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The Essay

The Sound and the Fury

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

In a series about noises that annoy us, author and journalist Andrew Martin explains 'phonophobia' and describes the strange measures he takes to banish it. Show more

The Essay

The Sound and the Fury

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Author and journalist Andrew Martin recalls his boyhood love of train travel and the customer announcements heard on public transport. Show more

The Essay

The Sound and the Fury

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Author and journalist Andrew Martin looks to the skies, to those strange rumblings that always discombobulate him - is he alone with this? Show more

The Essay

The Sound and the Fury

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Author and journalist Andrew Martin describes how in order to escape noise, he sometimes goes on a retreat in Essex. Show more

The Essay

The Sound and the Fury

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Journalist and author Andrew Martin laments 'piped music' and what he considers to be its worsening quality. Show more