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Radio 3,27 Jan 2012,15 mins

SeriesThe Sound and the Fury

Episode 5

The Essay

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In the last in his series on the noises that annoy him, Andrew Martin admits that rather than confront them, he does the opposite - and goes on retreat to deepest darkest Essex.. Author and journalist Andrew Martin lays bare his life as a 'phonophobic'. How to cope with jarring sounds in the modern world? And is there an another way to live without the daily cacophony? Producer Duncan Minshull First broadcast in January 2012.

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