The Sound And The Fury

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20120123

20130304 (R3)

The author and journalist Andrew Martin has phonophobic traits, which call for some extreme actions:

'So I went out to buy my first box of earplugs. I must have bought... well, about a box a month ever since. The best ones are made of wax; they're covered in cotton wool and they're about the size of aniseed balls. You get twelve in a box. Soon I know I'd become addicted to them. I had also, by then, become addicted to the use at night of electrical fans for the creation of 'white noise'. I kept them going all night long...'

In the first of five essays, author Andrew Martin lays bare his life as a 'phonophobic'. How to cope with jarring sounds in the modern world? And is there an another way to live without the daily cacophony?

Producer Duncan Minshull

First broadcast in January 2012.

Andrew Martin explains 'phonophobia' and the strange measures he takes to banish it.

20120124

20130305 (R3)

In his series on the noises that annoy us, Andrew Martin now holds up his hands and laments - piped music! It was always there, but isn't it getting worse?

Author and journalist Andrew Martin lays bare his life as a 'phonophobic'. How to cope with jarring sounds in the modern world? And is there another way to live without the daily cacophony?

Producer Duncan Minshull

First broadcast in January 2012.

Andrew Martin laments 'piped music' and what he considers to be its worsening quality.

20120124

20120125 (R3)
20130306 (R3)

In his series on the noises that annoy us, author and jornalist Andrew Martin recalls his boyhood love of train travel, now blasted away by ... customer announcements!!

Author Andrew Martin lays bare his life as a 'phonophobic'. How to cope with jarring sounds

in the modern world? And is there another way to live without the daily cacophony?

Producer Duncan Minshull

First broadcast in January 2012.

Andrew Martin on his boyhood love of train travel and noises on public transport today.

20120126

20130307 (R3)

In his series on the noises that annoy us, Andrew Martin now looks to the skies, and those strange rumblings that always discombobulate him - is he alone in this?

Author and journalist Andrew Martin lays bare his life as a 'phonophobic'. How to cope with jarring sounds in the modern world? And is there an another way to live without the daily cacophony?

Producer Duncan Minshull

First broadcast in January 2012.

Andrew Martin looks to the skies, to those rumblings that always discombobulate him.

20120127

20130308 (R3)

In the last in his series on the noises that annoy him, Andrew Martin admits that rather than confront them, he does the opposite - and goes on retreat to deepest darkest Essex..

Author and journalist Andrew Martin lays bare his life as a 'phonophobic'. How to cope with jarring sounds in the modern world? And is there an another way to live without the daily cacophony?

Producer Duncan Minshull

First broadcast in January 2012.

Andrew Martin describes how in order to escape noise, he goes on a retreat in Essex.

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Episode	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	20120123	20130304 (R3)	The author and journalist Andrew Martin has phonophobic traits, which call for some extreme actions: 'So I went out to buy my first box of earplugs. I must have bought... well, about a box a month ever since. The best ones are made of wax; they're covered in cotton wool and they're about the size of aniseed balls. You get twelve in a box. Soon I know I'd become addicted to them. I had also, by then, become addicted to the use at night of electrical fans for the creation of 'white noise'. I kept them going all night long...' In the first of five essays, author Andrew Martin lays bare his life as a 'phonophobic'. How to cope with jarring sounds in the modern world? And is there an another way to live without the daily cacophony? Producer Duncan Minshull First broadcast in January 2012. Andrew Martin explains 'phonophobia' and the strange measures he takes to banish it.
02	20120124	20130305 (R3)	In his series on the noises that annoy us, Andrew Martin now holds up his hands and laments - piped music! It was always there, but isn't it getting worse? Author and journalist Andrew Martin lays bare his life as a 'phonophobic'. How to cope with jarring sounds in the modern world? And is there another way to live without the daily cacophony? Producer Duncan Minshull First broadcast in January 2012. Andrew Martin laments 'piped music' and what he considers to be its worsening quality.
03	20120124	20120125 (R3) 20130306 (R3)	In his series on the noises that annoy us, author and jornalist Andrew Martin recalls his boyhood love of train travel, now blasted away by ... customer announcements!! Author Andrew Martin lays bare his life as a 'phonophobic'. How to cope with jarring sounds in the modern world? And is there another way to live without the daily cacophony? Producer Duncan Minshull First broadcast in January 2012. Andrew Martin on his boyhood love of train travel and noises on public transport today.
04	20120126	20130307 (R3)	In his series on the noises that annoy us, Andrew Martin now looks to the skies, and those strange rumblings that always discombobulate him - is he alone in this? Author and journalist Andrew Martin lays bare his life as a 'phonophobic'. How to cope with jarring sounds in the modern world? And is there an another way to live without the daily cacophony? Producer Duncan Minshull First broadcast in January 2012. Andrew Martin looks to the skies, to those rumblings that always discombobulate him.
05	20120127	20130308 (R3)	In the last in his series on the noises that annoy him, Andrew Martin admits that rather than confront them, he does the opposite - and goes on retreat to deepest darkest Essex.. Author and journalist Andrew Martin lays bare his life as a 'phonophobic'. How to cope with jarring sounds in the modern world? And is there an another way to live without the daily cacophony? Producer Duncan Minshull First broadcast in January 2012. Andrew Martin describes how in order to escape noise, he goes on a retreat in Essex.