We Must Consider the Sounds of Knives and Forks

October 22, 2013 11:16 AM

Noise: A Human History is a cool 30-part radio series by David Hendy in collaboration with the British Library Sound Archive and the BBC that explores the past 100,000 years of sound and listening.
posted by Lutoslawski (6 comments total)

David Hendy is a treasure. I've been following the series since he announced it on Twitter. Thanks for posting this!
posted by mykescipark at 11:46 AM on October 22, 2013

This is cool! I was sitting at my pc the other day and while reading I could hear the fan inside it going. It occurred to me that I was listening to a noise that almost no one else in the history of Earth has heard. I like that idea.
posted by Our Ship Of The Imagination! at 12:35 PM on October 22, 2013

Not recommended for listening at work. Too fascinating.
posted by Chinese Jet Pilot at 2:58 PM on October 22, 2013

I get "There are currently no episodes of this podcast available." The only way I get to listen is to subscribe on iTunes for $25.99 here in Australia. Oh well, it sounded (hah!) intriguing.
posted by unliteral at 3:49 PM on October 22, 2013

The only way I get to listen is to subscribe on iTunes for $25.99 here in Australia.

Well, there goes that good thing...
posted by Jimbob at 4:03 PM on October 22, 2013

I also only get pay versions in iTunes (I'm in Ireland) but I'm able to listen to streaming versions of the sound files on the page linked to in the FPP. It's a bit less convenient as I generally like to listen to stuff away from my computer, but this is just the sort of show I enjoy so I'm going to make the effort anyway.
posted by shelleycat at 4:55 AM on October 23, 2013