Life Without Music
Alan Davies turns off the music. Without a good tune, what happens to our moods, our memories and the way our brains find pleasure and connection?
No songs, no first dances, no kitchen discos. In this episode of Life Without, Alan Davies turns off the music. What would life feel like without the soundtrack that carries us through it?
The episode explores how music brings pleasure, shapes our mood and helps people connect. It also looks at how a rhythm can support movement, and what singing together offers beyond a good tune. Could people find other ways to fill the silence?
Featuring Dr Diana Omigie, cognitive neuroscientist at Goldsmiths, University of London and Abimaro Gunnell, singer-songwriter, composer and artistic director at Fairbeats, a music charity working with young refugees, asylum seekers, newly arrived migrants and their families.
An ITN production for BBC Radio 4
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Broadcasts
- Fri 27 Nov 202614:45BBC Radio 4
- Sat 28 Nov 202605:45BBC Radio 4
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