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The Essay

Sounds of Isolation

The Great White Silence

Duration: 14 minutes

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

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Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson vividly recalls his quest to capture the sounds of a glacier calving in 'The Great White Silence' of Antarctica. Show more

The Essay

Sounds of Isolation

Island Isolation

Duration: 14 minutes

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

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Lured first by sirens at its base, sound recordist Chris Watson vividly recalls his quest to capture the wild nocturnal cries at the pinnacle of an isolated sea rock. Show more

The Essay

Sounds of Isolation

The Wake

Duration: 14 minutes

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

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Inspired by a painting of Lake Keitele by Akseli Gallen-Kallela, sound recordist Chris Watson vividly recalls his quest in Finland to capture the voices of a vast isolated lake. Show more

The Essay

Sounds of Isolation

Voices in the Dark

Duration: 14 minutes

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

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Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson vividly recalls his quest to record wild voices heard in the darkness and isolation of a Northumberland moor. Show more

The Essay

Sounds of Isolation

Journey to the Centre of the Earth

Duration: 14 minutes

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

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Inspired by Jules Verne’s novel, sound recordist Chris Watson recalls his quest to capture the sounds of isolation as he searches for the entrance to the centre of the earth. Show more