http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/projects/artist.php?id=7 en-us Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive. Presented by Transport For London's Platform For Art. Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive, selected by Heather & Ivan Morison. The Piccadilly Line podcast: A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive, selected by Heather & Ivan Morison. Commissioned by Platform for Art, the art program for London Underground. Heather & Ivan Morison ivan@morison.info No Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of Zebras braying. The animals were near the edge of a dried up lake, in open country with little scrub and few trees. The weather was fine with a light breeze. The recording was made in Namibia at ten thirty in the morning on the twenty eighth of September 1974, by David Watts. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week52.mp3 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 07:00:00 GMT zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording includes a cooing ripple from the group of Whooper Swans. This is a special migration call that is only made during the few days prior to their migration. The recording was made in County Cork in Ireland at four thirty in the afternoon on the fifteenth of April 1978. In the background are the calls of Curlew, Mallard and Little Grebe. There were strong winds that day. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week51.mp3 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:00:00 GMT zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of a single male Water Boatman. It was collected from Wimbledon Park Lake on 12th August 1984 and kept in a glass aquarium. The recordings were made at two thirty in the afternoon on the twenty seventh of August 1984, by Richard Ranft. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week50.mp3 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:00:00 GMT zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of a male and female Warthog with a family of seven piglets. The animals were by a drinking pool when this family fight broke out. The recordings were made in South Africa at nine fifty in the morning on the twentieth of January 1980, by David Watts. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week49.mp3 Mon, 3 Dec 2007 07:00:00 GMT zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of the Spotted Hyena, with the calls of the Blackeyed Bulbul and a cicada in the background. The recording was made at four fifty in the morning, on the twentieth of January 1980 in grassland in Zululand, South Africa, by David Watts. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week48.mp3 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:00:00 GMT zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of a single Snow Goose making "huh-huh-huh", "grrrk" and "houck" calls. The Snow Goose was on a golf course at the time. The recording was made in Canada at two twenty five in the afternoon on the fifteenth of December 1979. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week47.mp3 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 07:00:00 GMT zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of the loud, rolling "grrroooo" call of a pair of mating Sandhill Cranes. The recording was made at three in the afternoon on the fifth of April 1997 in Canada. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week46.mp3 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:00:00 GMT zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of a pair of Rock Pigeons and their chicks. The birds had made their nest on scaffolding outside a 5th floor apartment in Balham, London. This recording was made on the thirty first of March, 1999. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week45.mp3 Mon, 5 Nov 2007 07:00:00 GMT zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of the bugle calls of a male Red Deer, gathering together his group of twelve female deer. The recording was made at eleven minutes past nine in the evening on the twentieth of October 1979 on an area of moorland in Somerset, England. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week44.mp3 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 07:00:00 GMT zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of a rat sat on a rocky slope below a dam in Namibia. The rat makes a repeated plaintive call. The sound recordist adds his own description halfway through. The recording was made at ten past nine in the morning on the twenty ninth of September 1984, by David Watts. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week43.mp3 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 07:00:00 BST zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of the long, moaning, mating call of a female Moose. It was made at ten minutes to six in the morning on the twenty third of September 1995 in Canada. The weather was cool and calm. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week42.mp3 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 07:00:00 BST zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of the alarm calls of a male and female Merlin. The recording starts with the pair of birds at their nest on a rock face, before first the female then the male take flight. The recording was made in very strong wind on the twenty fourth of May, 1975 in West Sutherland, Scotland, by William Sinclair. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week41.mp3 Mon, 8 Oct 2007 07:00:00 BST zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of the wingbeats, bill rattling and calls from a large group of Marabou Storks. In the background is a Fork-tailed Drongo and a Rattling Cisticola. The recording was made by David Watts at six thirty in the morning on the twenty first of November 1979 in a grassy field in Transvaal, South Africa. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week40.mp3 Mon, 1 Oct 2007 07:00:00 BST zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of the stuttering wheezes and whines of the Manx Shearwater. The birds were in their borrows in an area of rabbit grazed grassland. The recording was made at ten to two in the afternoon on the twenty third of May 1986 on Skokholm Island, in Dyfed, Wales, by Richard Ranft. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week39.mp3 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 07:00:00 BST zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of the alarm quacks of a female Mallard. The recording was made at seven o'clock in the evening on the eleventh of April 1998 in Canada. The weather was cool, there was a light wind, and the sun was just setting. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week38.mp3 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:00:00 BST zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of a male and a female Large Marsh Grasshopper. The insects copulated soon after making these metallic sounds. They were recorded in captivity in Exeter, England in 1967. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week37.mp3 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 07:00:00 BST zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is the snorting of Impalas in open grassland. The recording was made at a quarter past seven at night on the twenty fourth of June 1984 in Transvaal, South Africa, by David Watts. The weather that night was fine. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week36.mp3 Mon, 3 Sep 2007 07:00:00 BST zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of the calls of two six week old Humboldt Penguin chicks being fed by a human. An adult Humboldt Penguin calls once in the background. The recording was made at ten forty in the morning on the eighteenth of June 1988 at Twycross Zoo. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week35.mp3 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 07:00:00 BST zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of adult and juvenile House Martins in the nest. The nests were under the eaves of a house. In the background House Sparrows and a farmyard cock can be heard. The recording was made in Northamptonshire, England, on the eighth of July 1978 at five o'clock in the morning. The weather was windy and rainy. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week34.mp3 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 07:00:00 BST zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording of Honey Bees was made in the evening in a garden in Surrey, England, on the twenty third of June 1998. The recording of the swarm was made at the hive entrance by Richard Ranft. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week33.mp3 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 07:00:00 BST zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is the general chatter and loud calling of a group of about two hundred Greylag Geese. They were roosting on a large pool of water beside a sea wall. The whistles of Mallard drakes can also be heard. The recording was made at four in the afternoon on the twenty fifth of August 1991 in Norfolk, England. The weather was warm, sunny and calm. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week32.mp3 Mon, 6 Aug 2007 07:00:00 BST zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of a pack of eight wolves. The long prolonged howls are made by the adults, whilst the juveniles make the sharp barks and wails. The recording was made at ten past eleven at night on the second of September 1989 in Canada. The weather was calm, warm and it was completely dark. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week31.mp3 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 07:00:00 BST zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is are the calls of a male, a female and a juvenille Grey Seal. The juvenille was resting at the top of the small stony beach under a high cliff and the male and female were in the water just off shore. The recording was made at ten past three in the afternoon on the fourth of October 1982 in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The weather was warm and sunny. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week30.mp3 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:00:00 BST zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is the call of a single Grey Heron. The bird was on an estuary, surrounded by cliffs. In the background are the calls of the Greenshank, the Skylark and the Shelduck. The recording was made at a quarter to four in the afternoon on the fifth of July 1985 near Laxford Bridge in Scotland, by William Sinclair. The weather was calm and mild. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week29.mp3 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 07:00:00 BST zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of gannets on their nests and flying over the sea. The "groan" sound is produced when the birds take off from the cliff. The recording was made at two o'clock in the afternoon on the eighth of September 1973 in Yorkshire, England, by Gerald Patchett. The weather was fine and bright with a little light wind. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week28.mp3 Mon, 9 Jul 2007 07:00:00 BST zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of a flock of Fieldfares. The birds were in Scots Pine on an island in a loch, before taking off and flying overhead. In the background are the calls of Redwing, Coal Tits, Blackbird and rutting Red Deer. The recording was made at two o'clock in the afternoon on the twenty eighth of October 1992 near Inverness in Scotland, by William Sinclair. The weather that day was bright and sunny. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week27.mp3 Mon, 2 Jul 2007 07:00:00 BST zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is the song of the European Nightjar. The bird was singing from a perch at the top of an isolated tree on heath land, eventually flying away. The recording was made at nine o'clock in the evening on Cannock Chase, in Staffordshire, England on the fourth of July 1975. The weather was very clear and still after a hot day. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week26.mp3 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 07:00:00 BST zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of a male European Blackbird. The bird was perched in a fruit tree in a garden at the edge of a small village, adjoining fenland. Halfway into the recording another bird perches nearby for a short while. The first Blackbird produces a rattle and high pitched alarm call and then continues with its song. The recording was made at seven thirty in the evening on the sixteenth of April 1986 in Cambridgeshire, England. The weather was calm and cool after a very stormy day. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week25.mp3 Mon, 18 Jun 2007 07:00:00 BST zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of a single male Eastern Chipmunk making three types of call; a "chuck" sentinel call; a rapid chatter retreat call; and a "chip" alarm call. The recording was made at nine forty in the morning on the thirtieth of May 1999 in Ontario, Canada. The weather was hot and sunny with a very light wind. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week24.mp3 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 07:00:00 BST 8:26 zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording was made on open mountainside above a river in mid Wales at six thirty on a sunny morning. There were three cuckoos displaying in the air, making low rough "gowking" calls, "choughing" calls, as well as "cuc-oo" calls. In the background the calls of the Wren, the Willow Warbler and the Chaffinch can be heard. The recording was made on the twenty ninth of May 1978. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week23.mp3 Mon, 4 Jun 2007 07:00:00 BST 7:19 zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording, made in the United Kingdom, is the song of the Common Toad. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week22.mp3 Mon, 28 May 2007 07:00:00 BST 4:30 zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of a dozen Common Terns. Some are flying around carrying small fish, which the other Terns are attacking them for. The birds were above a grassy bank, beside a small pool near an estuary. The sea can be heard in the background. The recordings were made in Scotland at eight o'clock in the evening on the twenty third of May 1993. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week21.mp3 Mon, 21 May 2007 07:00:00 BST 5:02 zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of the echolocation calls of several Pipistrelle in a gravel pit. The bats were flying around at the edge of a freshwater lake catching moths and other insects. They were also giving social calls that sound like brief rasps. The recording was made at half past nine in the evening on the fourth of May 1988 in Kent, England, by Richard Ranft. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week20.mp3 Mon, 14 May 2007 07:00:00 BST 7:48 zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of the echolocation calls of a group of eight Noctule bats feeding over a field, near a pond and a small wood. The recording was made at dusk on the third of June 1986 in Kent, England, by Richard Ranft. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week19.mp3 Mon, 7 May 2007 07:00:00 BST 6:05 zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is the croaking of several Common frogs during mating season. It was recorded by a garden pond at eleven thirty at night on the third of June 1989 in Warwickshire, England. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week18.mp3 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 07:00:00 BST 8:28 zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of Eiders in a sea loch in Sutherland, Scotland. In the background are the sounds of bubbling mud, a Shag, and the calls of a Cuckoo, Willow Warbler and Gull. It was made at one thirty in the afternoon on the eighth of May 1975. The weather was calm, warm and sunny. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week17.mp3 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 07:00:00 BST 8:48 zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of the yelps of an eleven year old male cheetah. The animal was pacing up and down a small indoor cage, whilst a human held meat in an adjacent cage. This cheetah was born in captivity, but its parents were from South West Africa. This recording was made at eleven o'clock in the morning on the thirty first of October 1986 at Whipsnade Zoo in England. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week16.mp3 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:00:00 BST 5:32 zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of two Canada Geese, one male and one female. The birds make a whining call and honks. The recording was made at eight o'clock on a warm, calm evening in Canada. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week15.mp3 Mon, 9 Apr 2007 07:00:00 BST 4:35 zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is the barking of a male California Sea Lion and the whining of a female California Sea Lion. The animals, along with a third Sea Lion, were swimming in an outdoor pool at London Zoo. The two recordings were made on the thirtieth of November 1984. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week14.mp3 Mon, 2 Apr 2007 07:00:00 BST 6:35 zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is the contact call of a juvenile Buzzard perched in a tree near a river. Eventually its parent comes and encourages the juvenile to glide around the area of pasture. In the background you can hear rooks in a rookery and wind in the trees. The recording was made in Powys, Wales on the first of September 1979. The weather that day was sunny and breezy. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week13.mp3 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 07:00:00 BST 6:02 zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of one male and one female Bottle-nosed dolphin. They make 'talking', whistling and raspberry noises, as well as clicks and breathing sounds whilst being encouraged by a human with a fish. These dolphins are from the Gulf of Mexico, but were recorded in captivity at Whipsnade Zoo in England, at ten o'clock in the morning on the thirty first of October 1986. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week12.mp3 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 07:00:00 GMT 7:21 zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of the territorial calls of a male Bobolink. It was recorded at four fifty in the afternoon on the twenty first of May 2001, in Canada. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week11.mp3 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 07:00:00 GMT 7:25 zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of a Wildebeest in a grassland habitat. The recording was made in South Africa at four fifty five in the morning on the twentieth of January 1980. The background sound of dawnsong includes the calls of the Greenspotted Dove, the Blackeyed Bulbul and a cicada. The weather was clear, by David Watts. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week10.mp3 Mon, 5 Mar 2007 07:00:00 GMT 4:15 zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of the calls of adult and juvenile Black-headed gulls and the sounds of a juvenile being fed. During the recording a Black-headed gull drops the fish it was carrying in flight. Another gull catches it on the wing, but drops it into the water below after being attacked by a third gull. The birds were above a small pool of water beside a sea wall in an area of salt marsh. The recording was made at seven o'clock in the evening, on the twenty fourth of July 1982 in Norfolk, England. The weather that evening was very calm and warm. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week09.mp3 Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:00:00 GMT 5:46 zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is the song of a Blackcap, made at eleven o'clock in the morning on the first of August 1993 in Norfolk, England. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week08.mp3 Mon, 19 Feb 2007 07:00:00 GMT 7:13 zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of the booming song of the Bittern. The animal was in a reedbed in an area of marshland. In the background are the calls of the Reed bunting, Black-headed gull, moorhen and mallard. The weather was very calm and still. The recording was made in Lancashire, England on the twenty first of May 1975. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week07.mp3 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 07:00:00 GMT 5:38 zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of a migrating flock of eight adult Berwick's swans. It was recorded in Canada at three thirty in the afternoon on the thirtieth of March 1996. The weather that day was cold, cloudy and windy. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week06.mp3 Mon, 5 Feb 2007 07:00:00 GMT 5:15 zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of an immature Bactrian Camel born in captivity. The animal is in a paddock with several sheep and the background you can hear House sparrows. This recording was made at Twycross Zoo in England at ten past one in the afternoon on the eighteenth of June 1988. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week05.mp3 Mon, 29 Jan 2007 07:00:00 GMT 2:55 zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recordings are the mating calls of American toads. They were made in Canada at ten fifty at night on the fourth of June 2003. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week04.mp3 Mon, 22 Jan 2007 07:00:00 GMT 10:52 zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive In this week's recording you can hear the breathing, squeaking and grunting of a male Bison as he chews grass. He was in a large outdoor paddock with five other Bison. The recording was made at Kilverstone Wildlife Park in Norfolk, England on the twenty eighth of December 1984, by Richard Ranft. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week03.mp3 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 07:00:00 GMT 2:47 zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording of Amazon River dolphins was made in Peru at seven thirty in the morning on the tenth of August 1993. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week02.mp3 Mon, 8 Jan 2007 07:00:00 GMT 5:39 zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison A year of wildlife sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive This week's recording is of an African elephant purring. The animal was in open country with few trees. In the background doublebanded Sandgrouses can be heard, as well as a Blacksmith Plover trying to protect its young. The weather was fine. The recording was made in Namibia at seven thirty in the evening in 1974 by David Watts. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/podcast/zoorama.week01.mp3 Mon, 1 Jan 2007 07:00:00 GMT 3:38 zoorama, transport for london, british museum, ivan and heather morison, platform for art, thin cities Heather & Ivan Morison Zoorama podcast Trailer Zoorama will be available as a weekly podcast and at Knightsbridge Tube station throughout 2007. Podcast number one begins week one 2007 here with the purring of an African Elephant. http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/zoorama/zoormama_trail.mp3 Mon, 4 Dec 2006 19:00:00 GMT 3:36 zoorama