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Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents a series of audio postcards.

Radio 4,10 episodes

Episodes

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The Reed Bed
Chris Watson captures the sounds from dusk until dawn in a reed bed in Suffolk.
03 Jun 2016,14 mins
The Lek
Chris Watson captures the sounds of Black Grouse during an extraordinary performance.
02 Jun 2016,14 mins
Cima Verde
A journey in sound from the summit to the valley floor of Cima Verde in northern Italy.
01 Jun 2016,14 mins
The Oak Woodland
Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson captures the changing soundscape of an oak woodland.
31 May 2016,14 mins
The River Crossing
Sound recordist Chris Watson s the annual migration of wildebeest.
30 May 2016,14 mins
Dawn Chorus
Sound recordist Chris Watson introduces a dawn chorus from Suffolk.
27 Mar 2015,14 mins
Glacial Melt
Sound recordist Chris Watson introduces the extraordinary sounds of a glacier calving.
26 Mar 2015,15 mins
The Wash
Sound recordist Chris Watson captures the sounds of the tidal spectacle on The Wash.
25 Mar 2015,14 mins
St James' Park
Sound recordist Chris Watson introduces the sounds of Newcastle upon Tyne on match day.
24 Mar 2015,14 mins
Midnight at the Oasis
Chris Watson’s audio postcards from around the world capturing natural sound spectacles.
23 Mar 2015,15 mins

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