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10/04/2012

Duration:: 2 hours, 57 minutes

First broadcast:: Tuesday 10 April 2012

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!

HOUR 1
- Martha and the Muffins Echo Beach
  The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist, Virgin
Sam & Dave Hold On I'm Coming
Atlantic Soul (Various Artists), Warner E.S.P.
Carrie Underwood Good Girl
Blown Away, Sony Music, 1
Eric Clapton Eric Clapton - Change The World
Pause For Thought
(CD Single), Reprise
Go West Call Me
Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists), Sony Tv/Columbia
RECORD OF THE WEEK (Conehead)
- Engelbert Humperdinck Love Will Set You Free
  (CD Single), Conehead, 1
Suzanne Vega Luka
(CD Single), Reprise
Plan B Prayin'
The Defamation Of Strickland Banks, Atlantic, 1
Strawbs Lay Down
Acoustic Moods (Various Artists), Polygram TV
LESTER'S LIBRARY from the forthcoming CD, "10 STORIES TALL" (Preachers Son)
- Preachers Son Come On
The Coasters Charlie Brown
Atlantic Soul (Various Artists), Warner E.S.P.
Olly Murs Oh My Goodness
In Case You Didn't Know, Epic, 1
Asia Heat Of The Moment
Various Artists - New Frontiers, Temple Records
HOUR 2
- The Crusaders Street Life
  The Very Best Of Randy Crawford, Dino
Julian Lennon Too Late For Goodbyes
The Greatest Love Vol.2 (Various), Charisma
Paul Weller That Dangerous Age
(CD Single), Island, 1
Johnny Nash Tears On My Pillow
The Greatest Hits Of 1975, EMI
Alison Krauss & Union Station Baby Now That I've Found You
Now That I've Found You - A Collectio, Rounder Records
Bon Jovi Bad Medicine
(Single), Vertigo, 2
Marlon Roudette New Age
(CD Single), Universal, 1
Zoë Sunshine On A Rainy Day
Awesome 2 - Various Artists, Columbia
Boy Meets Girl Waiting For A Star To Fall
The All Time Greatest Movie Songs, Columbia/Sony Tv
LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "YOUNG GIFTED AND BLACK" (Trojan) suggested by Jenny Lamb from Birmingham
- Lord Tanamo I'm In The Mood For Ska
  Young Gifted & Black (Various), Trojan
Roberta Flack Feel Like Making Love
The Best Of Roberta Flack, Atlantic, 5
Gerry Rafferty Right Down The Line
Gerry Rafferty - Right Down Line, EMI
HOUR 3
- Fine Young Cannibals She Drives Me Crazy
  And Then She Kissed Me Vol.1 (Various, Debutante
Nanci Griffith & Jimmy Buffett I Love This Town
Nanci Griffith - Hearts In Mind, Universal Music TV
Coldplay Charlie Brown
(CD Single), Parlophone, 1
The Everly Brothers Walk Right Back
The Everly Brothers - Perfect Harmony, Knight Records
Womack & Womack Love Wars
Soul Years: 1984 (Various Artists), Knight Records
Maverick Sabre I Used To Have It All
(CD Single), Mercury, 1
ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "MARLEY: ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK" (Island) out April 16th
- Bob Marley & The Wailers Redemption Song
  Legend, Universal, 41
The S.O.S. Band Just Be Good To Me
The History Of Dance Vol. 2 (Various Artists), Connoisseur Collection
Robin Thicke Love After War
(CD Single), Star Track, 1
Dina Carroll Ain't No Man
The Love Album II (Various Artists), Virgin
LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "RAY CHARLES" (Time Inc)
- Ray Charles It Should Have Been Me
The Eagles Take It Easy
The Best Of Eagles, Asylum
Kid Rock, Martina McBride & T.I. Care
Born Free, Atlantic, 5