Play It Again Sam: Defunct Sounds Revisited

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Cerys explores the disappearing sounds that transport us through time, from dial-up internet, phone boxes and cassette players to milk floats, football rattles, film projectors and the familiar noises of everyday life now fading from view. She’s joined by Stuart Fowkes of Cities and Memory, who shares recordings from his vast sound archive and reflects on why certain noises can unlock such vivid memories of places, technologies and moments we thought we had forgotten. Jacqui Garrad from The National Museum of Computing also guides Cerys through the evolution of computers in sound - from mechanical calculators, Enigma and Colossus to WITCH, the Elliott 903 and the arrival of home computing and dial-up internet. Cerys brings it all together with hand-picked favourites from her classic shelves and standout new discoveries. Produced by BBC Audio for BBC Radio 6 Music.