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The Roaring Crowd

Episode 9 of 30

David Hendy considers the visceral impact of a stadium full of noisy humans, from the London Olympics to the Roman Colosseum.

'And the crowd roars...'

The London Olympics were a reminder of the barrage of sound that we noisy humans can make when we get together. Professor David Hendy of the University of Sussex travels to one of history's great amphitheatres - the ruins of the Roman Colosseum - to explain the power of the crowd: how it showed approval and what happened when it was displeased.

30-part series made in collaboration with the British Library Sound Archive.

Producer: Matt Thompson.
A Rockethouse production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 first broadcast in 2013.

15 minutes

Last on

Fri 31 May 2019 02:15
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Broadcasts

  • Thu 28 Mar 2013 13:45
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Thu 29 Oct 2015 14:15
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  • Fri 30 Oct 2015 02:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 30 May 2019 14:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 31 May 2019 02:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra

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