1: Under Water and in the Garden

Since he was first given a tape recorder in 1967, musician and wildlife sound recordist, Chris Watson, has been fascinated by the possibilities of sound.

In the first of three programmes, he tells the story of the technological advances in radio from the first Outside Broadcast, through the Radiophonic Workshop and to advent of podcasting.

For starters, Chris fires up his first-ever tape recorder and we hear some of his radio moments.

Featuring:

* ORCHESTRA UNDER THE WAVES - presented by Evelyn Glennie
- BBC Radio 4, 1996.

* THIRTEEN WAYS OF LOOKING AT A BLACKBIRD
- BBC Radio 3, 2000

* OH, WHISTLE AND I'LL COME TO YOU
- BBC Home Service, 1963.

Producer: Jessica Treen

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra - and first broadcast in October 2018.