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The Essay

Nothing Is Real - Pop's Struggle with Authenticity

The importance of noise

Duration: 14 minutes

on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Author and broadcaster David Hepworth discusses pop music's struggles with authenticity, looking at the importance of volume and the difference between signal and noise. Show more

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.