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The pick of the week's 4 O'Clock Show, with Mel Giedroyc.

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Sun 7 Oct 2012 16:00
大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra

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Chapters

  • Jodrell Bank - listening in on the universe

    Behind the scenes at Jodrell Bank observatory in Cheshire, which was set up in 1945 to explore the universe using radio signals.

    Duration: 03:47

  • Harry Hill's wardrobe

    This week's birthday celebrity explains to Mark Lawson how his trademark look - big collars and Buddy Holly glasses - came to be.

    Duration: 03:34

  • The appeal of nonsense verse

    Lewis Carroll, the author of this week's story, became famous for his nonsense verse. Writer Lynne Truss is a great fan and indeed memoriser of these poems ... as she demonstrates!

    Duration: 05:04

  • Taxi drivers' brains

    Does the human brain develop in a special way if its owner spends a lot of their time navigating around complex maps? Psychologists have been studying London cabbies to find out.

    Duration: 09:32

  • The 60s - birthplace of radio jingles ...

    The Beatles released 'Love Me Do' 50 years ago - and the swinging 60s began. Pop radio and its jingles were all part of the fabulous new vibe, as Tony Blackburn explains ...

    Duration: 05:08

Broadcast

  • Sun 7 Oct 2012 16:00
    大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra