Sounds of Life
A pocketful of captivating sounds collected from science, nature and everyday life.
A shamanic ritual
Korean shamans communicate with the spirit world.
Echoes in a Neolithic stone circle
David Hendy demonstrates the acoustics properties of Orkney's Ring of Brodgar.
An Image of Sound
Photographer Andrew Heptinstall's quest to represent sound within a photograph.
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PM listeners' sounds: 'Exploding' raindrops
This recording of rain was made by a PM listener who lives and works in a camper van.
The Sound of Fear
Sean Street investigates the sound of fear, the noises and music that scare us, and why.
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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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PM listeners' sounds: Clogs
This sound from a PM listener came from Steve Field.
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Singing with the Nightingales
Sam Lee marks the 100th anniversary of cellist Beatrice Harrison's duet with a nightingale
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The Science of Sound—The Infinite Monkey Cage, Series 5
Robin Ince and Brian Cox discuss the science of sound with Tom Wrigglesworth.
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David Attenborough: My Life in Sound
An exclusive Radio 4 interview with David Attenborough about his life in wildlife sound.
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Angry insect disrupts radio report
Zoologist Dr Tim Cockerill struggles to talk over the warning sound of a noisy cicada.
