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20/02/2013

Duration:: 2 hours, 57 minutes

First broadcast:: Wednesday 20 February 2013

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
- Genesis Turn It On Again
  Genesis - Duke, Virgin
Janet Jackson Together Again
Now 39 (Various Artists), Now
Alicia Keys Brand New Me
Girl On Fire, RCA
The Doors Light My Fire
(CD Single), Elektra
ABBA Fernando
Abba Gold, Polydor, 12
Tim McGraw Nashville Without You
Two Lanes Of Freedom, Big Machine, 1
Deacon Blue Fergus Sings The Blues
Deacon Blue- Our Town (Greatest Hits), Columbia
Gallagher & Lyle Heart On My Sleeve
Gallagher & Lyle - Breakaway, River Records
RECORD OF THE WEEK from the CD, "AMERICAN SOUL" (Atco) out now
- Mick Hucknall Turn Back The Hands Of Time
  (CD Single), SimplyRed.com, 1
CeCe Peniston Finally
Ce Ce Peniston - 20th Century Masters, A&M
LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "DIAMOND RUGS" (Partisan Records) out 25th March
- Diamond Rugs Hightail
  Diamond Rugs, Partisan Records
Paul Simon Kodachrome
The Paul Simon Anthology (Disc 1), Warner Bros, 5
Train Mermaid
California 37, Columbia, 1
HOUR 2
- Chic Le Freak
  Our Friends In The North - TV Drama S, Telstar
John Farnham You're The Voice
Life In The Fast Lane (Various), Telstar, 2
Dido No Freedom
(CD Single), RCA, 1
ABC The Look Of Love
And Then She Kissed Me Vol.1 (Various, Debutante
Aerosmith I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
Armageddon Film S/Track, Columbia
Carrie Underwood Before He Cheats
Blown Away, Sony Music, 1
Four Tops Walk Away Renee
The Four Tops - The Singles Collectio, Polygram Tv
Eurythmics Would I Lie To You?
Eurythmics - Greatest Hits, RCA
Paloma Faith Black & Blue
Fall To Grace, Epic, 1
LISTENER'S LIBRARY FROM THE CD, "PAINT YOUR WAGON OST" (Paramount) SUGGESTED BY KEITH GLENNON IN FULHAM
- Lee Marvin Wan'drin' Star
  (Single), Paramount, 9
KT Tunstall Other Side Of The World
(CD Single), Relentless Records
Santana She's Not There
Santana - The Ultimate Collection, Sony
Gladys Knight & The Pips Take Me In Your Arms & Love Me
Gladys Knight & The Pips - Singles Al, Pro-Tv
HOUR 3
- The Vee Gees Night Fever
  Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits, Polydor
Rupert Holmes Escape (The Pina Colada Song)
Various Artists - Open Top Cars, Temple Records
The Robert Cray Band A Memo
(CD Single), Provogue Records, 1
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi
Joni Mitchell, Reprise
The Animals House Of The Rising Sun
The Hits Of 1964 (Various Artists), MFP
Tunde Baiyewu Move
(CD Single), Waking Dreams, 1
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Sailing On The Seven Seas
OMD: The Singles, Virgin, 17
ALBUM OF THE WEEK FROM THE FORTHCOMING CD, "ALL THAT ECHOES" (REPRISE) OUT 25TH FEB
- Josh Groban Falling Slowly
  All That Echoes, Reprise, 3
T. Rex I Love To Boogie
T. Rex - The Singles As & Bs, Repertoire
Lisa Loeb Stay (I Missed You)
Woman (Various Artists), Polygram Tv/Sony Tv
LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "Mature Themes" (4AD) out now
- Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti Baby
  Mature Themes, 4AD
George Benson Love X Love
Midnight Moods, Arcade, 11
Mari Wilson Just What I Always Wanted
25 Years Of Rock'n'Roll: 1982 (Va), Connoisseur
Petula Clark Cut Copy Me
Petula, Sony, 1