Witty chat and top tunes for all night-owls on the Best Time of the Day Show with Alex. 
Music Played
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Aretha Franklin You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman
Aretha Franklin - Queen Of Soul, Atlantic
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The Marcels Blue Moon
60's Number Ones Vol 1, Old Gold
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Train Drive By
(CD Single), Columbia, 12
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Kenny Rogers The Gambler
Kenny Rogers - The Very Best Of, Reprise
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Robert Plant 29 Palms
(CD Single), Fontana, 5
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Dexys Midnight Runners Jackie Wilson Said
Very Best Of Dexy's Midnight Runners, Mercury
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Donovan Sunshine Superman
The Greatest Hits Of 1966, Premier
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ABBA Fernando
Abba Gold, Polydor, 12
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David Gray Babylon
(CD Single), Iht Records
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Amy Macdonald Slow It Down
(CD Single), Mercury, 1
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The Jags Back Of My Hand
Music Of The Year: 1979 (Various), Spectrum
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Supertramp Give A Little Bit
The Very Best Of Supertramp, Polygram Tv
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MANCHESTER CITY
It was the most dramatic end to the football season as Man City score 2 goals in injury time to clinch the title. If you’re a Man United fan, would you like to ring Radio 2 and congratulate Man City?!
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GREEK AUSTERITY
The Greek population have voted against austerity. Many economists say they’re crazy, and that there is no alternative to huge public spending cuts. If you were Greek, which way would you vote?
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WEIR DEATHS
A father and son die in a tragic boating accident. We look at the danger of weirs.
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TOILET SEATS
Finally, the Heartbeat actor Bill Maynard says that toilet seats are so flimsy that they keep breaking, and that it’s impossible to buy a decent loo seat.
Find out more in this article from the Leicester Mercury. -
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