • 001.
  • Marvin Gaye

    Got To Give It Up

    • Marvin Gaye - The Love Songs.
    • Universal Music Tv.
  • James Blunt

    Face The Sun

    • Moon Landing.
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.
  • Susan Cadogan

    Hurt So Good

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

    Free As A Bird

    • The Beatles Anthology 1.
    • EMI.
  • Linda Carr & The Love Squad

    Highwire

    • The Best Disco In Town (Various).
    • Disky.
  • Coldplay

    Atlas

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

Broadcast

  • Thu 24 Oct 2013 02:00

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