Comedian Nish Kumar, Acoustics in architecture, 2018 Costa Children’s Book Award winner Hilary McKay
Comedian Nish Kumar on his new, very political, tour; acoustic architecture, designing buildings with sound in mind; winner of the 2018 Costa Children’s Book Award, Hilary McKay.
The comedian Nish Kumar on why his latest stand up tour is his most political yet, and the challenge of keeping his satirical topical news television show, The Mash Report, fresh in these febrile times.
The look of a building has always been an essential element in architectural design, but less conspicuous are its acoustic properties. Specialists in acoustic design are frequently engaged to enhance the aural experience of people in a room or a building. Their work ranges from blocking out unwanted noise, such as from passing trains, to providing the optimal sound for the audience and musicians in a concert hall. Stig Abell visits a virtual sound laboratory, and hears from Trevor Cox, professor of acoustic engineering, about the history and importance of sound in building design.
The winner of the 2018 Costa Children’s Book Award is Hilary McKay. She talks to Stig about her novel, The Skylarks’ War. This is set during the First World War and follows three children growing up at a time when girls had to fight for an education and boys, as soon as they were able, went off to fight.
Presenter: Stig Abell
Producer: Julian May
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Comedian Nish Kumar
tourÌýcalls at Ipswich on 26th January and Cambridge on 27th, and then goes on to visitÌýWeymouth, Bexhill, Brighton, Basingstoke, Watford, Aberdeen, Dunfermline, Glasgow, Edinburgh, King's Lynn, Wrexham, Dudley, Shrewsbury, Leicester, Newark, Telford, Salford, Bath, Leeds, Liverpool, Aberystwyth, Bristol, Stevenage, Lincoln, Kingston, York, Birmingham, Nottingham, Aylesbury, St Albans, Norwich, Newcastle, Carlisle, Huddersfield, Cheltenham, Dorking, Hackney, Plymouth, before ending in Yeovil on 31 March 2019.
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Images: main image above and image to the left: Nish Kumar,
Image credit: Idil Sukan
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Acoustics in architecture
Costa Children's Book Award winner Hilary McKay
by Hilary McKayÌýis out now.
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