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22/11/2012

The Best Time of the Day show with Alex, jam-packed with an eclectic mix of music and hilarious chat, plus Record and Album of the Week, Lester's Library and Pause for Thought.

2 hours, 57 minutes

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Thu 22 Nov 201202:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • Slade

      Cum On Feel The Noize

      • (CD Single).
      • Columbia.

  • The Bangles

    Walk Like An Egyptian

    • Take A Break (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Coldplay

    Hurts Like Heaven

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

  • Johnny Cash

    A Boy Named Sue

    • 25 Years Of Rock'n'Roll 1969 (Vol 2).
    • Connoisseur.

  • Toto

    Rosanna

    • Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
    • Columbia.

  • Kelly Clarkson

    Catch My Breath

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
    • 1.

  • McFadden & Whitehead

    Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now

    • Now 100 Hits 70s (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Bon Jovi

    Bad Medicine

    • Vertigo.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the CD, "TAKE THE CROWN" (Island) out now

    • Robbie Williams

      Different

      • (CD Single).
      • Island.
      • 4.

  • Pretenders

    Talk Of The Town

    • The Pretenders - The Singles.
    • WEA.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THE SOUND OF THE LIFE OF THE MIND" (Sony) out now

    • Ben Folds Five

      Draw a Crowd

  • Shania Twain

    You're Still The One

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.

  • HOUR 2

    • Prince

      When Doves Cry

      • 4Ever.
      • Warner Bros.

  • Pink Floyd

    Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2

    • Pink Floyd.
    • Harvest.

  • Donald Fagen

    I'm Not The Same Without You

    • Sunken Condos.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.

  • Christina Aguilera

    Candyman

    • Back To Basics.
    • RCA.

  • Kate Bush

    Wuthering Heights

    • Remastered Part I.
    • Fish People.

  • Ed Sheeran

    Give Me Love

    • + Plus.
    • Atlantic.

  • Manfred Mann

    Do Wah Diddy Diddy

    • Ages Of Mann.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • R.E.M.

    Shiny Happy People

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1991 (Various).
    • Telstar.

  • Florence + the Machine

    Lover To Lover

    • Island.

  • Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton

    Islands In The Stream

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

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "POSES" (Dreamworks) suggested by Nina Farrows, Redditch

    • Rufus Wainwright

      Towr of Learning

  • Candi Staton

    Young Hearts Run Free

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • HOUR 3

    • Dexys Midnight Runners

      Come On Eileen

      • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
      • Columbia.

  • Lisa Stansfield

    The Real Thing

    • Huge Hits 1997 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Doom And Gloom

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Gwen Guthrie

    Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent

    • Now 1986 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Arthur Conley

    Sweet Soul Music

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Taylor Swift

    Red

    • Red.
    • Mercury.

  • Kenny Thomas

    Outstanding

    • Smash Hits Massive! (Various Artists).
    • Dover Records.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "JEFF WAYNE'S WAR OF THE WORLDS: NEW GENERATION" (Sony) out 26th Nov

    • Joss Stone & Maverick Sabre

      The Spirit Of Man (The New Generation)

      • Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds - The New Generation.
      • Sony.
      • 7.

  • Michael Bublé

    Haven't Met You Yet

    • Crazy Love.
    • Reprise.
    • 1.

  • Madonna

    Dear Jessie

    • Madonna - Like A Prayer.
    • Sire.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "SO: 25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION" (EMI) out now

    • Peter Gabriel

      Big Time

  • Gary Moore

    Parisienne Walkways

    • Emerald Rock (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Jimmy Cliff

    The Harder They Come

    • BR Music.

Broadcast

  • Thu 22 Nov 201202:00
    BBC Radio 2

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