Episode 3
Philosopher Erling Kagge looks above and below ground as he visits the city that never sleeps - in search of silence.
Read by Cal MacAninch
“We live in the age of noise. Silence is almost extinct.”
Philosopher and adventurer Erling Kagge, the first person to reach the ‘three poles’ of North, South and the summit of Everest, explores the power of silence. The city that never sleeps might seem an unlikely place to seek quiet but there are peaceful pockets to be found – both above and below ground.
Read by Cal MacAninch
Abridged and produced by Eilidh McCreadie
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The glories of being quiet
Why we need silence, how we lost it and where we might go to find it again.
Broadcasts
- Wed 30 Jan 201909:45BBC Radio 4 FM
- Thu 31 Jan 201900:30BBC Radio 4
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