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31/08/2009

The Best Time Of The Day Show goes later and longer for this Bank Holiday Monday, as Alex presents a specially extended programme. Including Pause for Thought at 6.15, the Listeners' Library feature and some personal musical gems fresh from the shelves of Lester's Library.

3 hours, 30 minutes

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Mon 31 Aug 200903:30
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Music Played

  • The Buggles

    Video Killed The Radio Star

    • The Ultimate Collection - 70s: 100 Hits (Various Artists).
    • Union Square.

  • The Tourists

    I Only Want To Be With You

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

  • Sharon Corr

    It's Not A Dream

    • (CD Single).

  • Chris Rea

    I Can Hear Your Heartbeat

    • The Best Of Chris Rea.
    • East West Records.

  • Average White Band

    Let's Go Round Again

    • The Best Of.
    • Rhino.

  • Ruby Turner

    This Train

    • (CD Single).
    • RTR Productions.
    • 1.

  • Al Green

    L-O-V-E

    • Al Green - L-O-V-E: The Essential.
    • Demon Music Group.

  • George Michael

    Faith

    • George Michael - Ladies & Gentlemen.
    • Epic.

  • Maxine Brown

    Oh No Not My Baby

    • Mad About The Boy: Ladies Sing The Bl.
    • Crimson.

  • Paloma Faith

    New York

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.

  • James Blunt

    Same Mistake

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Irene Cara

    Flashdance... What a Feeling

    • Flashdance.
    • Casablanca.

  • Lily Allen

    22

    • (CD Single).
    • Regal.
    • 1.

  • James Morrison

    You Give Me Something

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Jennifer Warnes

    Could It Be Love

    • The Best Of Jennifer Warnes.
    • Arista.

  • Noisettes

    Wild Young Hearts

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

  • Daniel Powter

    Bad Day

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Lester's Library. From the CD 'Up From Below' on Rough Trade

    • Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - 40 Day Dream

  • Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton

    Islands In The Stream

    • The Greatest Love (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Bat for Lashes

    Daniel

    • (CD Single).
    • Echo.
    • 1.

  • Duane Eddy

    Because They're Young

    • The Heart & Soul Of Rock & Roll (Disc.
    • Telstar.

  • The B‐52s

    Love Shack

    • Now 1990 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.
    • 3.

  • Michelle Shocked

    Anchorage

    • The No.1 Country Album (Various).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Hockey

    Song Away

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.

  • Altered Images

    Don't Talk to Me About Love

    • Wave Party (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Athlete

    Superhuman Touch

    • (CD Single).

  • Dire Straits

    Twisting By The Pool

    • Sultans Of Swing - Best Of Dire Straits.
    • Vertigo.

  • P!nk

    Get The Party Started

    • The Very Best Of All Woman 2003 (Var).
    • BMG.

  • Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson

    Relator

    • (CD Single).
    • ATCO Records.
    • 2.

  • Bon Jovi

    Keep The Faith

    • (CD Single).
    • Jambco.
    • 11.

  • Listener's Library: Suggested by Derek McCaffrey of Essex and featured on the CD 'Crime Of The Century' on A&M records

    • Supertramp

      Dreamer

      • The Very Best Of Supertramp.
      • Polygram Tv.

  • Blondie

    Atomic

    • Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
    • EMI.

  • Van Morrison

    Brown Eyed Girl

    • The Very Best Of Van Morrison.
    • Polydor.

  • Pixie Lott

    Boys & Girls

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

  • The Human League

    Don't You Want Me

    • Dare!.
    • Virgin.

  • Take That

    Rule The World

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • U2

    I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight

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

  • Joan Armatrading

    Drop The Pilot

    • The Very Best Of Joan Armatrading.
    • A&M.

  • Thin Lizzy

    Sarah

    • Thin Lizzy - Black Rose.
    • Vertigo.

  • Michael Bolton

    Just One Love

    • (CD Single).
    • UMTV.
    • 1.

  • Eleanor McEvoy

    Old New Borrowed And Blue

    • Singled Out.

  • Santana

    Smooth (feat. Rob Thomas)

    • (CD Single).
    • Arista.

  • The Beatles

    Paperback Writer

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 014.

  • Alicia Bridges

    I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'Round)

    • The Last Days Of Disco (Film Soundtra.
    • Columbia.

  • Lester's Library: From the CD 'Trojan Reggae Sisters Box Set' on Trojan Records

    • Cynthia Richards

      If You're Ready Come Go With Me

  • Wax

    Bridge To Your Heart

    • American English.
    • Lemon Recordings.
    • 5.

  • The Duckworth Lewis Method

    Meeting Mr Miandad

    • (CD Single).

  • Louis Armstrong

    We Have All The Time In The World

    • The Best Of James Bond 30th Anniversa.
    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Mon 31 Aug 200903:30
    BBC Radio 2

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