The Roaring Crowd
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 成人快手 Radio 4 first broadcast in 2013.
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Rome and European Civilization
Melvyn Bragg and guests assess the role that Rome has played in European civilization.
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