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A selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.

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Pick of the Week: 10/08/2014

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Hunt for the Nightingale's Song

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Chris Watson chooses his highlights from the previous seven days of BBC Radio.

Chris Watson's selection for Pick Of The Week includes the story of how a sycamore branch became a concert hall instrument, there's a valuable lesson in phone etiquette, and white knuckle ride around Africa chasing the top five. We also learn to listen and how to resolve a problem with your neighbours Yak and finally achieve enlightenment through forest bathing Shinrinyoku style.

1914: Day by Day (Radio 4 - All Week)

The Sycamore Sings: The Wilfred Owen Violin (Radio Scotland - 4th August)

Forgotten Heroes: The Indian Army in the Great War (Asian Network - 4th August)

Panjabi Hit Squad (Asian Network - 9th August)

Graffiti: Kings on a Mission (Radio 4 - 7th August)

Psalm (Radio 4 - 6th August)

The Listeners (Radio 4 - 5th August)

Law unto Themselves (Radio 4 - 5th August)

Word of Mouth: How the Telephone Rewired Us (Radio 4 - 5th August)

The Diary of Samuel Pepys 1669 (Radio 4 - All Week)

Fry's English Delight (Radio 4 - 4th August)

DJ Edu: Destination Africa (Radio 1Xtra - 3rd August)

Composer of the Week: Stravinsky (Radio 3 - All Week)

Something Understood (Radio 4 - 10th August)

Tweet of the Day (Radio 4).

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