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The Why Factor: Silence

Silence

08/03/2013

BBC World Service - The Why Factor, Silence

What role does silence play in our lives and why can it be so poignant or so awkward?

What role does silence play in our increasingly noisy lives? Why can silences be so poignant or so awkward? Strangely for radio, the programme will contain lots of silence… and the thoughts of musicians, scientists, religious thinkers and others.

(Image: The inside of the anechoic chamber room, one of the quietest rooms on earth. Credit: BBC Copyright)

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