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Stewart Henderson travels to Cornwall to explore the musical heritage of tin mining, investigates the origins of the collective nouns for birds, and asks how we recognise voices.

Stewart Henderson presents another sparkling series of Questions Questions - the programme which offers answers to those intriguing questions of everyday life, inspired by current events and popular culture.

Each programme is compiled directly from the well-informed and inquisitive Radio 4 audience, who bring their unrivalled collective brain to bear on these puzzlers every week.

In this weeks programme Stewart travels to Cornwall to explore the musical heritage of tin mining, he investigates the origins of the collective nouns for birds and asks how we recognise voices.

Producer: Kevin Dawson
A Whistledown Production for 大象传媒 Radio 4.

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30 minutes

Last on

Tue 20 Dec 2011 15:30

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  • Thu 21 Jul 2011 13:30
  • Tue 20 Dec 2011 15:30