The Changing Sound of Radio

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The Changing Sound of Radio: 1: Under Water and in the Garden

1: Under Water and in the Garden

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Changing Sound of Radio, 1: Under Water and in the Garden

Chris Watson examines some of the ways technology has changed the radio we listen to.

Musician and wildlife sound recordist, Chris Watson, looks at the ways technology has changed the radio we listen to.

Since he was first given a tape recorder in 1967, musician and wildlife sound recordist, Chris Watson, has been fascinated by the possibilities of sound.

In the first of there programmes, he tells the story of the technological advances in radio from the first Outside Broadcast, through the Radiophonic Workshop and to advent of podcasting. 

For starters, Chris fires up his first ever tape recorder and we hear some of his radio moments. 

Featuring: 

*      Orchestra Under The Waves -  presented by Evelyn Glennie
        -    BBC Radio 4, 1996. 

*      Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird
        -   BBC Radio 3, 2000  

*      Oh, Whistle and I'll Come To You 
        -  BBC Home Service, 1963. 

Producer: Jessica Treen

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra - and first broadcast in October 2018.

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Wildlife recordist Chris Watson examines some of the ways technology has changed the radio we listen to, from early experiments in sound to the podcast explosion.

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