Music Planet is an eight hour series recorded in the field, hearing the music that ties people to their local traditions. Designed to accompany a landmark BBC TV series, episode one of Music Planet includes much recording in canoes, including a shark hunt. The musicians are interviewed and perform in context, rather than a studio or off CD. The result is engaging and vivid.
Two more episodes are due to be broadcast.
Connor Walsh, AD, London
Playtime: 59 minutes
The people of Ireland's capital, Dublin, are mourning the loss of a sound. Broadcaster Olivia O'Leary doesn't say quite outright what it is, while author Joseph O'Connor paints a time-picture. And for context, this contributor discovers the same, mysterious, sound, 18 months before.
Connor Walsh, AD, London.
Seven snappy and catchy items that do what it says on the tin – why music matters, to the musical, the medical, the military, and the extraterrestrial.
Why Music Matters is produced by radio KEXP in Seattle, and the Association of Independents in Radio.
Connor Walsh, AD, London.
Sound Rich, Science, History, Music, Dance, Health and Beauty
An octogenarian East Londoner tries to teach a twenty-something to dance. The delightful Heel, Toe, Step Together is one of the most acclaimed British documentaries of 2010.
Connor Walsh for AD, London.
Playtime: 27 minutes 30 seconds
A three-year old girl struggles for every breath as her parents discover strength they never knew they had. The latest in a series from the Duke Center for Documentary Studies Summer Workshop.
Playtime: 9 minutes 22 seconds