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Susan Calman makes her selection from the past seven days of 麻豆约拍 Radio.

Pick of the Week this week spends quite a bit of time in the past. Childhood reminiscences about the musical version of War of the Worlds, Hank Marvin and Betty Hutton all feature in a feast of clips that'll remind you of the good old days. In a rather startling turn of events we also find out why we should be nice to politicians and avoid home surgery. Add in President Obama, a Nobel prizewinning geneticist with an astonishing family tale, the trial of a witch and a considered argument regarding marriage and there's barely time to take breath. And there's a song about Meerkats. Of course there is.

In Defence Of Politics - Radio 4
Younge On Obama: Performance Notes On A Presidency - Radio 4
Sounds Of The 20th Century: 1978 - Radio 2
The Thing About Hank - Radio 4
Barbara Windsor's Funny Gals: Betty Hutton - Radio 4
Clare In The Community - Radio 4
Don't Start - Radio 4
Radcliffe and Maconie - 6music
Curb Your Judaism - Radio 4
The Essay: I Confess - Radio 3
The Life Scientific - Radio 4
Good Morning Wales - 麻豆约拍 Radio Wales
Front Row - Radio 4
Out In The World: A Global Gay History - Radio 3
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme - Radio 4

Email: potw@bbc.co.uk or www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/potw
Producer: Helen Lee.