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Radio 4,5 mins

Poet Paul Farley reads Sound Recordist at Dawn

Dawn Chorus

Available for over a year

For International Dawn Chorus Day Paul Farley stayed up reading poems with Radio 4. Paul has worked closely with sound recordists and stepped into the shoes himself and his description of the work of a sound recordist at dawn is beautifully evocative.

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