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Radio 3,24 Jan 2012,15 mins

SeriesThe Sound and the Fury

Episode 2

The Essay

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In his series on the noises that annoy us, Andrew Martin now holds up his hands and laments - piped music! It was always there, but isn't it getting worse? 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 another way to live without the daily cacophony? Producer Duncan Minshull First broadcast in January 2012.

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