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Alex Lester

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With conversation and music on The Best Time of Day Show.

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Webcam Of The Day

Today is World Freedom Day, marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

It was on this day in 1989, that the East German politburo decided to allow East German refugees to exit directly through crossing points to West Germany to ease the complications caused by a wave of refugees leaving through Czechoslovakia.

Checkpoints along the 96-mile concrete barrier around West Berlin were immediately inundated with East Berliners.

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The Dirty Half Dozen

Send in your choices for Graham Norton's Dirty Half Dozen

Graham Norton returns to sit in for Steve Wright from Monday 16 to Friday 20 November, and once again he wants you to confess your six shameful songs in The Dirty Half Dozen! 

So whether it's Starship, Tony Christie or even Barbra Streisand, if you want to get your musical secrets out in the open, we want to hear from you!

Send your Best Of British Non-Stop Oldies To Steve

Steve will be playing a special selection of Non-Stop Oldies, written and performed by British artists, between Monday 23 and Wednesday 25 November.

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Instant Factoids

The practice of naming hurricanes began early this century when an Australian weather forecaster decided to insult politicians he didn't like by naming devastating tropical storms after them.

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