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- May 30, 201925 min
S9: Bonobo’s Theme
Our final soundscape, a full playout of the Forest 404 theme tune, composed by Bonobo. The track samples the whistling bird from the Sumatran rainforest recording that kick-starts Pan’s journey. Headphones are best. Don’t forget to take part in our Forest 404 Experiment to see how you respond to natural sounds at: bbc.co.uk/forest #Forest404
- May 30, 201925 min
T9: Love Letter to the Forest...
A love letter to the forests of the world. Written by David Haskell, read by Pearl Mackie. The first forests grew 400 million years ago. Time enough for them to have listened to this world and discovered how to bring about new life. Produced by Eliza Lomas and Becky Ripley.And don’t forget to take part in our Forest 404 Experiment to see how you respond to natural sounds at: bbc.co.uk/forest#Forest404
- May 30, 201925 min
Ep9: Enigmata
Daria escorts Pan to The Convocation. An era has ended. Can, or should, a new one begin?An environmental thriller starring Pearl Mackie, Tanya Moodie and Pippa Haywood.Theme music by Bonobo.Written by Timothy X Atack.Director: Becky RipleyEach episode comes with its own talk and soundscape.And you can take part in our interactive experiment to see how you respond to sounds of nature at: bbc.co.uk/forest#Forest404
- May 23, 20194 min
S8: The Memory Transfer
A soundscape for Episode 8. Theia’s half-remembered memory of her daughter humming by the sea's edge, used by Guggy for the brain transfer. Wind howls, thunder cracks, gulls call overhead. Headphones are best. With sound design by Graham Wild and Becky Ripley.Don’t forget to take part in our Forest 404 Experiment to see how you respond to natural sounds at: bbc.co.uk/forest#Forest404
- May 23, 201910 min
T8: How will humans die out?
A talk for episode 8, an ode to Theia. Anthropologist Michael Rivera on our evolutionary history compared to other less successful species who became extinct. Are we heading in the same direction? Produced by Eliza Lomas and Becky Ripley. Don’t forget to take part in our Forest 404 Experiment to see how you respond to natural sounds at: bbc.co.uk/forest #Forest404
- May 23, 201920 min
Ep8: Future Conditional
Pan and Theia have a plan, but it’s a sketchy one and it’s probably going to go wrong.An environmental thriller starring Pearl Mackie, Tanya Moodie and Pippa Haywood.Theme music by Bonobo.Written by Timothy X Atack.Director: Becky RipleyEach episode comes with its own talk and soundscape.And you can take part in our interactive experiment to see how you respond to sounds of nature at: bbc.co.uk/forest#Forest404
- May 16, 20195 min
S7: Daria’s Nightmare
A soundscape for Episode 7. A full playout of one of Daria’s nightmares. Flesh and feather aberrations, horrific chirruping little fluff balls laughing through tiny keratin megaphones. Headphones are best. With sound design by Graham Wild and Becky Ripley. Don’t forget to take part in our Forest 404 Experiment to see how you respond to natural sounds at: bbc.co.uk/forest#Forest404
- May 16, 20197 min
T7: Would you vote for an AI government?
A talk for Episode 7. Biofuturist and sci-fi writer Elsa Sotiriadis on whether AI would run the country better than us humans. Produced by Eliza Lomas and Becky Ripley. Don’t forget to take part in our Forest 404 Experiment to see how you respond to natural sounds at: bbc.co.uk/forest #Forest404
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Can you feel loss for something you've never known? An environmental thriller starring Pearl Mackie, Tanya Moodie and Pippa Haywood. With theme music by Bonobo. Written by Timothy X Atack and directed by Becky Ripley. Each episode comes with its own talk and soundscape. Plus, take part in The Forest 404 Experiment to see how you respond to sounds of nature.
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