Prix Marulic 2009

26 May 2009

Hark! An Acoustic Archaeology of Elizabethan England has been awarded the Grand Prix Marulic in the documentary category at the festival held in Hvar, Croatia in June 2009. The programme was produced by Chris Brookes, Paolo Pietropaolo and Alan Hall in two versions - one for CBC's Ideas strand and the other for BBC Radio 3's Sunday Feature. The CBC version is the recipient of the award. For more information visit www.batteryradio.com.

The judges said:

"Sound is used not just to illustrate but to bring new dimensions, to tell new stories to the listener. The programme does not create a realistic soundscape of Elizabethan time, but it gives hints about that in a clever and amusing way. You can even smell the sounds of the pigs! The listener is encouraged, forced even, to think of the soundtrack of today, the noise pollution which surrounds us every moment."