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The Singing Ape

Tom Service is joined by Philip Ball and Steven Mithen to explore the latest theories on the origins of music-making and its relationship with human evolutionary development.

Live from the Wellcome Collection caf茅, Tom Service probes the latest theories about the origins of music-making and its relationship with human evolutionary development. Was there music before language? Has music helped shape the human brain? Is music just "auditory cheesecake"? To help answer these and many other questions, Tom is joined by Philip Ball, author of The Music Instinct, and one of the pioneers of cognitive archaeology, Steven Mithen. With additional contributions from experts in the field including Ellen Dissanayake and Andrea Ravignani.

2 hours

Last on

Sun 27 Sep 2015 14:00

Music Played

  • Iris DeMent

    Let the Mystery Be

    Singer: Iris DeMent.

Broadcast

  • Sun 27 Sep 2015 14:00