16th floor up, London roar from the top of a tower block, Holloway Road, on a damp evening (I like the sound of traffic)
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73-Bus bell 0:25
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Bagel shop, Brick Lane 1:22 Open 24 hours a day this is one of London's favourite night stops.
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Bank of England 1.00am 1:36 A city back alley, the 'chinks' are ropes blowing against a flagpole.
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Big Ben (street) 0:51 London's most famous sound is broadcast to the world daily from a microphone high in the tower. This is how it sounds from street level.
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Blackbird dawn chorus, 4.00am in May 2:05 Blackbirds are London's commonest songbirds. So much so that on occasions it is virtually the only species singing. The sound reverberates up and down the street, which gives a particularly urban feel.
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Brick Lane 1:51 Heart of London's Bangladeshi community.
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Brixton station (recording Matthias Kispert) 1:49 Emerging from the underground station into the street.
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Bus pressure (recording Tom Wallace) 1:00
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Butlers Wharf, Thames sounds 2:01 The River Thames is surprisingly quiet and one has to search for its sounds. The two here are slurps under the overhang of the wharf and squeaky barges rising and falling on the swell.
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