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Radio 4,09 Apr 2016,28 mins

The Hidden Power of Noise

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Bridget Kendall and guests explore the unseen and often un-noticed power which noise has over us. With writer Garret Keizer who is interested in the social and economic dimensions of noise; sound artist Jana Winderen who records sounds made by underwater creatures; and Cambridge Professor of English Steven Connor who focuses on the 'ums, ahs, ohs, and ahems', expressive language noises that are often dismissed as marginal or trivial. (Photo: Illustration showing computer wave-forms spelling 'noise'. Credit: Shan Pillay).

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