Radio 4 to record the nation chatting
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In an exercise designed to show not just that the art of conversation is far from dead but has historic value, Radio 4 wants to record the nation chatting.
The intention is to record intimate moments between lovers, revelations within family groups and life-changing exchanges between friends. Even idle chit-chat will be of value to all historians. The recordings will be passed to the British Library.
Spontaneity may, however, be a struggle since the exchanges will have to be booked in advance to make sure suitable recording equipment can be present.
A selection of the recordings will be broadcast on a new programme, The Listening Project, presented by Fi Glover, from the end of March.
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