Join Aubrey Manning and explore the sounds of the planet, the sounds of nature - the Sound of Life. Imagine the sounds at the start of life, and meet the loudest insects on the planet.

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There's more to sound than meets the ear, as Aubrey Manning finds out in these BBC Radio Four programmes. Discover more about the series.  Read more : OU on the BBC: Sound of Life - About The Series

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Eavesdropping on a herd of elephants and imagining the noise of the birth of our Planet - it's been an extraordinary series for presenter Aubrey...  Read more : OU on the BBC: Sound of Life - Meet The Sound Man

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We hear it all the time - but what is sound?  Read more : What is sound?

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What drives communication in the wild?  Read more : Why all the noise?

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Learn more about ultrasound and infrasonic communication  Read more : What Do Human Ears Miss?

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How do we monitor the communication we cannot hear? Learn more about infrasound monitoring  Read more : How Do We Listen In?

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You can listen again to the programmes after they have been broadcast through the BBC Radio 4 website.  Read more : Listen again on BBC Radio 4 online

First broadcast: Monday 26 Jul 2004 on BBC Radio 4