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Quiet Please
First broadcast February 2007

A horn and a sound technician
Billions of people around the globe enjoy watching sport.

But who appreciates the sound of sport?

In this special programme for BBC World Service, Chris Mitchell talks to the experts who explain that sound in sport is fundamental to the delivery of excellence, performance and skill.

How do professional sportsman deal with sound, what puts them off and what spurs them on?


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