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

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Pick of the Week: John McCarthy

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Walking in Ireland and Spain - Philippines

28/02/2016

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John McCarthy chooses his BBC Radio highlights.

John McCarthy picks his BBC radio highlights, including tales of courage, deception and techno nightmares.

John McCarthy is picking this week's highlights from BBC radio including stories of top journalism that help put the world to rights and put the present and past in sharp and welcome focus.
Modern technology, it keeps us in touch - but are personal communications becoming virtual rather than real - can a text replace a hug? 
Stress-inducing incidents and stress-busting activities.
Pele's football boots - where are they now?
And who was George Martin producing just before he took on the Beatles?

Pick of the Week production team : Kevin Mousley, Kay Bishton and Elodie Chatelain.

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