A Life in Sound: Chris Watson
A selection of progammes and soundscapes featuring sound recordist Chris Watson.
Hy-Brasil
Paul Evans navigates a sea of stories to a phantom island where fact and fiction coexist.
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The Ice Mountain
Haunted by the sinking of RMS Titanic, this is a story of a fictional iceberg's journey.
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Episode 1—The Listeners, Series 1
Professional listeners reveal how there is far more to listening than hearing.
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Limestone, Water, Fire and Ice—The Cave
Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson recalls two very different cave experiences.
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The Station
Sound recordist Chris Watson captures 24 hours in the life of Newcastle Central Station.
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The Ghost Roost—Nature, Series 5
The sounds of a Ghost Roost; a performance by starlings.
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Midnight at the Oasis—Soundstage
Chris Watson’s audio postcards from around the world capturing natural sound spectacles.
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Cricket Cabaret
Quirky sound composition inspired by the songs of crickets.
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The Island of Secrets
Haunting sound portrait of Orford Ness in Suffolk, Europe's largest vegetated shingle spit
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A Local Patch, part 1—Nature, Series 4
Three keen naturalists describe the relationship with their 'local patch'.
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In Britten's Footsteps
Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson retraces Benjamin Britten's composing walks.
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Soundings from Antarctica—Nature, Series 5
Astonishing and revelatory sounds above, below and within Antarctica's landscape of ice.
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Painting in Sound—Nature, Series 5
Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson explains how landscape paintings have inspired him.
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Crested Tit—Tweet of the Day
Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Crested Tit.
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Emma Turner; a life in the reeds—Nature, Series 5
The remarkable story of Emma Turner; a pioneer of bird photography.
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Firecrest—Tweet of the Day
Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the firecrest.
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In search of the Tiger’s Roar—Nature, Series 5
Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson travels to India to record the roar of a tiger.
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Between the Tides
An exciting and revelatory soundscape following life between the tides on a sandy coast.
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Mourning Dove—Tweet of the Day
Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the mourning dove.
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Islands of Ice and Fire—Nature, Series 8
Sound recordist Chris Watson captures the dramatic sounds of Iceland's dynamic landscape.
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