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Pick of the Week: 01/05/2011

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01/05/2011

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Gerry Northam makes his selection from the week's radio.

Gerry Northam makes his selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio

In a week dominated by coverage of the royal wedding, Gerry Northam finds other broadcast treasures.
Shirley MacLaine's sexual revelations leave Mark Lawson sounding distinctly ill at ease.
Two concert pianists exchange notes on how their minds can wander while giving a recital.
Jon Ronson discovers how people can learn to live with voices in their heads. 
We meet residents of Chernobyl who have insisted on returning to their homes in the radioactive Dead Zone.
And two poets celebrate the beauty of British power stations.

Alive in Chernobyl - Radio 4
Edgelands - Radio 4
Soundscapes of the South - Radio Solent
Front Row - Radio 4
The American Civil War - Radio 3
Kafka The Musical - Radio 3
Gardener's Question Time - Radio 4
Football commentary - Radio Norfolk
Great Lives - Radio 4
It's Our Story - Liverpool's Own - Radio 4
Jon Ronson On - Radio 4
Words and Music - Radio 3
The Essay - Radio 3
Royal Wedding Coverage
Between Ourselves - Radio 4
Performance on 3 - Radio 3

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