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Radio 4 listeners will be exposed to sounds never heard by mankind before when they tune into The Sound of Life – a programme which takes the listener on an acoustic journey to discover the past, present and future of sound.
This Open University/BBC Radio 4 series delves into why life sounds as it does, moving from vocalization to language, and from language to aesthetics. Hosted by Aubrey Manning (Landscape Mysteries), The Sound of Life take listeners around the globe - from the Costa Rican jungle to the deepest darkest seabed - blending theory and ideas with sounds recorded on location and soundscapes to draw both host and listener into a unique acoustic experience.
From the first sounds heard on the earth to the acoustic future of communication, Sounds of Life uses electronic mastery meshed with the pure and simple sounds of nature to paint a canvas of sound through the ages.
Find out more about each of the programmes in the series:
OU on the BBC: Sound of Life - First Sounds
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The first programme in the BBC/OU Sound of Life series looks at the noises from the start of the world. Read more : OU on the BBC: Sound of Life - First Sounds
OU on the BBC: Sound of Life - Making Yourself Heard
BBC
In the jungle, being loud really matters. Aubrey travels to Costa Rica for making yourself heard, the second programme from the BBC/OU series The Sound... Read more : OU on the BBC: Sound of Life - Making Yourself Heard
OU on the BBC: Sound of Life - The Art of Listening
BBC
For programme three in the BBC/OU series The Sound of Life, Aubrey tries to turn himself into an owl to explore the art of listening. Read more : OU on the BBC: Sound of Life - The Art of Listening
OU on the BBC: Sound of Life - Beyond Our Senses
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Not all sounds reach our ears, as Aubrey discovers as he takes us on a journey beyond our senses for the fourth programme from the... Read more : OU on the BBC: Sound of Life - Beyond Our Senses
OU on the BBC: Sound of Life - Underwater Chorus
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Aubrey experiences the underwater chorus in this programme from the BBC/OU series The Sound of Life. Read more : OU on the BBC: Sound of Life - Underwater Chorus
OU on the BBC: Sound of Life - Meaning of Sounds
BBC
All this noise, all this chatter - but what is it all for? Aubrey tries to make sense of the meaning of sound in this... Read more : OU on the BBC: Sound of Life - Meaning of Sounds
OU on the BBC: Sound of Life - Soundings From The Future
BBC
As the world develops, we've come a long way from the Earth's first music. Aubrey takes soundings from the future in this programme from the... Read more : OU on the BBC: Sound of Life - Soundings From The Future
OU on the BBC: Sound of Life - The Song of the Earth
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Experience a magical journey through one day of the planet's life, through sound: Join Aubrey as he listens to the song of the Earth. Read more : OU on the BBC: Sound of Life - The Song of the Earth
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