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19/09/2012

Duration:: 2 hours, 57 minutes

First broadcast:: Wednesday 19 September 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
- Katrina and the Waves Walking On Sunshine
  The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist, Virgin
Four Tops Walk Away Renee
The Four Tops - The Singles Collectio, Polygram Tv
Paul Carrack When My Little Girl Is Smiling
(CD Single), Carrack-UK Records, 1
Glen Campbell Southern Nights
That's Country (Various Artists), EMI
Rufus & Chaka Khan Ain't Nobody
(CD Single), Reprise
Joe McElderry Here's What I Believe
Here's What I Believe, UMC
New Radicals You Get What You Give
(CD Single), MCA
Rod Stewart Tonight's The Night
The Best Of Rod Stewart, Warner Bros
RECORD OF THE WEEK from the CD, "ELYSIUM" (Parlophone) out now
- Pet Shop Boys Leaving
  Elysium, Parlophone, 1
Amy Macdonald Run
(CD Single), Vertigo
The Rolling Stones Mother's Little Helper
The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks, Abkco
LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "AFTERMATH OF THE LOWDOWN" (Aggressive) out now
- Richie Sambora Every Road Leads Home To You
Alexander O'Neal & Cherrelle Never Knew Love Like This
The Greatest Hits Of Alexander O'Neal, Epic
Mika Celebrate
HOUR 2
- The Real Thing You To Me Are Everything
  In The Summertime-Sound Of 70's, Part, Old Gold
Kate Bush Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love, EMI
The Overtones Loving The Sound
(CD Single), Island Records, 1
The Crystals Da Doo Ron Ron
The Best Of The Crystals, Phil Spector Int
Kelly Clarkson Breakaway
(CD Single), Sony BMG
Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen Good Time
(CD Single), Polydor, 1
Terence Trent D’Arby Wishing Well
18 Soul Classics (Various Artists), Pickwick
The Mamas & the Papas Monday Monday
The Mamas & The Papas - 20 Greatest H, MFP
Nell Bryden Sirens
(CD Single), 157 Records, 1
Lindisfarne Meet Me On The Corner
The Best Of Lindisfarne, Virgin
Amy Winehouse Back To Black
Back To Black, Universal Records
LISTEER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "LET THERE BE ROCK" (Atco) suggested by Rob Hunt in Gloucester
- AC/DC Whole Lotta Rosie
  AC/DC - Let There Be Rock, Atco
Kylie Minogue Come Into My World
(CD Single), Parlophone
Dion Runaround Sue
The Wanderers (Original S/Track), Sequel Records
HOUR 3
- Blondie Denis
  Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie, EMI
Marvin Gaye Sexual Healing
The Greatest Love (Various Artists), Telstar
Keane Disconnected
(CD Single), Island
Dionne Warwick All The Love In The World
Moments In Love (Various Artists), Music Collection Interna
Perry Como Papa Loves Mambo
The Best Of Cult Fiction (Various), Virgin
Jeff Lynne At Last
Long Wave, Big Trilby, 1
Tears for Fears Head Over Heels
Tears For Fears - Tears Roll Down, Fontana, 5
ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "BATTLE BORN" (Mercury) out now
- The Killers A Matter Of Time
  Battle Born, Vertigo, 5
Al Jarreau We're In This Love Together
Best Of Al Jarreau, Warner Bros
The Knack My Sharona
Fantastic 70's (Various Artists), Sony Tv/Columbia
LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "TWO TONE GONE SKA" (Cherry Red)
- Phoenix City All-Stars I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down
The Byrds Mr Tambourine Man
Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou, Global Television
Beth Hart Baddest Blues
(CD Single), Provogue
Clarence Carter Patches
Atlantic Soul Ballads (Various), Atlantic