Twenty Thousand Hertz

What does a time machine sound like? Or a magic carpet? For the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, ... more

The theme song to Reading Rainbow has been delighting kids (and nostalgic grown-ups) for o... more

Every New Year’s at midnight, we raise our voices to sing a song that few of us understand... more

For our sixth annual Mystery Sound game show, we’ve invited three guests from our video se... more

Behind Fallout’s apocalyptic sci-fi and retro nostalgia is a masterclass in sound design. ... more

In movie musicals, the vocals are almost never recorded live on-set. Instead, the actors p... more

In the ‘60s and ‘70s, world-class musicians gathered in smoky studios to record tracks tha... more

Sound is a crucial part of what makes Disney parks feel magical… and it all starts inside ... more

Behind Saturday Night Live, there’s a small army of audio professionals making the whole t... more

When a quiz show host asked a simple question about nursery rhymes, it seemed like harmles... more

We’re proud to present the winning entries from our Listener Stories competition: five lis... more

It’s one of the quirkiest, most iconic sonic logos ever: a four-note vocal flourish that d... more