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Sound Matters

Bang & Olufsen presents Sound Matters: a series of podcasts looking at – and listening to – all the sounds of the world around us. Forthcoming instalments will investigate all kinds of sounds that... Read more

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03 – Zombie Movie Piano Music

03 – Zombie Movie Piano Music

A zombie growls, a piano plays – this episode of Sound Matters gets into a cinematic frame of mind. In it, Tim Hinman me... Read more

11 Feb 2016

21mins

Ranked #2

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16 – The Bass, The Colour, The Mystery Of Synesthesia

16 – The Bass, The Colour, The Mystery Of Synesthesia

“Monday’s yellow, Tuesday’s brown, Wednesday’s blue, Thursday’s light brown… If you ask people where lemons are on a pia... Read more

8 Dec 2017

29mins

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04 – Brains, Cars And Tigers

04 – Brains, Cars And Tigers

There’s a problem with your brain… well, not your brain specifically, but there’s a problem when it comes to neuroscient... Read more

11 Mar 2016

17mins

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05 – New Ears And Strange Rooms

05 – New Ears And Strange Rooms

What we hear and the way we hear it has everything to do with who we are, where we are, what we are, what we can see and... Read more

1 Apr 2016

22mins

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06 - Snowflakes And Metal Hammers

06 - Snowflakes And Metal Hammers

What’s the sound of snow falling? The question might sound like a riddle or the start of some joke but for composer and ... Read more

14 Apr 2016

21mins

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15 – In Search Of The Missing Sound

15 – In Search Of The Missing Sound

If you’re under thirty then you’ve probably listened to more music in a compressed digital format than anything else – a... Read more

20 Oct 2017

31mins

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08 – The Good, The Bad And The Smelly

08 – The Good, The Bad And The Smelly

How can you tell the difference between a good sound and a bad sound? There’s not much that’s more annoying than to be f... Read more

27 May 2016

19mins

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07 - The Animals Outside Your Window

07 - The Animals Outside Your Window

Have a listen to the sounds going on outside your window. What can you hear? A car passing by, maybe an airplane flying ... Read more

6 May 2016

24mins

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14 – The Voice Of Cod

14 – The Voice Of Cod

Sounds behave very differently underwater than they do back on land – it’s a whole other kettle of fish down there you m... Read more

30 Jun 2017

30mins

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12 – New Tunes From Old Bones

12 – New Tunes From Old Bones

Some sounds go back… way back. In this edition of Sound Matters, we travel to a time before music was music, when man-ma... Read more

12 Apr 2017

34mins

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