Pick of the Week - 18/04/2010

Ernie Rea makes his selection from the week's radio Ernie Rea makes his selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio The Reunion - Radio 4 Freed Radicals - Radio 4 Great Lives - Radio 4 Oedipusenders - Radio 4 Sounds of the Sixties - Radio 2 Black and White Towns - Radio 4 Mark Steel's in Town - Radio 4 The Last Resort - Radio 4 In Tune - Radio 3 Today - Radio 4 Midweek - Radio 4 Target Practice - Radio 4 Greg James - Radio 1 Start the Week - Radio 4 Good King George - Radio 4 Between Ourselves - Radio 4 Ernie Rea unearths the answers to some intriguing questions in his Pick of the Week. Just who was Venanzio Rauzinni? Well he was a contemporary of Mozart who could hit top C like a woman but who performed like a man. And Robin Hood, did he really wear tights? What did a lady require sartorially if she was invited for a weekend with King George the Fifth? Why would anyone want to write pop songs about Swindon? And where can you find a shop that advertises itself as a "Purveyor of Bespoke Sandwiches." PHONE: 0370 010 0400 FAX: 0161 244 4243 Email: [email protected] or www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/potw.