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28/08/2009

With music, chat and features, including Lester's Library and the Listeners' Library.

The week's final instalment of random daftness and planned oddities from the Dark Lord. Includes two hourly visits to the extensive music archive known as Lester's Library, and your musical contribution in the Listeners' Library.

Submit your own choices by going to Alex's pages at bbc.co.uk/radio2.

3 hours

Last on

Fri 28 Aug 2009 03:00

Music Played

  • The Divine Comedy

    Something For The Weekend

    • Fresh Hits 96 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.
  • Voice of the Beehive

    Don't Call Me Baby

    • Now 12 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Hockey

    Song Away

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.
  • Alicia Keys

    If I Ain't Got You

    • (CD Single).
    • J.
  • Scritti Politti

    Absolute

    • Scritti Politti - Cupid & Psyche 85.
    • Virgin.
  • Madonna

    Celebration

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.
  • The Kinks

    Days

    • The Journey - Part 1.
    • BMG.
  • Empire of the Sun

    We Are The People

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.
  • Ruby Turner

    This Train

    • (CD Single).
    • RTR Productions.
    • 1.
  • Lester's Library: From a CD single on 'Won't Ever Be!'

    • The Fake Lazy Supernovas

      Just Time For Sex

  • Thompson Twins

    Hold Me Now

    • 80s Mania (Various Artists).
    • BMG.
    • 3.
  • Cyndi Lauper

    Girls Just Want To Have Fun

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.
  • No Doubt

    Don't Speak

    • Huge Hits 1997 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • The Cars

    My Best Friend's Girl

    • The Cars.
    • Elektra.
  • Noisettes

    Wild Young Hearts

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.
  • Labi Siffre

    (Something Inside) So Strong

    • All Time Classic Tearjerkers (Var).
    • Warner Strategic Marketi.
  • Super Furry Animals

    Juxtaposed With U

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.
  • Jon Allen

    Down By The River

    • (CD Single).
    • Monologue Records.
    • 1.
  • Dusty Springfield

    Nothing Has Been Proved

  • Seal

    A Change Is Gonna Come

    • Soul.
    • Warner.
    • 7.
  • Listener's Library: Suggested by Dinah Sore of Plymouth. From the CD 'The Very Best Of Africa' on Nascente

    • Miriam Makeba

      The Click

  • Talk Talk

    It's My Life

    • More Greatest Hits Of 80's (Various).
    • Disky.
  • Alessi

    Oh Lori

    • And Then She Kissed Me Vol.1 (Various.
    • Debutante.
  • Pixie Lott

    Boys & Girls

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.
  • The Teardrop Explodes

    Reward

    • The Teardrop Explodes - Greatest Hits.
    • Mercury.
  • Eddi Reader

    Patience of Angels

    • The Best Of Woman To Woman (Various).
    • Polygram Tv.
  • U2

    I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.
  • T. Rex

    Metal Guru

    • Can The Glam! (Various Artists).
    • Cherry Red Records.
  • Heart

    These Dreams

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
  • Anthoney Wright

    Wud If I Cud

    • (CD Single).
  • Freda Payne

    Band Of Gold

    • Heartbeat: Love Me Tender (Various).
    • Global Television.
  • 搁耻苍鈥怐.惭.颁. & Aerosmith

    Walk This Way

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.
  • Sharon Corr

    It's Not A Dream

    • (CD Single).
  • Shalamar

    I Can Make You Feel Good

    • Friends - Deluxe Edition.
    • Big Break Records.
    • 4.
  • Lester's Library: From the CD 'Osee Yee' on Goldenstool records

    • Osibisa

      Ayioko

  • James Morrison

    Please Don't Stop The Rain

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.
  • The Jam

    A Town Called Malice

    • Jam Story.
    • Universal.
  • Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat

    Lucky

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Fri 28 Aug 2009 03:00

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