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Problem-solving programme which addresses the intriguing and seemingly imponderable questions posed by everday life

Questions, Questions: 21/07/2011

21/07/2011

BBC Radio 4 - Questions, Questions, 21/07/2011

Stewart Henderson explores the musical heritage of tin mining, plus collective nouns.

Stewart Henderson travels to Cornwall to explore the musical heritage of tin mining, investigates the origins of the collective nouns for birds, and asks how we recognise voices.

Stewart Henderson presents another sparkling series of Questions Questions - the programme which offers answers to those intriguing questions of everyday life, inspired by current events and popular culture. 

Each programme is compiled directly from the well-informed and inquisitive Radio 4 audience, who bring their unrivalled collective brain to bear on these puzzlers every week. 

In this weeks programme Stewart travels to Cornwall to explore the musical heritage of tin mining, he investigates the origins of the collective nouns for birds and asks how we recognise voices.


Producer: Kevin Dawson
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