Nightingales fascinate professor David Rothenberg a musician and philosopher who has concerned himself with the relationship between humanity in one of the most of his professional life hes here in berlin because he likes to jam with nightingales of which there are many in the city at this time of year it join me in a minute but 1st lets hear a short clip from his documentary. The biggest thing is to not play this listen this in most of the time. The space to take in something youve never heard before. And this is the accompanying book to go with the Documentary Film used or just
a short clip of David Rothenberg is here with me in the studio so 1st of all i have to ask you david why didnt i say goes flock to this city theyre meant to flock to Buckley Square if people know the song but they they really do flocked above it in recent years berlin is full of nightingales and its the 2nd biggest city in europe its rather astonishing. And i think it has to do with the fact that theres a lot
And artificial flowers for the queen top Fashion Houses and hollywood movies all made in a small German Village nightingales fascinate professor david ruffin bag a musician and philosopher who has concerned himself with the relationship between humanity in nature for most of his professional life hes here in berlin because he likes to jam with nightingales of which there are many in the city at this time of year it join me in a minute but 1st lets hear a short clip from his documentary. The biggest thing is to not. Just listen listen most of the time. The space to take is something youve never heard before. And this is the accompanying book to go with the Documentary Film that you saw just a short clip of and David Rothenberg is here with me in the studio so 1st of all i have to ask you david why didnt i think his flock to the city they meant to flock to the square if people know the song but they really do felt above it in recent years berlin is full of nightingales and its the 2nd bi
they sing in the night good question in a way scientists say they re not really sure why except they get the opportunity to communicate without any conflicting bird sounds as all kinds of human partying sounds and trains noise but they have the the natural acoustic spectrum all to themselves where they can fill the night the night air with these along credibly drawn out songs they can sing for hours and hours at a time why do they need to do that other birds make do with a song that s just a few notes like or says this is you but the nightingale is just beginning when it will be you know for sure now you re you re a musician your clarinetist in a jazz musician so you re. improvise and we did see a little bit of improvise asian there but we d like to do a 1st on television if we may we have gone some nightingale sounds and if you would
a little bit of improvise ation there but we d like to do a 1st on television if we may we have gone some nights ago sam s and if you would pick up your clarinet if you were ready you ready to i m ready for this we re going to have a bit of improvised. not. just . you wonderful wonderful stuff thank you so much while you get your breath let s just hear begin here a very short clip with again from the documentary just a few seconds of when there are more musicians playing with you with
a really nice chance they just think by the way they ve run out of god but thank you very much for being willing so it s during this intense for vikings flooring at large still outside connection between the everyone should go out and hear these nightingales for themselves if they re here in berlin otherwise just where everyone listened to whatever creatures are singing around your faces thanks for inviting. the. some of the best preserved archaeological sites of the ancient world this is maybe because it s largely been uninhabited for thousands of years except the occasional archaeologist and day trippers visiting the sacred places now graces contemporary arts organization known as commission the british sculptor antony gormley to have the 1st sculptures ever to sit aside the existing ancient. greek mythology was the birthplace of the day and. now scattered to meet its