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John Waite makes his selection from the past seven days of 麻豆约拍 Radio

In Pick of the Week this Remembrance Sunday, John Waite will be looking back at the very first such commemoration in 1919. When, the trauma of the Great War being so fresh, the whole nation fell silent for what was to become the traditional two minutes. Ships at sea dropped anchor to cut their engines as Big Ben struck - even the trains criss-crossing the country stopped in their tracks. He'll also be hearing how the "king of bling" met "The king of showbiz" - when Jimmy Savile became pals with Elvis Presley. And Enid Blyton comes back from the grave to defend her depiction of the golliwog - in an exchange with comedian Richard Herring that is not for the faint-hearted - or the politically correct!

Archive on 4 - Remembrance - Radio 4
Bleached Bone and Living Wood - Radio 4
The Real Jimmy Savile - Radio Leeds
The Poppy Factory - Radio 4
Composer of the Week - Radio 3
The War Brides Return - Radio 4
The Things We Forgot To Remember - Radio 4
Richard Herring's Objective - Radio 4
The House of Silk - Radio 4
The History of the Brain - Radio 4
The Songs My Son Loved - Radio 4
In Tune - Radio 3

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