The Song of the Earth
Nature tunes up - a thunderstorm viewed from space. Image: NASA-Johnson Space Center
Aubrey returns...
Don't miss Aubrey's follow-up series to the Sound of Life: Join Aubrey on his journey to discover the Rules of Life.
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The programmes
Overview
1. First sounds
2. Making yourself heard
3. The art of listening
4. Beyond our senses
5. Underwater chorus
6. Meaning of sounds
7. Soundings of the future
8. Song of the Earth
1. First sounds
2. Making yourself heard
3. The art of listening
4. Beyond our senses
5. Underwater chorus
6. Meaning of sounds
7. Soundings of the future
8. Song of the Earth
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This series has been an informative, revelatory and important examination of the Sound of Life, and ultimately why the planet sounds the way it does.
Aubrey has travelled the world, taking us back to the dawn of time, down the the depths of the oceans, and behind the mysteries of animal communication.
In this final programme, Professor Aubrey Manning introduces a celebration of the song of the Earth, visiting some of the acoustic hotspots around the world and eavesdropping on some of the Earth’s most evocative sounds. This is a journey through a day in the sound of the planet; a symphony celebrating the Sound of Life.
