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The Beat of a Heart, the Tramp of a Fly
Episode 22 of 30
David Hendy explores medicine's listening revolution in the nineteenth century with the discovery of the stethoscope.
In the early years of the 19-century, new technology allowed people to hear sounds that had always existed - but below the threshold of normal human perception.
Professor David Hendy of the University of Sussex tells the story of medicine's listening revolution: the discovery of the stethoscope.
30-part series made in collaboration with the British Library Sound Archive.
Signature tune composed by Joe Acheson.
Producer: Matt Thompson
A Rockethouse production for BBC Radio 4.
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