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Why Birds Sing

Why are we so attracted to the music of nature? In this documentary, David Rothenberg interviews leading birdsong scientists and musicians, including Jarvis Cocker and Beth Orton, to support his controversial idea that birds might actually be singing for the sheer joy of it. The film features a unique musical composition combining human music with birdsong, with contributions from Peter Gabriel, the Guillemots - and even an eider duck and a woodpecker:

English Nederlands
  • Originally Aired June 20, 2007
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network BBC
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