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Percy Edwards Showdown

May 19th, 2009 by James Bridle

"A bit of a documentary, a bit of a panel game, and a lot of archive: if it was an animal it would be a platypus." That's how Sir David Attenborough describes this little oddity (although he could be describing Radio 4 itself). If you like this, you should check out 'Beardyman And The Mimics' for more animal-noise action.

David Attenborough hosts a celebration of bird impersonator Percy Edwards, who enjoyed a 70-year career impersonating birds and beasts. The programme combines the strange story of Percy's life with archive of his impersonations, interviews with those who knew him and a quiz. Guests include Bill Oddie and the comedian Alex Horne.

Thanks to Matt for the tip. [MP3]

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Beardyman And The Mimics

August 30th, 2008 by Russell Davies

Human beatboxing plus ornithology. It's almost perfect Speechification fodder. If only they'd mentioned shipping containers. MP3 here.

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