Long before the Tea Party movement, the hills of West Virginia were echoing with a cultural clash over textbook content. This 2010 Peabody Award Winner comes from American Radio Works and was produced by Terry Kay and edited by Deborah George.
Sound Tourism maps places worth a visit because they sound so good. In this example, curator Trevor Cox, Professor of Acoustic Engineering at the University of Salford, UK, introduces the great Stalacpipe Organ in Virgina, USA. By tapping stalactites with mallets, it claims to be the world's largest natural musical instrument.
– Audio Documentary London Bureau
Playtime: 15 seconds
Transom.org offers up a stunning monologue. Matthew is engaging, moving, and dynamic. Includes some sexual references.
– Audio Documentary London Bureau
Playtime: 18 minutes 45 seconds
Every Sunday, BBC Radio 4 presents a 45 minute selection of the week's best speech output. Most of it comes from three of the domestic networks, so provides a snapshot of BBC content largely unknown to listeners outside the UK. The usual mix includes factual, music documentary, comedy, and drama. For contractual reasons, each episode stays online for just one week.
– Audio Documentary London Bureau.
Playtime: 45 minutes
A rich profile of Delia Derbyshire, the 1970s electronic musician at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop who created the Dr Who theme.
– Audio Documentary London Bureau
Playtime: 58 minutes