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Andrea Oliver, Simon Evans and Father Tom Cullinan discuss how loud or quiet we should be.

Dominic Arkwright, Andrea Oliver, Simon Evans and Father Tom Cullinan discuss how loud - or quiet we should be. From July 2009.

Musician Andrea Oliver and comedian Simon Evans join Dominic Arkwright to talk about noise and how loud or quiet we all ought to be. 

Father Tom Cullinan, a monk who has lived for many years in complete silence, breaks it to talk about the reality of the solitary life.

Producer: Beth O'Dea

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2009.

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