Radio 4 documentary on anthropogenic noise

Press/Media: Expert Comment

Description

Andy radford hosted Costing the Earth to discuss the impacts of noise with myself and other researchers in this field.

Period5 May 2020

Media contributions

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Media contributions

  • TitleSilencing with noise
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletBBC Radio 4
    Media typeRadio
    Duration/Length/Size30 minutes
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date5/05/20
    DescriptionSound is what the world does. From the tiniest bugs to the largest whales, animals use sound to communicate, for example, they sing to attract a mate and establish a territory. But this is all happening against a background of man-made noise that was, until the last few weeks, increasing in volume all the time. So what happens if you can’t hear or make yourself heard or you are too stressed or distracted to behave normally? Andy Radford, Professor of Behavioural Ecology at the University of Bristol explores the impact of this global pollutant and the mitigation measures that could help.
    Producer/AuthorSarah Blunt & Andy Radford
    URLhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000htxl
    PersonsGraeme Shannon