05/01/2014

Honestly, what do you pick from this week's radio after all the gluttony - gastronomic and aural - of the last fortnight? For a start, there's an ode to what might possibly be next year's best-selling Christmas present - a mini-3-D printer; there are dark linguistic tales and misunderstandings taking place at an American airport news-stand. And a blast of fresh air to rejuvenate the skin and clear the head in the form of a very beautiful poetic trek through the Cairngorms.

Simon Parkes' Pick of the Week

Today - 30 December 2013 - Alan Bennett reads the Shipping Forecast - Radio 4
Today - 2 January 2014 - Rowan Williams - Radio 4
PM - 30 December 2013 - Dr David Nott interview - Radio 4
Gypsy Pride and Prejudice - Radio 4
Russell Davies With... Petula Clark - Radio 2
Meet David Sedaris - Radio 4
Sunday Feature - Anything but Banal - the Fascination of the Villain- Radio 3
Friday Firsts - Finding Your Voice - Radio 4
About the Boys - Radio 4
Piano Pilgrimage - Radio 4
Click - 3d printing - World Service
Assignment - World Service
Tweet of the Day - Ravens - 2 January 2014 - Radio 4
The Living Mountain - Radio 4

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