A LIFE IN SOUND

This series aims to take listeners on an epic and intimate journey through the natural world, all through the medium of sound and at the same time we want to enable a rare glimpse into the life of a man who recorded everything you’re about to hear, one sound at a time.

Martyn Stewart has spent his lifetime on a mission: to record the natural sounds of our planet. It’s a story that will take us from a council estate in Birmingham England and ultimately take him to every corner of the planet. From Belize to the Arctic Wildlife Refuge, from Denali to the Galapagos, to some of the most inhospitable locations geographically and politically. He will be attacked by lions and crocodiles, arrested in Japan for filming the annual dolphin slaughter and then find himself in long periods of isolation, in remote corners of the world waiting for 30 seconds of a that perfect sound. This is ultimately a love story – dedicated to our natural world and to the people who spend their lives aiming to give it a voice.

Host

Amanda Hill

Amanda is recognized as a significant change agent and brand builder within the global media industry; spearheading brands into new markets, media and platforms. She is now singularly focussed on championing transformative and purpose-led ideas that inspire a new level of action to solve the major issues facing our Planet and Society.

Amanda worked primarily in media for the past 17 years, founded BBC Earth and led its development into a global brand reaching >1bn around the world, after which, she became the first global CMO and responsible for developing the BBC brand strategy internationally. Amanda latterly served as Global CMO for A&E Networks. She is also an adjunct lecturer in Marketing at Lewis & Clark, is on the Board of Catlin Gabel, the Wildstar Academy and The Listening Planet Foundation. She was previously on the board of the Royal Academy of Music and The London Philharmonic Orchestra.

https://www.thelisteningplanet.com/amandahill